Our long standing nanny is on maternity leave but does plan to come back. My DDs are very fond of her and we keep in touch. We have a maternity cover nanny, who knows it's a mat cover job and knows about the long standing nanny as the DDs talk about her. Mat cover nanny has a DC (age 2) who comes with her to work.
We have a children's party every year for Halloween. The DDs want to invite old nanny and her baby to the party. We even bought the baby a little Halloween outfit in Sainsbury's.
I could do with the new nanny being around on the day of the party while I set up. If new nanny and her DC are around while I set up, it feels incredibly mean to send them home before the party.
So I'm thinking of inviting both new nanny and old nanny and their respective DCs. There will be a fair few other children and parents there too. Both nannies would be there in their capacity as "mum of X" and not expected to work.
As a nanny, does this sound ok or like a recipe for disaster? I have no reason to believe they wouldn't get on - they are both very pleasant, reasonable people. But I can see the dynamics could be weird...