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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You want a housekeeper who babysits.  You’ll find one.  I’m a nanny and the family I work for has a housekeeper who babysits when I can’t and works as a nanny in the mornings before I get to work (the mother had twins after my older charge).  The housekeeper doesn’t have a degree or anything but she’s good with the babies and actually raised twins herself.  [/quote]

How many Nannies in this area have degrees in childhood education? That becomes more important  when your kids go to preschool. Most have a high school diploma at most and are immigrants from another country. Which doesn’t have much to do with their ability to be good caregivers and housekeepers.

We had a nanny for 7 years and for the first 3 years her duties were exclusively childcare and folding all household laundry (including adults).  She spent more time cooking and cleaning after my older one started preschool.  A long-term nanny will have duties that evolve over time unless you keep popping out babies.  And many Nannies would rather stay with a family they like working with than fussing about whether they’re folding laundry for an adult vs a kid. [/quote]

Actually a lot of nannies now have degrees and/or preschool teaching experience.  Yes, there are plenty of foreign-born nannies who can double as housekeepers but many parents want more for their very young children.

Our first nanny when my oldest was a newborn couldn’t read in English which I quickly realized was a huge drawback.  We switched to an educated nanny and she’s been with us for four years.  [/quote]

+1. It was a priority for us, too.  But OP is only working part time so a housekeeper-who-babysits could work out for her.  [/quote]

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