Oh I HOPE my nanny naps when DS is napping. Instead I suspect she is cleaning the kitchen or folding his laundry, because it's always done when I get home. I have talked to her about it and she says she doesn't need to nap, but I have no idea how, because when I'm home with DS I know I need to!

I would have no issue with nanny napping within ear shot of the kids for an hour. The entire nap every day would be a different story.

I've napped on the couch when the children nap. I'm a 24 hr nanny who works 4-6 days per week so sometimes I'm up all night working if the babies don't sleep. I'm a very light sleeper and I always have the baby monitors on me so I don't feel like its dangerous. If the children are sleeping why can't I sleep like I do at night time with them.

The only jobs I know of where it is acceptable to sleep while on shift is Fire and EMS. BUT they are NOT allowed to sleep between 7am-10pm - even if they are just sitting in the fire house and do not have any emergencies to respond. They are expected to be awake and alert during the daytime so that they can respond quickly. During their 24 hr shift, they are allowed to sleep from 10pm -6:45am ONLY. In reality they are busy running calls during the night and are lucky to get an hour or two of sleep. If they were to whine about how tired they are they'd be told that they are expected to sleep during their time off and report to work well rested!

In the same way many parents want their nannies awake and alert while the children are under their care so they can respond quickly and prevent any accidents/danger to the child. If the child takes a nap and the nanny naps too, the child could easily later wake up without waking the nanny and start getting into or doing something dangerous. In the mean time the well-rested-napping nanny neglects to protect the child because they are sleeping through the whole thing. IMO it's totally unprofessional for a nanny to be sleeping on the job unless they are working a 24 hr shift and its nighttime. Most 911 child calls to which I responded either involved child abuse or some negligent adult who was asleep or not paying attention while the child is in their care. It only takes seconds for an infant or toddler to sustain life threatening injury by suffocation, falling down the stairs, falling into the pool, fall by crawling out of a crib or on furniture, be crushed by furniture falling over on them, consume medications, vitamins, chemicals, or foods to which they are allergic, choke on something they put in their mouth, be strangled by drawstrings on clothes, headbands, appliance cords, window blinds, ribbons on toys, etc....
Given the risks, it seems pretty irresponsible and negligent for a caretaker to want to sleep during their workday. Show up to work well-rested and prepared.

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Anonymous wrote:This is exactly why I have nanny cams I don't disclose. If I catch you napping on my dime your gone.

I feel like that's a lucky escape for your nanny. Are you the type who throws a fit if your nanny dare take a break during her 12 hour shift?

Want your money's worth, right?

NP, but yes. I don't sleep on the job. It's so strange to insists this is ok.

You also probably make a lot more than me, and have different responsibilities and a different work environment.

I don't understand why that matters. You aren't paid to sleep.

You are being paid for your "break". A nanny who wants to lie on her charges bedroom floor (while the baby is asleep) to stretch her back and MAY doze off is on her PAID lunch break. So yes, she is, in fact, getting paid to sleep.

PS I am a surgical nurse. I am paid twice a month to sleep at the hospital when I am on-call.

+1 DH is a resident and is paid to sleep at the hospital as well. I am not a nanny but I would be furious if any boss told me what I could and couldn't to do on my lunch hour. The nanny is there for any emergency the baby may have if she wakes up and is entitled by law to a twenty minute break every five hours.

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Anonymous wrote:This is exactly why I have nanny cams I don't disclose. If I catch you napping on my dime your gone.

I feel like that's a lucky escape for your nanny. Are you the type who throws a fit if your nanny dare take a break during her 12 hour shift?

Want your money's worth, right?

NP, but yes. I don't sleep on the job. It's so strange to insists this is ok.

You also probably make a lot more than me, and have different responsibilities and a different work environment.

I don't understand why that matters. You aren't paid to sleep.

You are being paid for your "break". A nanny who wants to lie on her charges bedroom floor (while the baby is asleep) to stretch her back and MAY doze off is on her PAID lunch break. So yes, she is, in fact, getting paid to sleep.

PS I am a surgical nurse. I am paid twice a month to sleep at the hospital when I am on-call.

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Anonymous wrote:This is exactly why I have nanny cams I don't disclose. If I catch you napping on my dime your gone.

I feel like that's a lucky escape for your nanny. Are you the type who throws a fit if your nanny dare take a break during her 12 hour shift?

Want your money's worth, right?

NP, but yes. I don't sleep on the job. It's so strange to insists this is ok.

You also probably make a lot more than me, and have different responsibilities and a different work environment.

I don't understand why that matters. You aren't paid to sleep.

Anonymous wrote:I have been told multiple times by my boss to sleep when the kids do. I work 60 plus hours a week including overnights and a full day. They tell me they sleep when the babies do and I should as well. They rather have a rested nanny all day vs a nanny who is so exhausted near the end. With that said I rarely do but it is nice that I have the option to

This.

Anonymous wrote:I'm an MB. I actually don't know if my nanny has any time at all to nap (nanny share w/ 2 infants), but if she ever managed to find some & still do all she does, I certainly wouldn't begrudge her some shut eye provided she could hear the kids when they woke up. Actually, a quick nap on the floor of/daybed in their room sounds basically perfect.

Any reasonable pediatrician would agree.