I am always early and REFUSE payment for it. I do it so I can relax and not worry about possible traffic hold-ups or other delays.

MB here. DS' nanny's start time is 20 min before I have to leave. If she's a few minutes late, it does not impact my being on time at my Job. Similarly, at the end of the day, her end time reflects the chance that I'll be stuck in traffic. 9 times out of 10 she leaves early. But it's nice to have a cushion in case of traffic.

If she's in control of her arrival time And chooses to arrive 10 min early, I would not pay her for that time. She knows she has the 20 min cushion in the AM. If she does not have control over her arrival time (like a bus that runs every 30 min) I would probably work with her to make sure she's compensated.

And another angry nanny ruins a perfectly helpful thread. I'm shocked

You are the one who should go back and read and brush up on your reading comprehension.

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Anonymous wrote:That's okay. I won't be ready for you, and I won't pay you for that time, but if it's easier for you, then it's fine.

She is arriving early so you can leave when you said you want to leave. So you better pay her for that time.

No she does not need to be paid for the time she arrives early. She is not required to be there at the earlier time or to be working she is showing up earlier of her own free will. No extra pay required.

Then don't cry when she is 10-15 minutes late instead because of traffic.

She should not be habitual 10-15 minutes late. I'm a nanny by the way. I have something called good work ethic. Money can't buy you that.

It can buy you reading comprehension though!

No one was saying it's ok to be late, just that timing usually works out (especially if you have a heavily-trafficked/public transport commute) that one is either 10 minutes early or a few late. OP is asking about being EARLY, read the thread before adding a useless comment.

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Anonymous wrote:That's okay. I won't be ready for you, and I won't pay you for that time, but if it's easier for you, then it's fine.

She is arriving early so you can leave when you said you want to leave. So you better pay her for that time.

No she does not need to be paid for the time she arrives early. She is not required to be there at the earlier time or to be working she is showing up earlier of her own free will. No extra pay required.

Then don't cry when she is 10-15 minutes late instead because of traffic.

She should not be habitual 10-15 minutes late. I'm a nanny by the way. I have something called good work ethic. Money can't buy you that.

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Anonymous wrote:That's okay. I won't be ready for you, and I won't pay you for that time, but if it's easier for you, then it's fine.

She is arriving early so you can leave when you said you want to leave. So you better pay her for that time.

No she does not need to be paid for the time she arrives early. She is not required to be there at the earlier time or to be working she is showing up earlier of her own free will. No extra pay required.

Then don't cry when she is 10-15 minutes late instead because of traffic.

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Anonymous wrote:That's okay. I won't be ready for you, and I won't pay you for that time, but if it's easier for you, then it's fine.

She is arriving early so you can leave when you said you want to leave. So you better pay her for that time.

No she does not need to be paid for the time she arrives early. She is not required to be there at the earlier time or to be working she is showing up earlier of her own free will. No extra pay required.

I always arrive early for my evening jobs and tell my employers NOT to pay me for the ten or fifteen minutes (I tell them that would be encouraging my neurotic fear of being late). For my daily, regular nanny job, I have it timed to arrive two or three minutes early since I know the commute so well.

I honestly do hate being late to anything.

Anonymous wrote:That's okay. I won't be ready for you, and I won't pay you for that time, but if it's easier for you, then it's fine.

She is arriving early so you can leave when you said you want to leave. So you better pay her for that time.

Not to me OP. I figure if you are arriving a little early it's because you're conscientious about being on time. Also I would see those five minutes as time when you can get settled, maybe get a cup of coffee, etc...

Basically I'd see it as a great thing i guess.

15 minutes or more every day, then maybe it gets a little murkier but overall I think an MB who would find fault with 5 minutes is annoying and uptight.

That's okay. I won't be ready for you, and I won't pay you for that time, but if it's easier for you, then it's fine.

I'm not an MB but I think 5 to 10 minutes early would be ok. I tend to arrive 5 to 10 minutes early to ensure I'm on time, and to leave a few minutes to exchange information if needed before MB needs to leave. My employers have never had a problem with this.
If you think it's an issue you can always sit in your car and read until it's start time.

10 min? No. More than 15 min and yes it can be annoying.

Does it annoy you if your babysitter/nanny shows up 10 minutes early?

I like to be early. But I don't want to annoy my MBs