By the way, at good childcare centers the teachers have written a note throughout the day with information about the baby/toddler on it. AND the teachers will make time to chat with each parent at pickup about something fun their child did, learned and/or enjoyed that day, and it's also a time to remind parents to bring more diapers the next day, that she loved the blueberries they packed today, etc. Yes, all of this can and will be written down by my wonderful teachers, but it's nice when they pass it on verbally.

Now, if a parent shows up at 6:30PM and we close at 6:30pm, then they get a very truncated chat..... which is why we request that they show up at 6:15pm so that the handoff can be smooth and informational.

As long as my boss(es) come home BY the time they are supposed to, then I do not mind the extra time to catch up and detail them about our day.

I do it on my own accord, it is not required for the job.

On days when I need to be out the door the second the parents arrive, I always say a quick sentence or two, then leave.

Parents usually do not need a full de-briefing. If I had any concerns to share, I would request a meeting at a different time.

When employer doesn't nickel and dime you, you tend to be more giving when you don't have to be.

MB here. I usually get home a few minutes before her end time and we debrief for 2-3 minutes while she gets ready to go. If I arrive late, then I pay her, rounding up to the next quarter hour. But I don't pay for the debrief, even if I get home exactly at her end time and she elects to say 5-10min to discuss something about their day.

If she wanted a longer conversation and scheduled a meeting about some issue, I would pay her extra.

Often, she stays 5-10min more because she just feels like hanging out and chatting. Sometimes, we invite her to stay for dinner. She's a long term nanny with us, so sometimes she just wants to stay longer. I don't pay for that time and she never asks because it is very clear on both sides that she is never obligated to stay after her end time.

And before anyone asks, if she chooses to stay for dinner, she does so as a guest and does no work at all. After her end time, all care for DD is on me, whether she is there or not.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the transition time! I am happy to see DC and want to hear everything about her day and anything new that she learned. She also has a few minor health issues and I need to know what she ate and drank that day.

I do get home early enough for Nanny to "debrief" me and then she gives DC her chance to say good-bye and do their routine.

The mornings are so rushed that I love the moments I have with DC's nanny to kind of share the day.

If nanny stayed 15 minutes talking with you mainly about DC's day but also a little bit of personal chat would you pay her for those extra 15 minutes? What if it pushed her into overtime, would you compensate her fairly?

Our nanny is already well into overtime by the time I get home and has never stayed for fifteen minutes. As I said, I always get home earlier than her quitting time. However, knowing Nanny, she would never accept an additional quarter of an hour's overtime pay to talk about DC. Never.

As it should be.

Oh, dear God - shut up! Who are you to comment on what our nanny or I should or should not do? We are all blessed to have her in our lives.

Good on you for keeping your nanny in line. Don't let her become one of these DCUM ladies that try to nickel and dime everything. <3

Oh - our fat little troll is still here. So boring and predictable...

+1 Goo move with the "fat" - apparently if you call her fat she goes away for awhile in a huff. She is truly delusional and so dull at this point.

I'll help! It's like being the popular girl in HS all over again =) GO AWAY FATTY!

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Anonymous wrote:I love the transition time! I am happy to see DC and want to hear everything about her day and anything new that she learned. She also has a few minor health issues and I need to know what she ate and drank that day.

I do get home early enough for Nanny to "debrief" me and then she gives DC her chance to say good-bye and do their routine.

The mornings are so rushed that I love the moments I have with DC's nanny to kind of share the day.

If nanny stayed 15 minutes talking with you mainly about DC's day but also a little bit of personal chat would you pay her for those extra 15 minutes? What if it pushed her into overtime, would you compensate her fairly?

Our nanny is already well into overtime by the time I get home and has never stayed for fifteen minutes. As I said, I always get home earlier than her quitting time. However, knowing Nanny, she would never accept an additional quarter of an hour's overtime pay to talk about DC. Never.

As it should be.

Oh, dear God - shut up! Who are you to comment on what our nanny or I should or should not do? We are all blessed to have her in our lives.

