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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s information I would really like to have in making a decision to hire. [/quote]
Why?[/quote]

Usually because they want someone who can stay late, work more hours, or come in as needed and they don't want the nanny missing days because her own kids are sick or have needs.. 
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Well, we all want a reliable nanny, but being a mother or not being a mother doesn't make one's nanny reliable.  My nanny is a mother (children are older) and in 6 years, has never missed a day because her own children are sick, and is typically flexible to work more hours. [/quote]

I think “children being older” is the key.  You need a nanny with older children or secure backup care, like a noneorking mother who lives with them. [/quote]

How would you feel if you didn't get a job because someone decided that you having a child was an impediment to you doing the job, even if you had a SAHP or plenty of backup care?  Parenthood is not a flaw in a candidate--it's a characteristic, and one that job candidates manage in different ways.[/quote]

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