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[quote=Anonymous]OP we have the same arrangement as your are seeking. Our nanny does light housekeeping and cooking. She's great with our kids. Communication and integrity on both sides is what makes it work. Nap times do shift but I've never heard of a non-napping toddler. You know when and how long your kid naps and you just subtract one hour from that time for daily housework/cooking.

I also think it helps if you and your nanny come up with a list of daily tasks, weekly tasks and bi-weekly tasks. Its good to focus on the things that are most useful instead of having a long list of low frequency things. I'm always baffled when nannies here claim that they spend 15 hours a week sorting out outgrown sizes of children's clothes and organizing the closets. It isn't possible to spend 1 hour a week doing this let alone 15 hours a week. Since this is something that doesn't take much time and needs to be done only every few months or maybe twice a year when they are preschoolers, I didn't include it as a task. I prioritize things that give us back the most time in the evenings and weekends.  Grocery shopping and laundry(all) are the most useful tasks to include. Dusting, running the vacuum cleaner, and mopping the kitchen floor are good upkeep tasks that will reduce the overall need for deep cleaning because things don't build up. [/quote]

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