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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here, thanks for the responses.  I have a toddler who can’t mask and high risk parents who come visit. We are all comfortable masking in the house if we have nanny in the house.  Trying to figure out childcare options given our risks.  Several friends who are in healthcare advised getting a nanny who masks so I’m just trying to find out how easy that is as I didn’t see many nannies on care saying that they’d mask (doesn’t mean they don’t) [/quote]

Hi OP, I run a local nanny agency. We have placed well over 100 nannies throughout the pandemic and have had 2 clients require their nanny to mask. Even prior to the vaccine, most families were considering their nanny part of their household and family "bubble". That's not to say that you couldn't find someone to mask all day, but the logistics of being a nanny make it difficult. I thik any initial push back would be over things like- would she be able to eat at work? Have a morning coffee?[/quote]

[b]I mask all day at work and drink my morning coffee just fine. [/b]Nanny can take her mask off to eat when she is not in direct contact with a child.If wearing a mask is a logistical challenge for a nanny, I can't imagine what else may be hard.   :roll: [/quote]

These statements are contradictory…

Either you mask all day OR you mask most of the day and you remove your mask to eat and drink throughout the day. The thing is, if the nanny is unmasking to eat at the kitchen table with your kids, you’re all exposed to each other anyways. You’re in each other’s bubbles. I can see how that would make masking for the remainder of the shift performative.

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