Good on you for keeping your nanny in line. Don't let her become one of these DCUM ladies that try to nickel and dime everything. <3

Oh - our fat little troll is still here. So boring and predictable...

+1 Goo move with the "fat" - apparently if you call her fat she goes away for awhile in a huff. She is truly delusional and so dull at this point.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the transition time! I am happy to see DC and want to hear everything about her day and anything new that she learned. She also has a few minor health issues and I need to know what she ate and drank that day.

I do get home early enough for Nanny to "debrief" me and then she gives DC her chance to say good-bye and do their routine.

The mornings are so rushed that I love the moments I have with DC's nanny to kind of share the day.

If nanny stayed 15 minutes talking with you mainly about DC's day but also a little bit of personal chat would you pay her for those extra 15 minutes? What if it pushed her into overtime, would you compensate her fairly?

Our nanny is already well into overtime by the time I get home and has never stayed for fifteen minutes. As I said, I always get home earlier than her quitting time. However, knowing Nanny, she would never accept an additional quarter of an hour's overtime pay to talk about DC. Never.

As it should be.

Oh, dear God - shut up! Who are you to comment on what our nanny or I should or should not do? We are all blessed to have her in our lives.

Good on you for keeping your nanny in line. Don't let her become one of these DCUM ladies that try to nickel and dime everything. <3

Oh - our fat little troll is still here. So boring and predictable...

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Anonymous wrote:I love the transition time! I am happy to see DC and want to hear everything about her day and anything new that she learned. She also has a few minor health issues and I need to know what she ate and drank that day.

I do get home early enough for Nanny to "debrief" me and then she gives DC her chance to say good-bye and do their routine.

The mornings are so rushed that I love the moments I have with DC's nanny to kind of share the day.

If nanny stayed 15 minutes talking with you mainly about DC's day but also a little bit of personal chat would you pay her for those extra 15 minutes? What if it pushed her into overtime, would you compensate her fairly?

Our nanny is already well into overtime by the time I get home and has never stayed for fifteen minutes. As I said, I always get home earlier than her quitting time. However, knowing Nanny, she would never accept an additional quarter of an hour's overtime pay to talk about DC. Never.

As it should be.

Oh, dear God - shut up! Who are you to comment on what our nanny or I should or should not do? We are all blessed to have her in our lives.

Good on you for keeping your nanny in line. Don't let her become one of these DCUM ladies that try to nickel and dime everything. <3

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Anonymous wrote:I love the transition time! I am happy to see DC and want to hear everything about her day and anything new that she learned. She also has a few minor health issues and I need to know what she ate and drank that day.

I do get home early enough for Nanny to "debrief" me and then she gives DC her chance to say good-bye and do their routine.

The mornings are so rushed that I love the moments I have with DC's nanny to kind of share the day.

If nanny stayed 15 minutes talking with you mainly about DC's day but also a little bit of personal chat would you pay her for those extra 15 minutes? What if it pushed her into overtime, would you compensate her fairly?

Our nanny is already well into overtime by the time I get home and has never stayed for fifteen minutes. As I said, I always get home earlier than her quitting time. However, knowing Nanny, she would never accept an additional quarter of an hour's overtime pay to talk about DC. Never.

As it should be.

Oh, dear God - shut up! Who are you to comment on what our nanny or I should or should not do? We are all blessed to have her in our lives.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the transition time! I am happy to see DC and want to hear everything about her day and anything new that she learned. She also has a few minor health issues and I need to know what she ate and drank that day.

I do get home early enough for Nanny to "debrief" me and then she gives DC her chance to say good-bye and do their routine.

The mornings are so rushed that I love the moments I have with DC's nanny to kind of share the day.

If nanny stayed 15 minutes talking with you mainly about DC's day but also a little bit of personal chat would you pay her for those extra 15 minutes? What if it pushed her into overtime, would you compensate her fairly?

Our nanny is already well into overtime by the time I get home and has never stayed for fifteen minutes. As I said, I always get home earlier than her quitting time. However, knowing Nanny, she would never accept an additional quarter of an hour's overtime pay to talk about DC. Never.

As it should be.