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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A nanny is more similar to a mother than a daycare worker. She gives kids lots of one on one attention in their own home. She is essentially replacing the role of a mother, whereas a daycare worker is doing a different job. I had a nanny for my kids and they were so much happier at home than in daycare when they were young. I don’t judge others who choose differently. [/quote]

This is also part of the problem. Kids do prefer  nanny over a daycare worker because kid long for a loving mother figure in their life.
Day care worker is a teacher and never pretend to be a mom, nanny though, although not pretending, gradually becomes more then mother to a kid because it is her who  usually spends more time with them then a mom, working mom is usually tired and can often appear to a child as less caring, due to no fault of hers. At the end of the day, kids are happier with nannies but in a long run both kids and mothers oftentimes pay for
the lack of true bond that nanny in a way absorbs and takes away with her when she leaves. Y[b]ou can ask the over 50 forum for some feedback on this, ask those who have grown up kids, as what do they think and what would they do if they had a do over option. [/b]
Outsourcing mothering is oftentimes necessary for many reasons however it, like many things in life that are meant to make life easier, come with price. That price oftentimes is far removed in time so you can not see immediate impact. [/quote]

Or, you can look at actually scientific studies that show there is no difference in outcome for SAHM/nannies/daycare for kids.

But, feel free to judge away.[/quote]

That depends on what outcomes are important to you which obviously varies for different people.  Scientific studies administered by people with kids in daycare don't impress me much. [/quote]

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