The pandemic has caused a lot of uncertainty for parents, particularly regarding their plans for summer child care during COVID-19. Our agency's director Melissa Schoonmaker spoke with WNYT about the questions and concerns we've heard from families, and what options...
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Homeschool Caregiver Spotlight
If you're looking for help with child care, particularly a homeschool caregiver during the pandemic while schools and daycares remain closed, we have a couple of caregivers we'd like you to meet! Meet Lee Are you looking for help with homeschooling your children? How...
Face Coverings are Now Required in New York for Essential Workers
Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an Executive Order stating that face coverings are now required in New York for essential workers. These coverings must be provided free of charge by the employer, for use when interacting with the public. Employers have until 8...
Ways Families and Nannies Can Address the Coronavirus Outbreak
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is at the top of everyone's minds right now. The health and safety of our families is the number one priority, but for families with nannies, this crisis now becomes a more complicated issue. Our payroll partner GTM Payroll Services...
What You Need to Know About Hiring a Live-In Nanny
Many families have busy schedules and some parents work non-traditional hours, requiring child care often when daycares, schools, and other options are not available. For these reasons, and sometimes for the sake of convenience, some families opt to have their nanny...
The Capital Region Child Care Crisis
A recent article in the Albany Times-Union described the wait lists at local early childhood centers and smaller family-run programs as a Capital Region child care crisis. According to the data from a new report by Raising NY, around 58 percent of surveyed Capital...
What to Read on National Read a Book Day
While many feel that every day should include some reading (and not the online kind), today is National Read a Book Day! Whether you or your nanny read to your children, or you do some reading just for yourself, there are a multitude of options for people of every...
What to Look for in an After-School Nanny
As parents prepare for the school year to start up again very soon, many will be hiring an after-school nanny, or adjusting their current nanny's hours as the children get back on their school's schedule. We wanted to share this great article from our payroll partner...
Making STRIDEs in the Community
On June 15th, A New England Nanny was proud to support STRIDE Adaptive Sports for their 10th Annual Strides 4 STRIDE 5k/2k Run, Walk ‘n Roll event at Jennings Landing in Albany. STRIDE is a nonprofit organization that provides over 8,000 adaptive sport and recreation...