I can't help you with the hiring, but I was a kid who grew up with nannies and I really enjoyed it.
My family went the live-in foreign nanny approach, usually Swiss or English and we had several wonderful women who we're still in contact with 20+ years later. Really exposed me to different people and cultures at a young age, I think it's a great idea.
Also, since part of their duties were things like grocery shopping and general cleaning, it gave my parents a lot of opportunity to spend time and energy with myself and my siblings instead of on chores and errands.
Nannies are a great choice if you can afford it. can't recommend it highly enough from the kid's perspective.
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