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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A foolish economy, OP.  Your son will be sick a lot his first year in daycare -- make sure you have the time to take off a lot of work.

When you tell your nanny make sure to ask her is she will occasionally babysit your child so she doesn't just vanish from his life.  [/quote]

Why would she want to come back?  OP has her son waitlisted for daycare and NEVER mentioned it the nanny.  Why would she work for someone this sneaky?  [/quote]

MB here - I've been on day care wait lists since I was 6 weeks pregnant and it's frankly none of my nanny's business.  Why?  Because I've turned the spots I've been offered away since I'm so happy with our current childcare situation.  However, children get older and needs chance - a preschool or whatnot might be more appropriate for some kids.  Some nanny's become unreliable, so staying on daycare lists is an insurance policy.  It's not deceit unless the nanny is given no notice on purpose.  some parents want the flexibility after a while of picking a child up later so they can go to the gym, or work a few extra hours.  Having a nanny with a set schedule can be difficult for some parents if their jobs require flexibility.  So you never know.  [/quote]

It absolutely is her business.  She has the right to know that the job has the possibility of being temporary prior to accepting.
That would be a HUGE deciding factor for me.
She could have turned down a job with an awesome family that would have lasted for 5 years in order to take yours.
That's pretty sh*tty, Mommy.[/quote]

I agree.  I've had three positions since 2012 that have ended prematurely because parents didn't tell me that they would be less than the 2 years I expected...  In fact, all three told me that they were hoping to find someone that would stay for at least 3-5 years...[/quote]

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