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[quote=Anonymous]MB here, who had a nanny quit by email with 2 weeks notice, and then took the last week off--

If they really don't know you're thinking about leaving, I would give them 3-4 weeks notice.  Despite what plenty of people say on here, I think it is very hard to find a great, dependable nanny and 2 weeks is not going to do it.  If they have jobs which will allow them some flexibility as they look for someone new, then that might work out, but closer to a month is way better.

I would advise saying it face to face.  They see you all the time, so it seems odd to send an email.  Our nanny (who left to pursue something better) admitted that she was just scared to talk to us.  But we're really reasonable and even though it SUCKED there's no way I would have yelled at her or fired her that day or whatever.

As for why you're leaving--if they ask, I'd advise just saying what you initially said--that you want an opportunity to make more use of your degree.  I'd only tell them the other details if they ask if there was anything they could have done differently.[/quote]

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