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Will nanny be bothered by our scruffy house?!

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AshGirl · 03/11/2019 07:50

We are looking at finding a nanny for our DS. DH and I are both nervous about having someone in our house as we are quite private people, not very tidy, and our house is pretty scruffy with a lot of clutter.

The hours we need mean it is unlikely we will find a CM instead so I think that a nanny is our best option.

We have a cleaner, who comes weekly, but I feel like we will need to be more on top of things if we find a nanny as it is not fair for their workplace to be messy.

We would obviously do things like put our breakfast things in the dishwasher etc but the whole house is a bit rough round the edges.

We are not mega rich and I feel like most nannies will expect a nicer house to work in.

Is this likely to be a problem? I'd appreciate any advice!

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Cora1942 · 14/12/2019 13:45

So reply above was to Schwestherz

maddiemookins16mum · 14/12/2019 14:00

I’ve worked in a messy house as a Nanny, it gets you down as you just want to tidy up before you work.

Maybe a Nanny/Housekeeper is your best bet, especially if your child-children aren’t tiny babies.

Sharronkennedy · 15/12/2019 14:48

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