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WWYD / too old for a nanny?

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whereiscaroline · 01/02/2017 19:43

I've been approached about 2 new jobs. Each are some distance from my home so would mean I wouldn't be getting home until 6.30-7pm, even if I left the office at 5pm sharp. I have one son, who will be 10 in June.

His school run an after-school club, but this finishes at 6pm so would be unsuitable.

Would a part-time nanny from 3.30pm-7pm seem to be our best option?

Also, when is a child too old for a nanny? Would this arrangement be suitable to be continued through my son's early teens?

No experience of a nanny in the past, so all advice gratefully welcomed.

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whereiscaroline · 01/02/2017 19:54

Thisrabbitthatrabbit, I suspect the same re childminders but perhaps worth a shot.

I'm at home at the minute so think a nanny would probably be the option with the least disruption to DS's existing routine, but open to other ideas which I may not have considered.

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whereiscaroline · 01/02/2017 19:52

I hadn't thought of that, thank you. I'm not sure how many childminders (who in my area all seem to want to be finished by 5.30 6pm!) will be happy to take him for just one hour. Worth a shot though, especially if I offered a nanny's wage for that time.

I know that there's a certain stigma about childminders amongst children once they begin secondary school though!

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Thisrabbitthatrabbit · 01/02/2017 19:49

I think a nanny but perhaps worded as something else (if it would bother your DS) is a good solution. I doubt a childminder is going to be flexible enough to do an additional school run at that time.

FuzzyOwl · 01/02/2017 19:47

How about after school club and then pay a childminder or babysitter for the last hour, assuming he can't walk home from school and wait for you at that time (which I have to admit I wouldn't be keen on in the dark if it was any distance).

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