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[quote=Anonymous]Nannies provide individualized attention, working on specific social issues at home and in public, not just dealing with the behavior that crops up in a classroom (for most kids, their best behavior is at school, worst is at home where they feel safe).  Nannies also work on understanding and processing emotions, while most teachers touch on emotions then focus on behavior.

Nannies provide individualized educational opportunities, rather than teaching to a whole class.  A child who is grasps concepts easily in one area (numeracy) may struggle more in another area (literacy).  The nanny will have the ability to add and change things on the fly for one child, so they have a constantly evolving, challenging growth in areas that they understand easily, and they get the time, patience and help they need to be at least on grade level in areas which are more difficult.

Most preschool teachers rush kids into writing.  A nanny can evaluate an individual child’s hand strength and control, focus on more fine motor activities and wait to start writing when the child is ready.  A nanny can also demonstrate and correct letter formation as a child learns, leading to better penmanship long term; most preschool teachers don’t even watch the child write, so they have no idea how the child forms the letter.  Children who aren’t taught to form letters correctly from the start have a very, very difficult time changing the formation later.

A nanny will provide a variety of gross motor activities.  A teacher is usually limited to one playground, perhaps a nearby park.  Most preschool teachers allow the children to play on any available equipment they prefer, while a nanny can (and should!) encourage a variety of different play encompassing climbing, balance, strength, stamina, etc.  A preschool teacher is also limited in how much time the children can spend outside, based on other classroom usage and the weather; a nanny can evaluate outdoor time each day based on the child’s inclination, energy and gross motor needs, bundling up or keeping cool as the rather dictates.  A teacher never takes a class out during the rain, but nannies can.

A teacher is responsible solely for the classroom’s tidiness and organization, and teaches the children to help maintain it.  Depending on what you negotiate, here are just some of the “duties” for a nanny (limited to household tasks and teaching the child life skills): do child’s laundry, teach child to fold and put away laundry (wash/dry possible, depending on age), swift out seasonal clothes, purge stained and torn clothes, purge outgrown clothes and bundle for consignment/donation/relative, shop for child’s clothing, cook for child, teach child to cook (age appropriate), teach child to wipe/vacuum/sweep/mop up own mess (as age appropriate), teach child to pick up their room, organize toys, clean/sanitize toys, teach child to pick up toys (overlap with teacher), purge toys that are outgrown for donation/consignment/relative, purge broken toys, shop for toys, teach child manners (some overlap with teacher), wash/sanitize pump parts, wash/sanitize bottles, prep bottles, batch cook purées or steamed foods, make grocery list, grocery shop, make household (Child-related) necessity list, shop for household necessities (child-related), make gift lists for parents and relatives, but gifts from parents and/or relatives, wrap gifts for child, buy gifts for child’s friends (birthday parties), track and replenish craft items/science experiment items, etc.

A nanny has to be able to function as the sole responsible adult.  A preschool teacher usually has another teacher or an aide in the room, a principal and other adults who can help handle whatever happens.

For a nanny, you are paying one person all by yourself.  A preschool charges tuition for every student.  That tuition pays all the teachers and other staff, maintenance on the building, utilities, rent/mortgage/taxes, etc.

Now, I only touched on child-specific things that any nanny could do.  Educator nannies will do more educational things with your child.  Housekeeper nannies will do more household tasks, sometimes things that aren’t related to the child at all.  But does this give you an idea of why there’s a difference in pay?[/quote]

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