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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My nanny has taken a total of 7 weeks off in 2017/2018 to visit her home country. The first time was 4 weeks and this time it's 3 weeks. It's a major inconvenience for us since we have to shuffle our schedules around and find backup care. This is our first time using a nanny so I was wondering if this was typical for nannies with family in another country? 7 weeks just seems like a lot.

We're going to talk to her when she gets back about her vacation schedule for next year and if she needs to take another 7 weeks off, I don't think we can continue employing her. [/quote]

This is an abnormal about of time for a home country visit and in aggregate.

You all need to sit down and go back over the job spec. If this is her scheme, find a replacement asap. Not normal. A 2-weeker with significant advance request and approval can sometimes be manageable but not twice or longer plus your various vacation weeks (which she should really try to overlap with and not add to).

Nanny childcare is supposed to be reliable and serve two important needs: (1) Care and safety for the child(ren), (2) Reliable and allow parents to do their jobs and careers well without worry or hassle.

If either of those two things are missing you do not have good childcare. Nanny needs to work with the parents and work with the children well. [/quote]

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