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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I have some feedback for you, and please take it the way it is intended.  You are not a good candidate for nanny care.  Not because you don't know "what a professional nanny" is, not because you "don't value good childcare" or any other silliness, but for a completely different reason that's obvious to me.  Your kids are not under the care of your nanny for long enough to justify her continued employment.  From your account of a typical day, it seems that all your nanny does is 1) drop them at school first thing in the morning, 2) feed the little one lunch and put him down for a nap, and 3) pick up the older one and play with them for an hour before you get back home.   In their day, there is simply very little time to do anything other than ensure the physical needs of your children (food, sleep) and errands (drop off, pick up).  Your nanny has no opportunity to take them to classes, playdates, park etc. - most of their educational needs are currently met by their school.  She doesn't want to do anything other than nannying, and she's entitled to feel this way, but as an extension of that, in your particular situation, she gets to sit on her ass for five hours a day, to which she is not entitled.   But obviously, for her, it's a sweet gig. So there's that.

On the other hand, you clearly have a need for competent household help with errands (drop off, pick up), cooking, laundry, organization etc., and your children's schedule provides more than ample time to get these things done.  If I were you, I would hire a household assistant who doesn't mind drop off/pick up and playing with your kids for an hour before you get home among her other housekeeping duties.   This person is not a nanny because the majority of her duties aren't nannying, they are housekeeping.  There is no shame in this, it is what it is.  [/quote]

I agree. [/quote]

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