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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who is this visit for? Is it so your son can spend time with his beloved nanny, or because the nanny would really like to see your son, or because you'd prefer to not leave him with the grandparents?

Only in the case that the nanny has been begging you to find  way to let her see your son do you have room to negotiate this fee. Even in that case, I'd suggest working out a short (free) visit or a few hours babysitting (paid) rather than paying a fortune for ... what, exactly?[/quote]

I'm not the OP, but I agree that this has been confusing to me (our nanny recently left to take a position in a different field). If our former nanny really wants to see our child because she misses him, but then my husband and I go out for a few hours when she comes over (partly so we can take advantage of the time, but also partly so they can have some quality time together) - is the understanding that we pay her her old rate? I understand this is slightly different from the OP who is talking about overnight.

Is there ever an instance where we can consider that our former nanny is now truly a friend and therefore we wouldn't treat her like an employee anymore? As a comparison, we've had visiting friends come over before and insist that they wanted to watch our son so we could have a few hours outside the house. We made sure there was plenty of food available for them, were gone just long enough to see a movie, and of course were profuse in our thanks, but we didn't pay them. If our former nanny initiates the visit, would that be a similar situation?

And of course I can just ask her, but I also don't want to insult her if this is a ridiculous question. [/quote]

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