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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think you have anything to worry about! Received wisdom in my circle (FWIW) is that nannies in their 40s-50s are the BEST. Experienced, wise, unflappable, but still really energetic. Our current nanny is actually in her 60s and is still great with our high-strung toddler even if she's a little slower physically. I have friends who've hired 20-somethings and not one of them has had a good experience; they're all unreliable, demanding, and fall to pieces when the kids act up as kids will do. ([b]Which is kind of weird because, I mean, all these good nannies were in their 20s once too and were presumably decent even when they had less experience...I don't know where the young good nannies are these days. But anyway, 47 is a great age in my book.[/b])

Re: the question about your CV, what we loved to see was evidence of a nanny's creativity. Our first nanny brought an entire binder with her to her interview showing the types of crafts she made with kids, the "lesson plans" she used for various ages/stages, examples of the kinds of theme weeks she did (like, mermaid week = learning about sea life, etc.). That was very impressive. Way more impressive than my own resume, LOL.[/quote]

Makes sense to me. Nannying is one of those things you can only get experience with 1 kid, or 2-3 if you're in a nanny share, every year! And people stay with families on average 3-4 years and get used to the proclivities of each of their kids. So really over 10-15 years you're only getting experience with 6-8 kids. Meaning the younger you are, the less overall experience you have at being effective.

Unlike say...a mechanic - who can work on 15 different cars in a day during their peak periods.[/quote]

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