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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It only makes sense to pay an agency for such a short time.  Any nanny you find on your own will leave the second she gets a full time job.  An agency will guarantee a temporary nanny or send an immediate replacement.  [/quote]

Even if this is over summer break?  Are college kids not interested in childcare jobs?[/quote]

It’s mid-May.  All the college kids who wanted childcare jobs have them already.

[b]Try if you want - in my experience college kids are flakes anyway. [/quote][/b]

When I was a college “kid” I wasn’t a flake. I needed to make my coin to pay for books and tuition. You bet your ass I worked hard and took every opportunity there was.

I also agree you should look for an agency to help as anyone is more likely to quit when they find full time work. [/quote]

*laughs bitterly*
How long ago were you in college? A summer nanny gig isn’t going to make a dent in tuition these days, so the college students doing summer nannying don’t typically “need” the money because during the school year they live off of loans, or they are working multiple jobs and they might need money but that doesn’t mean they need your job in particular.

OP, if I had your situation I would look for a local agency that places newborn care specialists and night nannies.  These caregivers specialize in newborns and infants and they are used to taking short-term gigs since they typically only work for a few months max until the baby is on a schedule or sleeping through the night or whatever goal the parents have.  It’ll likely be more expensive than a college student but much much better care and more reliable.  In DC area I have worked with Hush hush Little Baby and was happy with them.

Another idea would be to look for a friend  with a nanny and school-ages kids who are going to be in camps all summer.  See if they’d be open to a temporary nanny share.  Your baby would have to be schlepped around to drop-offs and pick-ups but you would get a known quantity in the nanny and again it would be reliable care.[/quote]

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