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|image = [[File:KendalLawsonNanny.png|235px]]
|caption= [[Kendal Lawson (nanny)|Kendal Lawson]], a nanny}}
'''Nannies''' or '''babysitters''' are [[service]] NPCs that
A Sim can choose to hire the nanny or babysitter on a one-time only basis. The nanny can also "track the schedule" (the work hours) of a Sim
Nannies and babysitters are hired over the [[phone]]. In ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 4'', they charge a base fee of §10 and §60 respectively, plus an additional hourly rate of §15 and §10 respectively. In ''The Sims 3'', babysitters charge a flat rate of §75 for coming over, but do not charge for the hour.
▲A Sim can choose to hire the nanny or babysitter on a one-time only basis. The nanny can also "track the schedule" (the work hours) of a Sim; this hires the nanny to come whenever the Sim's work schedule would cause children to be left alone. If there are no babies or toddlers in the house, it is best to have the nanny track the Sim's schedule, so that she will not come while the children are in school. If there are no babies or toddlers in the house, and a Sim returns home from work at 3 PM, it is not necessary to hire a nanny.
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Nannies can have any hairstyle, skin color, and personality. A nanny can be interacted with, and therefore married, asked to move in, or [[death|killed off]]. Players with ''[[The Sims 2: University|University]]'' should note that a nanny who has idle time may be drawn to a [[Laganaphyllis Simnovorii|Cowplant]].
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A nanny can be called up to come over once or to track the schedule of an adult to see when the child will be left alone. However, it appears that the nanny only tracks the schedule of the Sim who made the call. She may come if that Sim is at work, even if another household member has the day off. Also, the nanny will not track changes in the Sim's schedule that result from a promotion or demotion, so if the Sim's schedule changes, the nanny will need to be called again so she can track the new schedule. Generally, once a Sim has re-appeared, the nanny will leave, but sometimes they need a bit of persuasion.
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In ''[[The Sims 2: Apartment Life]]'', a neighbor in an apartment building can be asked to watch kids. If this is done, there is no need to hire a nanny. This can be done at any time, as long as the neighbor is not about to walk to work. A neighbor who is watching the kids will continue to watch them even during their work hours, and can be dismissed at any time.
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[[File:Nanny fire.jpg|thumb|Nanny caught off guard by fire]]
Some nannies are more on-task than others, and careless nannies are apt to make meals and possibly start a [[fire]], wet themselves, and neglect the children. There's also nothing to stop them stealing from the [[Money tree]] except locking it in a secure room that only a certain [[Sim]] can enter.
Feats of child cruelty include repeatedly picking a baby up and putting it back in its crib or on the floor, waking up sleeping babies with music or just to play with them (this is not unique to nannies). A nanny may put a toddler in and out of a high chair and stare blankly at it. A nanny may even make a TV dinner for a toddler, even though a toddler can't eat it, then walk off to pick the toddler up and put them down again. Sometimes, a nanny can do something so silly, that the child/children can be taken away.
[[File:MessyNanny.jpg|thumb|Nanny leaving a mess]]
Nannies can be also quite glitchy in ''The Sims 2''. They can become stuck on lots, multiply or simply refuse to leave even if the van shows up. In this case, the simplest solution is to remove them using the [[moveobjects]] cheat.
There have been reports of nannies in ''The Sims 2'' walking off with babies,<ref>[https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=333460&c=0&ht=&page=2&pp=25#startcomment "Mod The Sims - The Nanny stole my baby!!!"<!-- Bot Generated Title -->]. Retrieved on 1 October 2014.</ref> but it has also been reported that this is equivalent to deleting the baby with [[moveobjects]], and that the baby will appear by the mailbox when the lot is reloaded.
===Notes===
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*[[Package editor#SimPE|SimPE]] can be used to update custom potties and changing tables to use the AL "Nanny fix"; resource kits for this are available [http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,13002.msg404796.html#msg404796 here]. Please note that items updated in this way '''are not compatible''' with games that do not have ''Apartment Life'' or ''Mansion & Garden Stuff''.
===List of Nannies===
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==The Sims 3==
In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', the babysitter is a random [[teen]] from the town who will come to take care of the [[baby]]/[[toddler]] when a Sim calls for the service. Babysitters can be male or female. They are just normal Sims that come to help for a fee, so they can be interacted with in the same way other Sims can. If a certain babysitter keeps showing up for a few days and has a lot of interaction with the toddler, their friendship will continue when the toddler grows into [[child]]hood. The two pre-made babysitters in [[Sunset Valley]] are [[Candy Ashleydale]] and [[Davy Linnell]].
===Notes===
*Several babysitters might have the [[kleptomaniac]] trait, meaning they could swipe something from a household if unwatched.
*In ''The Sims 3'', babysitters were known to take the child when they were going away, thus "kidnapping" the child; this was fixed in the [[The Sims 3/Patch 2|1.2.7 patch]]. There also some babysitters that are not very effective, such as [[Twinbrook]]'s [[Abel Bodey]], who has the [[Dislikes children]] trait, making it difficult for him to perform his job.
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Nannies will cook meals and autonomously help children with homework in addition to basic baby/toddler care.
It has been reported that the kidnapping glitch has returned, though this is unconfirmed.
==References==
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