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Graeme Murray & Nicola Croal

Nurse under fire for advertising free room at home in exchange for 'overnight childcare'

A nurse has been criticised after she advertised renting a free room in her home in exchange for 'overnight childcare'. The woman specified the lodger would not need to pay anything but instead watch her two children overnight for three nights a week.

The mother, who works as a permanent night nurse, suggested the arrangement may suit a student or a young professional, the Mirror reports. However, her post has stirred up some controversy after social media users argued 'no one in their right mind is going to do that'.

The woman from Tadley, Hampshire, posted on SpareRoom: "I have a double room that might suit a student or professional in exchange for overnight childcare of a 13-year-old and five-year-old three nights a week every Tuesday Thursday and Sunday, as I work permanent nights as a nurse.

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