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[quote=Anonymous]I was a nanny for the same family for just over 8 years. Kids went to various day programs...preschool, then elementary school. There were large blocks of time I had no direct care of the children. I ran errands if it was needed, did some light housekeeping, walked the dog, or did my own errands. They never had any intention of NOT paying me for that time. They wanted me to stay, so I was there for their convenience and for the sake of their children and the continuity of care. I quit when the youngest was beginning kindergarten and my own child needed more stability in her own neighborhood. Sadly, they went through 6 nannies in the next 8 years. This is extremely hard on children to lose caregivers and make all of those changes. They lose some of the security and stable attachments in their lives in the form of their secondary caregivers. My employers were more than willing to pay for the option to have me available should schedule change, kids get sick and need someone home all day for them, school closed days, or any other number of reasons. They knew I had bills and a life to sustain by working for them. This a "luxury" nanny boss's pay for. If not, find other care options where you are not the boss/employer (like a center or home childcare) and be at the mercy of their complete rule set.[/quote]

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