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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.

 

[[File:Nanny feeding an alien.jpg|thumb|A nanny feeds an alien baby.]]

In ''[[The Sims 2]]'', nannies are always female [[elder]]s (except in ''[[The Sims Pet Stories]]'', since elders do not exist in that game), and wear a conservative white blouse, gray button-up sweater, long plaid skirt, and bowling shoes. There are two nanny outfits; one has a green plaid skirt and green collar ribbon, while the other has a red plaid skirt and red collar ribbon. It appears that one outfit is set as the special NPC outfit. The other outfit may be used as the Everyday outfit, but this does not appear to happen for all nannies.

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]].

 

 

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.

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.

 

[[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.

 

===Notes===

*[[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''.