New nanny welcome/ info pack - what would you want?

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We have a new nanny starting in a few weeks' time. She is not local to us although lives not that far away. She'll be living out and bringing her own one-year-old to work with her.

She has asked me to put together some information on our children's routines, favourite activities etc, and I thought I'd include information on local baby groups, GP, emergency contacts etc.

What else would you include or, if you are a nanny, would you like to have included? I don't want to go overboard and present the poor woman with a huge tome! But I'd like to give her as much info as she needs and a welcome to our home/ village.

Also, what provision can/ should I make for her own child while he is in our house? We will provide a cot, high chair etc - what else might be needed, do you think?

Thanks in advance.

Sounds fine. I would not give too much, let them know places you go to then let them find out about other places. Useful to know where the best playground is in the area.

Write a detailed sheet about arrangements for bring her own child, who pays for what. If you want your child to do a class do you pay for both children? Consider transport - is a double buggy needed?

Food likes and dislikes

You shouldn't make any provision for someone else child at all.
You need to discuss

1. Food - you need to pay for you nanny but not for her child
2. Damage - if someone else's child damaged something in your home the nanny would need to pay out of her wages.

They should be bringing their own equipment and packing it away for their own child, if their own child attend a class then of course they should pay for it. If you need a double buggy - maybe go 50/50?

Karol that's a bit mean a one year old doesn't cost much to feed and it would be ridiculous preparing two different meals.

Thanks for the replies everyone. We've bought a double buggy - I don't mind paying for that as we'll get the most use of it and it was secondhand anyway. I'm not fussed about her child's meals but I guess we need to sort out what to do about treats, groups etc.