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[quote=Anonymous]Is she positive that the family wants to hire her as a full time nanny once the baby is born?  Hiring someone as a part-time babysitter for 2 school age kids is totally different than hiring someone as a full time nanny for a newborn and 2 older kids.  Or is she sure they aren't planning to put the baby in day care?  This could all be moot.

I think it's a good idea for you to keep emphasizing that a college degree will be helpful even if she wants to nanny.  Our nanny has a degree, and I know others who had very top notch nannying jobs in major cities (mostly New York) after graduating from college.  I don't think they would have gotten these jobs had they not been college graduates- at some level, people are more interested in the educational background than in many years of full time child care experience.

Our nanny is in her mid-30's and is a college graduate.  We've talked a lot about what she wants to do going forward, and she is thinking about going back to get a masters in social work or counseling.  I think she loves nannying in a lot of ways, but it's hard being in a job that can be so unstable, with few benefits, little to no opportunity for advancement.  It seems like it would be hard for your daughter to find herself in that position some years from now, but without an undergraduate degree.  She would basically be 4+ years from starting a different career.  If she goes to college now, or soon, she can at least be in a position to retool by getting a professional certification or doing some post-graduate work rather than starting from scratch.  She's lucky to have you and your husband willing to pay for her college now- she should not overlook that![/quote]

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