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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College students were my hope and I hired one, of the three who didn't work out. But when push came to shove no one wanted to come in for the early hour and in each case they quit. I assume found a better schedule with less annoying hours. So, au pair seemed like the only way to get the coverage we needed without paying for a 12 hour day. [/quote]

There's no need to pay for a 12 hour day, but 6-8 hours is more likely to guarantee stability.  I was actually addressing the PP who needs 1 hour in the morning and 3-4 in the afternoon.  It would be reasonable for them to pay for 8 hours work per day, the nanny would then be available for all sick days and when school was closed, housekeeping dealing with the child would be done while the child was otherwise occupied, and they would be more likely to keep the nanny.  I specifically stated professional nannies for a reason: college students aren't going to prioritize a job which might have to be discontinued the following semester due to school schedule and they frequently don't have much (or any) experience nannying (rather than occasional babysitting).[/quote]

Oh, I mean, I was that PP. We didn't try paying less money for more "hours" even though we only needed 4-5, and we didn't want any housekeeping, and of course weren't going to  pay effectively $50/hour... anyway. It apparently isn't an attractive schedule. [/quote]

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