I'm going back to work in May (for 6 weeks since I work in a school). We are hiring a nanny for the baby, who will be 4 months at the time. When I'm off for the summer, the nanny will watch him for about 10 hours a week and will sometimes have our then 3 year old daughter too. We have interviewed a few nannies and found two that meet our needs. Both have great references.
Nanny #1, college student who nannied for a 4 month old last summer, will return to school in the middle of August, was nice but very quiet/shy. She didn't meet our daughter because she wasn't home at the time
Nanny#2, college student, but goes to school near our home and could continue next year for weekends/date nights, doesn't have infant experience but has an internship on a pediatric floor of a hospital. Met our daughter, and our daughter warmed up to her quickly.
I liked #2, my husband liked #1. Would you hire someone without infant experience?