When To Tell

I've been having trouble with my current nanny job for some time now. I watch twin 2 year old boys and their 4 year old brother, it is a lot of work and a lot of running around all day. This is not the problem, the problem is that the parents refuse to give me car seats or lend me a car I can drive. I have been working with them for over a year and the only places I have taken them have been the library once and the zoo once. It is very hard to be in a house with three hyper boys all day. I'm bored and they are bored.

The other issue is that they cut my hours from 50 to 20 when the boys started pre school in September I picked up another part time nanny job but I'm still really not making enough to pay my bills. I think I need one full time job instead of two part time jobs. I am actively looking for a new full time job and have secured two interviews. My question is when should I tell the families I work for in looking for a new job? I would still give them two weeks notice but j would like to write them down as references and give them plenty of time to find a new nanny.

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Notice, The Complexities of

   

       I am a Bay Area nanny who has been with my current family for going on 3 years. I love my job. The boys I care for are great, especially the youngest who I have a special bond with since I've been his nanny since he was a newborn. My bosses have treated me with nothing but kindness and appreciation. The boys are even going to be a part of my upcoming wedding. If it weren't for my current situation, I wouldn't leave my job until the boys were too old for a nanny.

     That all being said, my fiancé and I have talked about moving to Oregon for years now. He's been fairly persistent with applying for jobs in that area, but for the most part, there was never a moment where I felt the chances of us abruptly moving were high enough to mention our plans to my bosses.

     Which brings us to the present. My fiancé was contacted by a company in Oregon that offered to essentially fly him out and interview him. This coming Monday is the day of the interview, and if he gets the job, we have been lead to believe he'd start this summer.

     I know he hasn't locked down the job yet, so nothing is official at this point, but if the company is interested enough to help pay for expenses to interview him, I think he must have a pretty good shot. Not to mention, even if this job doesn't work out, he's even more ready than I am to move, and he's not going to stop applying for jobs up there. It will happen sooner or later.

     My question: do I tell my bosses now, as a courtesy, so they at least know that a move is in our plans for the future? Or do I wait until he secures a job, and risk giving them somewhat short notice? What would other nannies do?