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[quote=Anonymous]We are new to employing a nanny and apparently didn't do enough research so please offer advice without judgement.

We needed a nanny immediately and didn't have time for many interviews, so we hired a nanny from Care.com on our own.  We have 2 special needs toddler boys - 2.5 nonverbal with Autism who has to be watched carefully and a 4 y/o with social emotional concerns.  The nanny was hired to work 7am - 9am (put kids on the school bus) then come back from 12:30 - 4:30. She can leave during the day since the kids would not be home (non work hours for her).

Concerns: 
1. We didn't do an application and 4 weeks in she is making excuses for providing us with a copy of her license (we haven't seen it), but she gave us a copy of her school ID. The license is in case she needs to pick the kids in an emergency.

2. She brings her 2.5 yo daughter (we agreed) but her daughter requires a lot of attention, and the 3 kids seem to fight and compete a lot. We didn't realize her child would require so much attention or that her time would be spent mediating fights with her daughter.

3. She stated she doesn't like some of the programs the boys like such as Bubba Guppies b/c "people and dogs don't live under water" and it teaches the wrong thing, so she often plays shows her daughter likes or shows she approves of.

4. Bathing: She never uses the towels we leave out and she doesn't use baby wipes for poopie diapers. Instead, each pull-up change she puts the 2.5 yo in the tub to rinse him off with water.. without use of a towel. This is based on her culture. We have spoken to her about this.

5. Bathing: The 4yo was told that diaper change was private, so nanny changes and rinses in RR, but the other 2 kids are left unattended. Likewise, if she has to rinse her daughter, then my 2 grandsons are left unattended.

6. She has been late several times causing us to have to us EasyPass which has increased our travel expenses by $60 a week when she's late.

Questions:

1. We didn't do a contract, but we did send her an email with her duties listed , work hours, and pay.
2. She did a 1 day trial when my aunt was nannying for us, but we didn't set a trial period. She is coming up on 30 days of work.
3. Can we let her go in a few weeks and can we begin to look for another nanny?
4. Should we wait until the new year to switch nannies. We are off work after Christmas and do not need nanny services during the holidays 
4. Do we have to give severance pay and how much and WHY?

Any other advice?

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