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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been in shares. Here's my 2 cents.

- After lunch, make sure to rinse all food in the sink into the garbage disposal and run the disposal; give the sink a quick wipe if food is stuck to the edges
This is a reasonable request.

- Make sure to clean the bottom of the high-chair tray and clean the high chair (I've noticed food stuck in the crevices on the bottom of the tray and the high chair looks like it got a quick wipe, but not a full clean)
Most high chairs don't get a "full clean" after every meal (3-4 times a day). So I think if she's doing a quick wipe down, that's adequate. If you want a through clean, that's on you to do (and probably only has to be done once or twice a week).

- Check that food from lunch isn't stuck to the side of the kitchen island; if it is, wipe down
This is a reasonable request.

- If a lot of food got on the floor, wipe/vacuum/mop that area
This is a reasonable request, WITH good materials and flexibility. So, get a Bona mop or similar, and an easy to use dustpan/broom combo, and be aware that whether this is done will depends both on how much food gets on the floor AND how the day is going for her.

- Once a week, clean the play mat in the playroom
Nope. Unreasonable. Occasional tasks like this are on you.

- Once a month, wash toys that can be washed with soap and water; wipe others with toy cleaner
Nope. Unreasonable. Occasional tasks like this are on you. Also - totally unnecessary by the way.

- Overall, help to organize the playroom and keep things consistently in the same spots so the kids can learn where their toys are and where they should be put away (I know they're too young to clean up, but I think it's good to start showing them)
Organizing the playroom is on you. Keeping things consistently in the same spots is potentially reasonable IF all the toys (minus one or two in active use right then) are in their correct spots every morning before she starts work. I would approach this by, on Monday morning, telling her you've reorganized the playroom, and doing a quick walk through of where stuff is. Don't expect 100%, especially the first week, but keep making sure everything is how you want it when she arrives, and she'll learn.[/quote]

PP just to add - I would not do this all at once. Start with the kitchen stuff. "Hey - I notice some times some food stuck to the island here and in the sides of the sink. If you could wipe that up as needed, that'd be great. You can also run the disposal if there's food in the sink - the switch is here, just make sure you run water while it's going. We've also found Larla is making more of a mess around the high chair lately, so we got this new broom/dustpan and mop here, if she's made a big mess on your watch, you can use these to do a quick spot clean."

Then give it... a month? Or at least a couple weeks. Then present your newly organized playroom and give her a tour. [/quote]

Right because nannies are too stupid to recognize job creep!  [/quote]

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