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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I believe that the correct order is this:

Step one you learn a little bit about a nanny from a posting online or from a friend or an agency and contact her.

Step two you email or call the Nanny and tell her about your job.  Your email should include all the basic job requirements such as exact hours (or the kind of flexibility required if you are unable to predict exact hours), job responsibilities (and any additional tasks which you would be willing to pay more for), number of children and age of children, other requirements such as first aid or CPR certification, general area where you are located, years of experience required, Transportation requirements (will nanny be able to get to your house via metro/bus or will she be required to have her own car, also who will be transporting your children and how and in whose vehicle), You should also tell her about your general salary range (E. G., $16-18 pre-tax, applicant must be paid on the books), And the benefits package such as specific days off, vacation time (and who chooses the days off) sick time and any other benefits that go with the job. You should also discuss your general parenting style and any goals for your children (We are a laid-back family who tries to practice attachment parenting wherever possible. We want someone who can support our organic food choices and who will help get Larla ready for preschool next fall).

If your initial contact email or phone discussion is thorough and covers all of these topics, then the nanny should have no problem giving you references at that point.  The nannies who say they always wait until after the interview are used to families who say "We need a nanny for about 40 hours a week working Monday through Friday for two kids sometimes only one."  If I hasn't nanny gave out my prior employer's contact information to everyone who had even a vague interest in hiring some sort of nanny, then those people would quickly tire of being my references.  Instead I give out my references to people who have a position in which I am actually interested.

Once you have discussed basic details with nanny via phone or email and then spoken with her references, you can do in person interview or even a working interview.  I will say that as a nanny I seem to do better when my initial interview is parent only. It can be a lot of pressure to try and answer questions and discuss with the parent while also engaging in a way with a potential charge.[/quote]

I agree with this order [/quote]

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