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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]daycare
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start calling around and decide which you prefer. [/quote]

You also have the choice of live-out versus live-in nanny.[/quote]
No, most people don't have the required space for a live-in nanny.[/quote]

It depends on the house, the family, and the nanny.  No, I don't want to be in the middle of the floor with kids while the parents are on the main floor, but I've taken several positions where the nanny room was off to the side, in the basement or in the attic.  As long as there's sufficient heat and AC to the nanny room, there's a private bath (shared with adult guests is fine with me), and I'm not listening to kids stomp around over my head on the weekend, it can work.  If the house isn't set up for the ideal nanny, the parents raise the rate, then the applicants have to weigh whether it's worth it to them or not.

Right now, I'm interviewing for a single parent with one child.  Yes, the child and I would be on the same floor and the parent would be downstairs.  But the playroom, guest bedroom and den are between the nanny's room and kid's room on the second floor.  I'm willing to work with that situation, others might not be willing.

There are a lot of homes that would be set up for a nanny if the parents were willing to take a bedroom on the floor with kids and give up the master suite on a different floor to the nanny.  I understand why most parents won't even consider that, but there's no reason it couldn't work.

Oh, and one live-in option was in a long-term hotel, suites next to each other.  Dad and son lived in one, nanny in the other.  As long as the parent provides the housing and food, it's considered live-in, what the accommodations are may vary.[/quote]

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