Nannies -if your ill during working day what do you do?

I would drop at friends or snuggle down on the sofa with tv ( my charges never have tv so I think I could pass a few hours that way if needed)

I would call employers and mine would try and leave as early as possible ( def not be late!) and would work from home.

But I many neighbours are close friends so I could probably split up and drop a child a a couple of different people ( so they ended up with one extra instead of 3)

Being a nanny is different from a parent. A parent can snuggle into bed with kids with them and dose. A nanny is expected to entertain, bake cookies, and get homework done. If I am ill, as an employee it's in my rights to take time off ( have taken half a day in 6 years, and that was only after I dragged myself in feeling rotten and then felt too dizzy to safely look after babies), so I would hope they would understand that I really was sick

I understand that Knackered - My boss is a single parent with no local links to the area other than work so I know she would struggle if I couldn't do my job however I work with her to ensure that if this happens that it all works out. However for the flexibility I give and the way I work hard to ensure it all works seamlessly I do expect my boss to come home if possible and wouldn't be impressed with the situation Dilly was in - no backup and boss coming in late.

As a parent it would be near on impossible for me to come but I would try to ask a neighbour/friend. However, the reason I pay the vast proportion of my salary to my nanny is because I simply very little backup, my nanny is my backup.
It's very difficult.

I don't know what the answer is, but I know you can't just walk out of work. Best to arrange contingency probably.

If you put it as "so I don't infect the kids" then she may have thought you were giving her the option. If you said "I feel awful and really need to go home" that would be a but different.

Agree with the welove - Phyliss if it had been their child who had been sick at another childcare provider then they would have had to leave or have a contngency plan in place. My MB has a contingancy plan for when I call in sick etc so know that she would some how cobble it together. I am an employee and if I was sick in an office/factory/shop I would go home so why wouldn't I as a nanny?

Regardless, people can't just walk out if work. If you have a job, it's assumed you have adequate child care - you can't just leave.

Dilly - why did she say No to Grandma taking over?

People can't just walk out if work! But if you really feel that you might ever suddenly feel too ill to look after the children again, at such short notice I suggest you discuss a contingency plan with the mother. But bear in mind that parents who are ill have to carry on looking after the kids, so it's not impossible.

Well lets just hope that the headteacher tells her no she cant go home sick when she throws up twice............

I would have sought permission to find an emergency playdate with a another nanny/charge's friend.

Extremely poor IMO. I hope you'll be observing the 48 hour rule now.

Tbh I'm rarely ill so if felt under the weather then would have a sofa and tv day

Throwing up is different - I would call my Mb or db but also know that they may not be able to just come home and also likely to be 1.5/2hrs with travel etc

I would probably call a nanny friend who knew my charges and see if she could have them if felt so ill that I couldn't carry on

OP - your Mb sounds horrible / understand that maybe she can't come home but if her mum was free then that's a solution but to do nothing and be late home is just taking the piss :(

If my boss could come home she would however as she is often away/uncontactable I have 2 contingency plans 1) Im live in so go to bed and DC (aged just 5 watches dvd/plays etc) 2) Friends would have him either mum friends or nanny network.