If you hire a nanny, your toddler remains at the house and the nanny will show up. Many people find they have bad nannies, but if you use your toddler you can get everything done you want, just have the toddler ask for potty help and food and play help. If you wait for the nanny to do it on her own don't expect anything to happen, but having the toddler ask usually does it in my game
I sometimes use the day-care option when they still need to level everything and don't have a certain goal for the day and I just want the day to pass fast
