Anonymous wrote:Would I be able to find someone 2-3 full days per week who could drive to/from preschool and run errands / do laundry/ clean the house for the 4 hrs per day that dd is in preschool? Does a position like that even exist?

These positions do exist. My brother's family hired a full time nanny who's duties were just what you listed. She helped with the baby, cooked lunch and dinner and help with house chores. But, it's just very hard to find trusting people for these types of positions.

No, a nanny doesn't swish your toilet bowl. Sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:Saying most nannies don't want to clean houses as part of their iob is like saying most teachers don't want to clean schools as part of their job. No kidding. Nannies are hired for their childcare qualifications and skills.

So, OP, you want to hire a housekeeper. One who likes kids and is happy with some childcare duties shouldn't be difficult at all, but do consider offering guaranteed hours if you're needing 25+ hours per week. It will help you get better and more qualified applicants.

All the teachers I know do a major amount of cleaning in their classrooms. Not sure if your point was that teachers don't clean and therefore nannies shouldn't either, but if so, you should talk to more teachers...

Also, teachers are credentialed and licensed professionals. Nannies are not. A nanny job entails whatever duties the employer specifies, and there are absolutely women out there who specialize in nanny/housekeeper jobs and are perfectly happy to cook, clean and do errands in addition to providing childcare. They tend to be career domestic employees, a bit older than the average nanny and often foreign-born. Your typical 20-something college student or new grad who is working as a nanny while she figures out what to do with her life will not be interested in this kind of job.

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Anonymous wrote:Saying most nannies don't want to clean houses as part of their iob is like saying most teachers don't want to clean schools as part of their job. No kidding. Nannies are hired for their childcare qualifications and skills.

So, OP, you want to hire a housekeeper. One who likes kids and is happy with some childcare duties shouldn't be difficult at all, but do consider offering guaranteed hours if you're needing 25+ hours per week. It will help you get better and more qualified applicants.

All the teachers I know do a major amount of cleaning in their classrooms. Not sure if your point was that teachers don't clean and therefore nannies shouldn't either, but if so, you should talk to more teachers...

Not sure why people here insist on being purposefully obtuse?

Yes, PP, in fact I WAS a teacher. Cleaning up your classroom is like putting away the toys and lunch dishes - expected. But when you have teachers polishing floors at 9pm or taking out the trash that is like nannies doing deep cleans on a house - they're not teachers/nannies anymore but janitors/housekeepers.

Which is fine, of course, OP just needs to know who to hire. And in this case it is a housekeeper or a "nanny/housekeeper."

Anonymous wrote:Saying most nannies don't want to clean houses as part of their iob is like saying most teachers don't want to clean schools as part of their job. No kidding. Nannies are hired for their childcare qualifications and skills.

So, OP, you want to hire a housekeeper. One who likes kids and is happy with some childcare duties shouldn't be difficult at all, but do consider offering guaranteed hours if you're needing 25+ hours per week. It will help you get better and more qualified applicants.

All the teachers I know do a major amount of cleaning in their classrooms. Not sure if your point was that teachers don't clean and therefore nannies shouldn't either, but if so, you should talk to more teachers...

Anonymous wrote:There is a title for this kind of job. It's called a family assistant.

This may be true? However my family assistant positions have been weighted more on scheduling/errands/menu planning/transportation with only minimal cleaning (the pick up after yourself and the kids, throw dishes in the dishwasher, etc. kind).

There is a title for this kind of job. It's called a family assistant.

*Or a "Nanny/Housekeeper", of course.

Saying most nannies don't want to clean houses as part of their iob is like saying most teachers don't want to clean schools as part of their job. No kidding. Nannies are hired for their childcare qualifications and skills.

So, OP, you want to hire a housekeeper. One who likes kids and is happy with some childcare duties shouldn't be difficult at all, but do consider offering guaranteed hours if you're needing 25+ hours per week. It will help you get better and more qualified applicants.

This is basically what I do on a daily basis for my nanny position and I have another 15 month old with me while the 3 year old is at preschool. I drop charge 1 off at school at 8 am and then spend the next three hours running errands and cleaning (laundry, spotless kitchen, vacuuming/light dusting, organize/straighten playroom and kids' rooms, take out trash, etc...pretty much everything except for bathrooms and heavy moping-though if my pay were increased, I would do this too).

Also, and I am surprised no one has mentioned this, but you basically need whomever you hire to be on call for any sick/snow/off days from school as well. So it is basically a nanny position with heavier cleaning duties.

Very doable for the right candidate.

Sure, but make sure you find someone very high energy because this is a very demanding job and someone would have to be on their toes every minute for this job.

Also, be prepared to pay a very good rate for this type of service. After all, it is a HUGE service they would be providing.

Good luck.

Advertise it as a housekeeper position. Most housekeepers are willing to do some childcare, while most nannies are not willing to clean.

Just a thought: Even though your DD is in school for 4 hours, that doesn't mean your nanny/housekeeper will actually have 4 hours to clean. There's time to and from the preschool, extra time spent there if DD doesn't want nanny to leave, etc. It could potentially be more like 3 hours.

Sure. I mean, why not. The bigger challenge will likely be finding someone reliable and excellent who can work part-time. Only because most people who want stable, long-term employment want full time work. You will likely pay more than what you would pay just for the nannying. But less than what people would pay (hourly, not total) for just the housekeeping portion.

Would I be able to find someone 2-3 full days per week who could drive to/from preschool and run errands / do laundry/ clean the house for the 4 hrs per day that dd is in preschool? Does a position like that even exist?