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[quote=Anonymous]OP, the right nanny will be able to tell you the best way to handle this.

For me, if I were interviewing for a 4yo/infant situation and the 4yo was transitioning from school to nanny care, I would suggest:
1) keep 4yo in daycare until the infant is at least 4-6 months so that baby is old enough to be in an established 2-nap-per day routine and has had vaccines before needing to be taken with 4yo to assorted outings.
2) have a big morning outing for 4yo daily and accept that infant will have to nap on the go every single morning nap.  I would come ready with ideas—museums, park, zoo, indoor playspace and ready to discuss a budget for outings and transportation to outings.
3) During these outings I would be planning to babywear the infant to avoid germs and maximize napping.
4) I would have the 4yo home and have a proper nap in a crib for the infant every afternoon.  I would be ready with ideas for what I would work on with the 4yo during that time (cooking together, specific types of open-ended/project-based art, building toys, puzzles, games, etc.) and be ready to ask about what you have in your home for the 4yo to do and what my budget would be for purchasing additional art supplies, etc. as needed.
5) I would plan to have some kind of outdoor time each afternoon, whether that is a close-by park, a walk in the neighborhood or playing in the yard.
6) I would have a lot of questions about your expectations for housekeeping.  This job will require a lot of juggling already and you will be surprised at how much messier the house gets when the kids are actually at home all day instead of doing most of the messy stuff at daycare.  What are acceptable standards of cleanliness and How would we as a team work together to maintain them?[/quote]

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