Nanny asking me to book activities

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Hi, I have limited experience with Nannies and would really appreciate opinions. I employ a Nanny 2 days per week for my 3 year old DS. He attends Pre-school on both days in the pm for 2.5 hours and she drops and picks up and either has late lunch or ses the gym nearby.

We pay for both lunch and gym. We have no other children. In Sept he will switch to mornings because it is his Pre school year so she will still be paid for 2 whole days but her day won't start until 12.30pm. I will drop him at Pre School both mornings because its en route to my place of work and i like to keep in touch with the Pre-school.

Soooo issue is that Nanny has said she would like me to book activities for him for the afternoon!! I have switched his swimming lesson to One of the days but she has nw asked if i can book another activity for the other afternoon. If i can't she has asked if he can revert back to afternoons as she prefers the way he days run currently.

We pay £10 per hour in the South West.

Is it a normal for the parent to havevto book classes or should she just sort something? We leave a "kitty" of £10 per day currently too.
Thx

It's important that he learns to do everyday stuff at home too. And she's being paid to nanny, not to taxi him around.

What about a list of options she/he can choose from - eg park, craft, gardening, cafe, woods, cleaning, cooking, a walk/cycle/scooter

And you don't need to facilitate her social life - she has time for that when he's in preschool, and she can make friends at his swimming class too. It's not about her.

To be honest I think she sounds disinterested, and I don't think that that's good enough for your boy. I'd be looking for a new nanny.

I wouldn't be letting her go to the gym when I was paying her, as others have said there is plenty she could be doing that would be useful to you during that time that falls within a nanny remit.

Wise up you are being taken for a ride!

Personally I think it's nice to have one activity a week if 3 days and possibly 2 if full time but if only 2 afternoons then doesn't need anything planned esp if one is swimming

Agree all activites I have been to I stay and participate tho when they reach 3 often they go in alone and I stay and watch/wait outside

You leave a generous kitty so she could decide to take to farm/park/soft play as well as play dates with similar ages children

I have been to the gym /shopping etc when children at preschool tho phone is with me at all times