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[quote=Anonymous]You have numerous issues.

Au pairs aren't prepared to care for infants, even if they are "infant-qualified."  Asking an au pair to care for infant twins is foolhardy, especially if you were picky about anything related to housework versus strictly childcare.  Au pairs are NOT nannies, and the standards are completely different.  Many, many Au pairs go into rematch, the commitment is only one year, this isn't their career... apples to oranges,  it's not a good comparison.

Trial days are precisely that.  It's part of the interview process.  At that point, hire is contingent on decent performance;  they didn't perform,  so they weren't hired.

So, that means two nannies for any length of time.  Given that the twins are so young, it is still very concerning.  Honeymoon phase is roughly a month or two, but all duties should have been clearly negotiated in the contract.  And if you're paying anything less than $22/hour in this area, with twins who have so many caregivers at their ages?  You won't keep a good nanny at less, not with the baggage.[/quote]

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