English term
Spain
Also an interpreter (medical, court)
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 3 more.
The babysitter was all arranged
Gracias
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Proposed translations
Ya teníamos todo arreglado con la niñera - la niñera ya había quedado en venir
Aporto un par de ideas más...
:-)
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Note added at 2 days 59 mins (2018-11-15 22:15:30 GMT) Post-grading
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De nada, un placer. :-)
Mexico
Trilingually educated, globally trained.
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 4 more.
Ya habíamos conseguido niñera
Esta opción es la más concisa pero también podrían funcionar formulaciones más explícitas... con la niñera ya nos habíamos puesto de acuerdo para que viniera a cuidar a los niños / ya nos habíamos arreglado con la niñera, etc.
Así lo entiendo tal cual, sin más contexto.
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Chema Nieto Castañón
: Lo más sencillo y natural; ya habíamos conseguido/contratado (a una) niñera
11 hrs
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¡Gracias!
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United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
ya habíamos acordado con una niñera por sus servicios
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
La canguro/la niñera ya estaba apalabrada/contratada
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
la niñera ya estaba encargada/contratada
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Note added at 5 hrs (2018-11-14 02:18:33 GMT)
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"arranged" in this case just means that they had booked the babysitter and it was all set
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Note added at 5 hrs (2018-11-14 02:19:07 GMT)
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the babysitter would be there
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Note added at 5 hrs (2018-11-14 02:20:11 GMT)
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the payment question is implicit... of course she's going to get paid...
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