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[quote=Anonymous]Communication is key here -- be clear about what you're looking for and what the priority should be.  I found a person who performs all 3 duties (plus errand running), but my kids are school-aged and out of the house until about 3 pm.  I posted on care.com.  My full-time Nanny/Housekeeper supplements the non-Nanny time by housekeeping/cooking/errand-running.  But when the kids are around, supervising their homework and engaging them in age-appropriate activities are the priority.  She makes $18 gross.  But she didn't have experience doing this type of work before .... she does, however, have experience teaching kids my kids' ages. ...  I would pay more, but we've been honest with each other, and she's not interested in doing this long-term professionally -- but just for a year or so (which I think is a legitimate commitment).

The derogatory posts here about the type of person who is looking for this kind of help are offensive and ignorant.  When you're in a busy job, it makes sense to farm out some of the duties that might free up hours to spend quality time with the fam.  If my housekeeper/nanny/cook can push the vaccum around or pick up the dry cleaning, I don't have to do that on my time off and can instead do something fun with my kiddos.  [/quote]

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