NWOC's son off to nursery- what happens now?

[LondonMummy2013]

Our nanny has been with us for 18 months and has a son 8 months older than ours. We had been wondering what she's planning on doing when he turns 3 and she let slip the other day that she has him registered to start nursery at the school near her house. They are in a different catchment area to us so our child will not be attending the same nursery when the time comes.
Has anyone experienced the same thing and can advise what works for them? We have not discussed logistics with her.

She currently works 8-6 full time with us and we would not be able to accommodate her starting later so she can drop him off, and nor are we keen on our child sitting on the bus 4+ times a day while she deals with her own child's drop off / collection etc.

What generally happens now? Advice from personal experience very welcome!

Maybe she has arranged for her partner/parents/friends to drop off at nursery.

You need to ask her.

You also need to think about money. Presumably you pay her less as she brings her own child at the moment. Your needs come first as you are the employer but as the PP has said maybe someone else is doing the drop offs and pick ups. You also need to discuss what happens when he is ill in case it isn't the same as currently.

You need to speak to her, I agree I wouldn't want my child sitting on a bus that many times everyday. But for all you know, she may have made that arrangement herself.

You will need a contract review though, with child being at nursery hourly rate should change, as will, possibly, her holidays, and it's worth writing something in in the event of her child's sickness.

She may be planning a 7am breakfast club or to take her child to work for 8am, then double back with both children to do the nursery drop off, some sort of local activity with your child, pick up and then off to lunch at yours. Your child will do activities in a different catchment area but that's it.

Assuming she is paid a slightly lower rate as an NWOC, I'm not sure it's entirely reasonable to object depending on exactly how long is spent on the bus every day. Presumably they already take buses to some activities, it's just a question of how your nanny is proposing to fill the time while her child is in nursery. If she has to return to your neck of the woods then yes, it would be 4 trips per day.

Watching with interest as our current nanny will be NWOC soon and we will be in a similar situation by Easter [her current family arrangements are ending]. At present I am prepared to consider it depending on how long is spent on public transport and providing that it doesn't turn into a pseudo unregulated childminder arrangement with care taking place at her own home pending pick ups.

The bigger issue is when both children are at different schools/hers starts reception. If the school doesn't offer an early breakfast club then the arrangement will have to end as she is unlikely to be able to do two simultaneous school runs.

I agree with just discussing it with her first, she may have sorted something out already.
Otherwise, she is your employee and you are the employer. You decide how her working day is run and if you do not (understandably) wish for your son to spend time on the bus, that is up to you not her.

The reduction in salary that she has taken is due to the fact that her attention is also taken up looking after her own child.

You also need to think about when your own child starts nursery, how will the drop offs work at two different locations at similar times.

Thanks agree I need to talk to her and will do just wanted to have a good think about all our options first.
Also aware I will have to give her a pay rise if she continues to work for us while her son is at nursery as will no longer be shared care.

Was wondering if anyone had managed to work something out. Unfortunately when ours starts nursery / school unless she has backup care for her son I think it will have to come to an end as they won't be going to the same school.