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August 20, 2019
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Six Steps for Setting Your Nanny Up for a Successful School Year

Great job parents, you survived another summer!! You’ve purchased school supplies, ironed school uniforms and joined the PTA, but have you prepared your nanny for the school year ahead? I want to take this opportunity to mention a few things parents often forget and ways to help your nanny (and kids) succeed this school year.

It’s just as important for kids to familiarize themselves with their school as it is for nannies and parents.  We all know one of the best things about Stapleton schools are the different options. But with that, comes varied drop-off/pick-up times, routines, rules and school policies. Here are some important things to go over with your nanny (in no particular order):

1. Drop off policy. Does your child need to be walked in, maybe even signed in? What time and where do the children need to be dropped off?

2. Pick up policy. What time is school dismissed? What door do they come out of? Does the teacher need to meet the designated pick up person? For new nannies, or caretakers children might not recognize, does the nanny need to bring their id or check in at the front office. If so, be sure to remind your nanny to bring their wallet!

3. Parking. BLAHHH the dreaded parking! I’ll never forget the first day I picked up my daughter from her first day of school. I arrived with what I thought would be plenty of time. I didn’t account for parking. It took me ten minutes to find parking then another ten to get my youngest out of the car seat and walk a few blocks to the intended pick up area. When discussing parking, this is a great time to tell your nanny about the school’s kiss & go lanes, scooter and bike routes and most importantly ways to ensure all children’s’ safety.

4. Managing the schedule. There are a variety of apps to help manage schedules. I personally like Talking Parents. Yes, it’s an app used for divorced parents, but it’s a great way to communicate and they have a calendar feature! When sharing the schedule, be sure to account for extracurricular activities, important homework due dates, school pictures, back to school nights, early release times and school breaks. They too can add things such as scheduled playdates, field trips or other communications from coaches or teachers.

5. Emergency contact information. The school has this but does your nanny? For example, your youngest took a longer afternoon nap than expected; nanny rushes to school but weary of compromising safety, they know they’ll get there 5-10 minutes late. Your sweet kindergartener will go into a complete frenzy if they don’t see their nanny’s face as they walk out the door. Your nanny realizes this but by the time they reach the school’s front office, it will be too late to warn the teacher. Instead, if your nanny had another parent’s info, they could politely ask this person to let your kindergartener know they’re running late. Hopefully to avoid the panic but this contact info could also be used for homework deadlines, classroom questions, etc. All parents need another school-parent-friend, your nanny does too!

6. School communications. If there’s one thing you take away from this, it would be this piece of advice. Add your nanny to the school’s communications. They can like Facebook pages, get text alerts for lockdowns or weather alerts, and keep abreast of school happenings like fundraisers, activities, important dates, etc.

Hopefully these tips and consistent communication with your nanny, brings a happy, healthy and successful school year to you and your littles!

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