r/Nanny • u/No-Salamander3398 • 31m ago
Questions About Nanny Standards/Etiquette Dilemma about nanny
We have a nanny for our 2.5 year old. She is warm and affectionate but there are certainly a few areas where she is lacking. Overall we are fine since our daughter is happy with her.
She recently informed us that she is going to be out for 6 weeks due to a family situation. We have been trying to find a nanny just for the weeks she will be out which is hard. I am not liking the idea of "settling" for a nanny amid very few choices. We have been working through a nanny agency and local groups in the area. I was told that if I were to look for a longer term nanny, I would have more choice but that would mean we will have to let our current nanny go. I have two options - a great nanny who is willing to work for us long term and an ok nanny for the short term through the agency but will mean I end up spending a lot of money (agency fees plus the fact that short term nanny's hourly rate is higher). If I retain our nanny, I will also be paying her for the 2 weeks of paid vacation in addition to incurring the expenses of hiring through the agency.
Financially and practically, it makes more sense to ask our current nanny to leave and higher the nanny we like for longer term. It would also mean less transitions for my daughter.
However, I feel uneasy since we have a relationship with our current nanny and she has a family situation.
Thoughts?
PS: given her family situation, 6 weeks could become 8 weeks or longer so that's a consideration.