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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again. My aunt was a live-in nanny for a family in her country of origin, and she lived with them for years and was basically available all the time. She wasn't worked to death, it was just more like she was a working member of the family and helped with whatever the family was working on.

She enjoyed it and made a lot of money...but cultural norms are different there. I guess I was envisioning something like that.[/quote]

I have a friend in dubai who has employees like this. Its not how it works here though. 
 The main advantage of a live in is that you can pay less as you are incorporating room and board into the salary.
If you do get a live in Nanny I would try and work out what hours you will need the most and advertise that as the schedule.
 Ideally give 2 days off a week, you may find someone who is ok with Sun/Mon off for example. Although I wouldnt use a Nanny all day on a Saturday in your situation, maybe just the morning.
Maybe 11-8 Tues through Fri and then 8-12 on Sat mornings would work for you if your 3 yo is in preschool anyway in the mornings.[/quote]

It's not just cultural norms it's the law actually. It's possible in other countries since they don't regulate the nanny industry or protect the nannies in case of abuse. [/quote]

It's not illegal to have the nanny work as many hours as OP wants, provided that she pays at least minimum wage, applicable overtime and provides room and board 7 days per week.[/quote]

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