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[quote=Anonymous]We recently changed our part-time nanny's daily hours from four to 6.5.  Under her prior schedule, she would be with DD between lunch and dinner so meal allowance was not an issue.  I have always told her that she should give me her receipts to reimburse for her snacks and such when she is out with DD, but she never does.  Since it was a short work day and between meals, I left it alone.  Now she is here from about noon to 6:30: she is at our place for about an hour prepping for the day, picks DD up from preschool, then they are out for several hours during which nanny gives DD the dinner she prepped her outside the home.  They come back around 5:30 for bath and bedtime routine.

I'm pretty sure nanny eats lunch before she comes and dinner after she leaves.  However, 6.5 hours is long enough that I feel like I need to provide for her somehow food-wise.  I have told her in the past that she is welcome to make enough dinner for both herself and DD, but the meals are geared towards DD's palate and may not be appetizing to her.  A couple thoughts:

1. Tell her that she can buy whatever food for herself (whether it's snacks or ingredients for a meal) and leave it in our kitchen so she can pack something for herself same time she's packing for DD.  We reimburse her receipts.

2. Give her a daily food allowance like $10?  Nanny and DD are always on the go so she would have to resort to fast options, such as the grocery store and sandwich shops where $10 is enough to buy a sandwich, chips and a drink.

#1 would likely be the more economical option, but even if she says yes, I don't think she would give me her receipts because she hasn't so far.  I would be fine with #2 except that for various reasons, we are paying her a lot more money than before and even though the food allowance itself is small, I feel like now is not the right time to offer it.

I am also open to other suggestions. [/quote]

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