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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know nannies in this area who get $25/hour for one child. Can't imagine a nanny who'll do well with OP's boatload of a workload, unless she's super nanny AND a saint. Good luck with that.[/quote]

OP here - Yeah, I'm getting the vibe that this won't work out well.  I don't find handling them all to be much harder than just handling the twins alone, given that the older one helps with the little one, and the little one is just a cute little blob.  Of course, I'm the mother.    [/quote]

My nanny handles my four, and they were approximately the ages of OP's kids when she started.

What I did to make it a more reasonable job was hire a second person. I call her a "mother's helper," but she is actually a grown-up and more of a part-time housekeeper who will also do whatever, including some child care. She overlaps with the full time nanny. She comes 7-12 every day, and helps me get kids ready for school. I take the oldest (who is now 6) to school, and she stays with the others until our regular nanny arrives at 8:30. When the baby (now almost two) was very young, she watched him in the morning (he was often napping) while the nanny drove #2 to preschool and did activities with #3. She also does all the laundry, dinner prep, some errands, and just general cleaning up around the house as time permits. We have a cleaning service for deep cleaning.

These days, all three younger kids nap/do quiet time for an hour in the afternoon. Then they go get big brother at school, then they either play at home, go somewhere, or do an activity planned by the nanny. While it is more kids to manage, they also play together really well. It's like a built-in daily play date.

With OP's needs, I might consider finding an afternoon part time person to help with the late afternoons. If you find the right person, you can cut back on your nanny's overtime, and keep her from burning out. The total payroll might not be less, but your second person can maybe help make your life easier in other ways.[/quote]

Not OP, but I'm curious how much this costs per year if you don't mind sharing.[/quote]

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