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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]My nanny used to work 53-55 hours a week (3 kids).[/quote]

[quote]I do 45 hours a week and still spend time with my host family, sometimes I even cook dinner for us all. [/quote]

Neither of these examples fits OP's request.  Go back and read her original post.  She needs 50 hours per week to cover work.  Then she wants 10 hours per week of evening "help".  That is 60 hours.[/quote]

One of the PPs suggested AP and nanny.  My suggestion would actually be AP and high school student.  A high schooler is more likely to be able to do an hour or two every night as OP could look for someone with 2 blocks or less to walk.  They could also come over and relieve the AP just at exactly 9 hours every day.  For predictability, I would suggest a senior with several babysitting references citing timeliness.  Also, a high school student is less likely to have issues with helping for most of the hours, instead of being full charge.[/quote]

As the mom of a high schooler (and also Hm of an AP), I’m wondering whether you actually know of high school seniors who babysit for two hours per day? My experience is that kids either need to work - and work 4-5 hour shifts - or they don’t, in which case they are doing activities and homework and not babysitting in the evenings. I literally do not know a single Hs student who babysits on weekdays.  I’m wondering whether this is something that is more common maybe in areas less focused on high achievement than inside the beltway neighborhoods?[/quote]

+1  I'm not in the DC area, but in a similar area (outside NYC).   Almost all, if not all, high schoolers have multiple after school activities and/or boatloads of homework.  Those who babysit do it on Saturday nights (date night type stuff).  [/quote]

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