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[quote=Anonymous]I have been looking for a college educated nanny for an infant and have reached out to a couple of reputable, expensive agencies. I specifically asked about a college educated nanny and was told that regardless of how much we were paying (we are open to up to $40/hr, even $45 for the perfect person), it is extremely unlikely that we will find a [b]long term[/b] college educated nanny. The agencies said that they could easily find one that would work for one or maybe two years tops, but that it would almost never extend beyond that because college educated nannies have so many other options and most nanny as a short term stint before moving in to something else (masters, teaching etc). They stressed that it’s not in their interest to tell me this since they would collect their 15% fee as long as nanny stays for 1 year, but that they wanted to be upfront re: expectations.

So now I’m stuck. I considered SAH, but DCUM convinced me that the college educated nanny path was the best way to go. I don’t want to change my child’s caregiver every 1-2 years. How is everyone else finding their long term educated nanny and how long did they stay with you? Are these really as available as this site makes it out to be or are they unicorns? [/quote]

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