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[quote=Anonymous]OP, it is typically expected that you will pay your nanny if you cancel her work that day for any reason (you got the day off or took vacation, for example) - this is far less common for PT nannies, but for nannies at 35+ hours a week it is standard (though not universal).

You can ask her to come to the house, bring in the mail, feed the cats, and to use the time you're away to clean the children's closets, sanitize all the toys, sort outgrown clothes, and anything else she would typically be expected to do for the kids (batch cook and freeze baby food maybe?) but you shouldn't expect her to be a housesitter, dog walker, or housekeeper during those days.

It is an extra expense for you to be paying for her when you don't need her, but think of it just like you'd pay your daycare bill 52 weeks a year, even when you took two week's vacation, and this is how you attract and retain a good nanny - by assuring her that she will be able to work and be paid for her regular hours every week.[/quote]

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