What Kind of Housework would you Expect from a Nanny?

So some light housework but she’s not hoovering or scrubbing baths.

Whatever's in the contract.
But, for a household with a single 5 month baby I would expect:
Clean dishes and bottles and dummies
Ironing and folding the family's laundry
Wiping up messes
Putting away toys at the end of the day
Handmade baby food (eg mash)

Our nanny folds laundry (that I or my husband have done) and has recently started cooking us dinner twice per week (from meal kits, and I select the simplest option). She also packs school lunches and tidies the kitchen up after she’s done that. We have two older kids and a toddler, so there’s a lot of time for her to fill given the older kids can do a bit independently like shower themselves etc, and I’m there to put the baby down to sleep. She’s initiated some of this herself because she would be sitting around.

I managed somehow when mine were very young to get used as a work placement for student nannies from the local college. I was told that anything related to the children was a reasonable request. So washing drying and putting away their clothes was fine, cleaning their bedroom and I suppose their bathroom if they had their own would be OK. Cleaning the lounge wouldn't be but tidying up their toys would. One of them I ended up paying to come and clean for me because she was just brilliant but that was our own private arrangement.

Mine does the dishwasher and keeps the place as she finds it. She will cook or sort out toys etc if I ask her, but otherwise gets a 2 hour break when the little one naps. She makes up for it in holidays when the older one’s off school.

The one I had in the past did all the kids laundry, and kept their bedrooms and the playroom clean. She stacked the dishwasher after herself. She was desperate to take them clothes shopping, but the older one was really fussy, so I gave her a budget and let her do it, and she never asked again 😄

I would expect nanny to look after children and clean up their mess.
If I wanted a cleaner I’d hire a cleaner.

I would hope that you’d be able to do laundry that relates to your charge - so washing, drying, any ironing (there may not be any) and putting clothes away; cooking meals for them and freezing any extra, tidying up after they’ve eaten and played; and basically leaving the place as you found it.

Our nanny also changes bedding and puts out the bins and recycling, which I am really grateful for, but I don’t ‘expect’ it so to speak.

A previous nanny would vacuum the playroom after play dates and bake a cake each week for us all to share.

Babys laundry, keeping babys toys and other equipment in order, maybe batch prepping weaning foods (if they want to do purees), maybe chop/prep dinner ingredients if theres a reliable afternoon nap

My nanny would prepare meals for the baby to go in the freezer, sort out laundry, any clothing that was too small, tidy and clean toys. She still had lots of time to herself as baby had 2x2 hour naps whilst in her care. When a toddler she would prepare activities, craft, art etc.

My nanny does EVERYTHING. She basically is me if I was there. DIY, laundry, garden, cleaning, evening meals prepped, any trips to post office, bringing car for service etc. She's frankly the best nanny you could ever wish for. Were incredibly lucky.

I’d only expect a nanny to clean up any mess that was made in the course of looking after the baby, and things left as they were found, I wouldn’t expect someone employed as a nanny to do additional housework.