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Back To School!

Everyone is back in school and the world runs at a more predictable pace with set routines and children in uniforms. Our entire staff is also back at school this semester, at SCC, on-line, as well as MCC, sharpening our computer and communication skills. Much of our weekends are spent laboring over our laptops. We also want to encourage you to send your nanny to school if she hasn’t already. Our valuable Nanny Boot Camp began in June of this year, and we have continued to receive encouraging feedback from nannies as well as families.

It’s also homework time for many of you also in the evenings, and research shows that when parents become involved in their children's schoolwork, the children do better in school, as well as benefiting their self-esteem. When my children were young, we always used “Grandmas Rule”. It was reputed that Grandma said that there is no dessert until you are finished with your spinach, and hold off on watching TV and other fun activities until homework is completed. A helpful website to help parents motivate children with homework can be found at http://www.kidsource.com/schwab/ten.homework.tips.schwab.html.

When children start school, it can create a quandary for the family’s childcare arrangements. You only need a nanny for the few hours in the morning and when the children are home in the afternoon. With our service, we require that the nanny have a four hour minimum each time she comes, due to her travel time and gas expenses. Obviously, you don’t want to pay for childcare while children are at school. Some families will switch to an after-school nanny who comes in from 2pm to 6pm, and their nanny will move on to a younger set. Some nannies find they are so bonded to the children they don’t wish to leave; however, they can’t afford to only work part time. This may be the time when families consider changing their job description to Nanny/Home Manager. The variety and creativity of this new assignment may appeal to the nanny, and give her an opportunity to expand skills of multitasking and organizing. A Nanny/Home Manager can do the marketing, keeping the household supplies fully stocked, plan and prepare dinners, pick up birthday gifts provide pet care, complete family laundry, run to the dry cleaners or Post Office, change the oil, manage the family calendar, organize after school activities, research summer camps, make travel arrangements, and provide extra supervision and security if a child has a sick day or early release. This Family Assistant provides additional value by giving you that indispensable time after work so that you are free to spend time with the most significant people in your life, as well as giving you that cherished time to recharge. Some nannies may be interested in providing full housekeeping as well during the time the children are in school, if that is an option you are seeking. Many families find a solution in letting their cleaning service go, and using a Nanny/Housekeeper to meet the total needs of the family.

This plan may not be in the budget for every family, but we at Caring Nannies want to undergird you and your family during these challenging years with all the tools and resources you and your family need. We are just a phone call away. Let us know how we can help!

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Favorite Ideas

Fancy Nancy

Seven of the top 15 books on the Booksense.com bestseller list for children’s illustrated books reveal a girly girl named Fancy Nancy. In vibrant pen and ink watercolor illustrations, they tell the tales of this little girl who loves frills and feathers but lives with a very plain family. She teaches her family how to be fancy too and they enjoy a festive night out at the pizzeria. Read about it.

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What Our Nannies & Clients Are Saying

"Hi Beth. Just wanted to thank you again for sending me to this terrific family. I just love them and the job is going really well. We make a great match and they are a wonderful family to work for. I am very happy in my new position. Thanks for all you have done to make this happen."
— Debbie R

"The service from Caring Nannies was above and beyond! We found a beautiful match two years ago and we are so thankful! Jessie has been kind, patient, educational, sensitive, fun, creative and engaging! Jessie is an amazing person. She has brought so much to our family and has inspired us as individuals and has become an integral part of our family. She was only out sick twice in two years."
— Wendy Stanley, Phoenix, Staff Recruiter

Announcements

Nanny Boot Camp

Last week, one of our clients sent her nanny to our four-hour Nanny Boot Camp, so she could take advantage of this effective training. This class was inaugurated in July of this year, so if your nanny hasn’t had the opportunity, consider giving her the morning off to help her develop skills in communication, curriculum planning, building children’s self esteem, professionalism, decision making skills, and much, much more. Contact Jamie at 480-946-3423 or email jamie@acaringnanny.com to reserve a spot. Classes are held every other Friday morning.

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Newletter Exclusive:  Nannies of the Month

Mercedes Home Manager Mercedes has been a full charge housekeeper for one of our paradise valley families for the past 1.5 years. This charming candidate is warm and friendly, well spoken, energetic, organized and constantly goes out of her way to do more than expected.  In her previous position, she photographed the suits, kept an inventory, a cleaning record, and always made sure to have extra matching shoelaces available. She manages parties, and in general attempts to foresee and prevent any stress in the lives of her employers. Mercedes is extremely respectful of her family’s possessions and privacy, has a zest for life and a fabulous work ethic. In her free time, she enjoys reading, emailing, movies, and spending time with her family, two very successful young adults and two grandchildren. Previously, Mercedes was a corporate secretary at American Air.

NIkki Full-time Nanny Nikki is a wholesome, confident third year college student at SCC with eight years experience with childcare. She is planning to be a labor and delivery nurse, attending school two nights per week. This poised, warm, calm and engaging nanny cares for an infant for one of our families. Nikki is particularly experienced with newborns, having worked as a CAN at Scottsdale Healthcare Shea in Pediatrics as a Patient Care Tech since 2005. She likes to spend her free time with family and friends, is the oldest of six, and grew up in Long Beach. She grew up caring for siblings and neighbor children as was a preschool teacher from 2000 to 2003.

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