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[quote=nannydebsays]Your nanny dumped you. I'm sorry you are feeling so upset. Perhaps it is the fact that this nanny wasn't all that great and you still planned to keep her that is most upsetting to you now? I know that a search for a new nanny isn't any fun, but odds are you might be able to find a better fit, like a nanny who doesn't ignore your kids to do her homework!

Write up a job description with specifics about hours and pay and any need for flexibility. Offer pay on the lower end of your scale and see what sort of applicants you get. If they aren't satisfactory, notch the pay up and see if the quality improves.

Make sure you set up some ground rules, like your kids are her job, and that you touch base with the new nanny occasionally to be sure all parties are satisfied.

Do NOT expect to get a nanny who is willing to set aside time for you without pay, as one PP suggested. Nannies will run  away from situations like that, because we benefit not in the slightest by saving our time for you for no compensation. The only way I would accept a job where I was "on-call" without being paid was if I had 40 hours guaranteed at an outrageously high hourly rate, which would compensate me for being "on-call" to stay late/start early.[/quote]

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