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[quote=Anonymous][quote=nannydebsays]IMO, most families have no need to run a credit check on a potential nanny. All the parents need to do is sufficient background and reference checking, and they need to establish a way for nanny to pay for whatever incidentals or weekly bills may occur as Nanny and charges are out and about.

There are many ways of providing money to nanny without allowing access to your total family assets:

1) Petty Cash. Spend money, leave receipts, replenish money as needed

2) Visa/Mastercard gift cards or pre-loaded cards, leave receipts, reload card

3) Credit card with low limit, leave receipts, adjust limit up if needed

4) "Household Checking Account" with debit card, leave receipts, transfer funds into account as needed

What sort of families might actually need to do a credit check?

A) Families that are hiring a "Full Charge" nanny who will be taking over ALL spending for kids and possibly household items.

B) Families hiring a "House Manager" who will also be managing bill payments in all aspects of family life. And these families should have a second level of oversight in place regardless.

C) Families with a full staff who expect their House Manager or Personal Assistant to overlook Nanny's spending.

D) [b]High Profile or High Net Worth families[/b] who might actually not notice that they are several thousand dollars low on X, Y, or Z account until their thieving employee has given notice.[/quote]

Thank you for agreeing with me nanny deb. I knew someone with some brains would come and agree with my need to credit check my nanny, no matter what I am paying her.[/quote]

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