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[quote=Anonymous]If you no longer need your nanny in September, and so you were going to transition away from her anyway, then you should tell her that now, have her work over the summer (I am sure you have a 30 or 60 day notice clause in your contract) and then be done in September. If you still need a nanny in the fall, you will never be able to find a nanny who wants to miss out on three months of pay. So you would let them go, save money for two months, and theN start trying to find a new nanny. That is exhausting. So if you need a nanny in the fall when Husband goes to work, then you would keep paying nanny and have her come. Having the opportunity for her to take kid out for walk while you work and husband mows lawn, or does laundry, or while you prep lunch and she plays in the backyard so you and kid can eat together sounds amazing. I for sure could find enough kid stuff for a nanny to do while not working over the summer. Nanny could also prep educational materials (counters, letter cards, word walls) depending on how old your kid is. Again, can’t imagine too many people being able to care for kids and house as being a downside.

Your husband being off works well because he can cover when she needs to go to doctor appointments (or interviews if you are letting her go). It means you don’t have to scramble for care then. I am also sure you have vacation in your contract- most often one week of your choosing and one of her choosing. So you would need to cover her week(s) anyway - So husband being off saves you there too.

So the cancer does not play into it for me. Either you need a nanny next year and you keep this one or you let her go and save small money to then hire someone new in the fall. The only thing that might happen is she might not want to be around kids when immunosuppressed, so at some point you would need to talk about her long term plan.[/quote]

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