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Which of the following duties is your nanny in charge of at least some of the time? Please check all that apply.
| Pct | # Responses | |
| Reading and playing with the child | 98% | 182 |
| Going with the child for walks, to the park, to play outside | 96% | 178 |
| Tidying up after the child & light housekeeping | 87% | 161 |
| Preparing food for the child | 62% | 114 |
| Doing the child's laundry | 37% | 68 |
| Going with the child to activities away from home such as classes, library, etc. | 30% | 55 |
| Housecleaning for the family (cleaning, vacuuming, doing dishes, etc.) | 23% | 42 |
| Giving the child a bath | 20% | 37 |
| Pick up/drop-off for school, preschool, camp, or classes | 12% | 22 |
| Doing laundry for the family | 9% | 16 |
| Preparing or prepping food for the family | 7% | 11 |
| Arranging or hosting playdates and parties | 5% | 9 |
| Putting the child to bed for the night | 5% | 9 |
| Helping older children with homework | 4% | 7 |
| Shopping for child-related supplies (diapers, milk) | 4% | 7 |
| Running errands for the family | 4% | 7 |
| Shopping for the family (food or household items) | 3% | 5 |
| Taking the child to doctor appointments | 2% | 3 |
| Teaching and in-home instruction | 2% | 3 |
* Other duties and comments:
- Preparing bottles for infant (2 responses) "Babies are under 1, so don’t do much. Walks outside are maybe once a week and food prep is just taking out of prepared containers and sometime slicing fruit." (Editor: I added these to 'Preparing food for the child')
- Teaching and in-home instruction (3 responses) (Editor: I added this as a new option - it may be unique to the Covid times)
- Light housekeeping only - dishes and cleaning toys (Editor: I added this to 'Tidying up after the child')
- Potty training
- "Folding laundry for the family" (Editor: I added this to 'Doing Laundry for the family')
- "Errands only happen when she doesn't have a kid to take care of and needs to fill some hours (while kid was in school for 2 hours for example)"
- "Light housekeeping" (Editor: I added this to 'Tidying up after the child')
- "Feeding and nap time" (Editor: I added this to 'Preparing food for the child')
- "She cooks a vegetable for his lunch, but otherwise warms up food that I have prepared for him. So there is food prep but not cooking." (Editor: I added this to 'Preparing food for the child')