Live In Nanny

A live in nanny is someone who lives in your home and takes care of your children. A live in nanny may or may not have some professional training as a nanny such as a diploma from a nanny school. In some areas live in nannies are common and popular. In areas that the idea of a live in nanny has not caught on, it is hard to find a live in nanny. However, a live in nanny in Houston TX, for example, is common and can earn a decent living. If you are looking for live in nanny jobs - look around there are always a 'live in nanny wanted' or 'live in nanny needed' ads.

What are the duties or responsibilities of live in nanny job?

A live in nanny is usually expected to do and be responsible for the following duties:

• preparing children's meals
• organizing the children's daily events
• supervising play dates
• shuttling kids to and from school and extracurricular activities

Who should hire live in nannies?

Live in nannies are especially good when a family has infants, toddlers and preschoolers and you have erratic schedule.

Advantages and disadvantages of having a live in nanny

The main benefit of having a live in nanny is that you can have erratic schedule and still manage. The live in nanny will take care of the children and sometimes cooking and light cleaning. There will be no emergency baby sitters and you having to cancel your meetings because you cannot find someone to babysit your children.

The disadvantages and drawbacks of having a live in nanny are lack of privacy and expenses (having a live in nanny can be expensive and costly). On top of that, you will need to learn to delegate responsibilities to the live in nanny correctly.