Child Care Agreement
Note to parents and nannies: Please feel free to copy the following contract and modify it to your personal needs.
It should also be said that the many points of this contract can be compared to all the letters of the alphabet. When one uses the alphabet to make different words, they rarely use all the letters. So to, when using this contract, use only those points that pertain to you. If you require them all for your contract to be complete, the use all the points; otherwise, customize your contract as you need it.
More often than not, nannies enter their profession so that they can make a positive difference in the life of children and their families. To do so effectively may requires modifying some of the points in this contract (for example: receiving mail, answering phones, emptying the dishwasher, etc. Even though it is not required) most nannies will view this as a normal aspect of their job.
The co-author would also like to state that she herself, as a nanny, has 'broken' some of these very rules (regarding housekeeping, etc.) because she felt that it was in the best interest of the family she agreed to care for. She also routinely answers the phone, accepts packages, and peforms many of the usual household duties required of residents in a home. She does so not because it is required, but because it helps the adults in the household. She is not opposed to the performance of these duties as such, she simply wishes for the focus always to be where it belongs: on the children. Nannies are professional child care providers not personal assistants or servants.
The point is Nannies, use your discretion. Don't let anyone talk you into doing more than you feel you can handle, or want to take on.
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