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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No.  I cannot afford to take my son out to lunch so I certainly cannot afford for my nanny to do it.  Our loving and wonderful nanny is very generous with my son - gifts, outings and food - that she pays for out of her own pocket and we are very appreciative.

People on this board must stop thinking that people who pay top dollar for educated and experienced nannies are all wealthy.  We sacrifice to have the best possible nanny for our child.  She is worth her hourly rate and then some -- but she also know that we cannot afford extras. [/quote]

That's nice that she does this for your son, but it really isn't her responsibility to be paying for your child's food and outings on a regular basis. It really isn't.[/quote]

NP here - even if they are outings she's decided on her own to do? There are plenty of things to do as outings that wouldn't cost the nanny anything, even baking muffins with the child and then taking some to the park for a picnic, along with a thermos of milk or juice. (This is what dd's nanny did. Very frugal but nonetheless good at creating special occasions.)[/quote]

Yes even then. It's one thing for a nanny to occasionally spend money on a treat. You should be paying for play classes, zoo passes etc.
Did you also expect your nanny to pay for the ingredients for the muffins or the milk or juice used for the outing?[/quote]

WHAT?!  OP (and another poster) aren't talking about paying for the aquarium, zoo, museum, classes, etc.  Of course if the parent wants the nanny to take the child to those events, the parent needs to pay for them.  What we're talking about here is a nanny taking her charge to Starbucks on the way to/from the playground, park or event.  So other than perhaps leaving $10 a week for petty cash, I wouldn't say you needed to pay for that stuff.  Nanny doesn't have to go to Starbucks on the way to playground, could take snacks from home, etc.  And, of course the mother whose nanny made muffins paid for all the ingredients!

And, yes, it's nice that the nanny wants to go to Starbucks and have a latte and gets a muffin for your child.  But it's not a mandatory part of her day, not something that is required, so it's out of the goodness of her heart (or her incredible need for a latte) and I think it's nice!  [/quote]

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