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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't seen anything like this, but my first thought is:

Parents often build their schedule around a best-case scenario and then Murphy's Law blows it all to hell.

So my advice is to look at your plan through the lens of "what can go wrong with this?" And use that as a jumping off point.

So for starters, this is a fairly easy gig, but the disjointed schedule won't appeal to nannies who love to work with kids and want to have ownership over their work.  This means your candidate pool will have a lot of people who don't need that sense of ownership.  Either they are nannying for money and something else is where they get fulfillment, in which case they may eventually get the chance to pursue their true interest full-time, or they are just lazy and don't take pride in their work in any arena.  Thus you could have high turnover.

Another thing to consider is that having a live-in is HARD in terms of negotiating your home with a roommate who is also an employee.  If you don't get the dynamic right (both personalities and how you manage little issues early on), you may both be miserable.

Finally, you are relying on a tight flight schedule, but delays, disruptions and cancelations happen all the time.  
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