Nanny Attire

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pre-school teachers and daycare center workers have dress standards and they spend their days similarly. You guys who can't be bothered to dress like a grow up are just lazy. I'm usually on the defense against people throwing around the word lazy and entitled for every nanny, but damn really? You have a problem dressing like you give a shit?

I was a preschool teacher for years. I never worked at a center where the dress code was too dressy. I dressed in comfortable clothes that I could fingerpaint in. Preschools that require teachers to dress as "professionals" do not have your child's best interests at heart and end up with teachers who are afraid to do anything messy with their charges (IMHO).

[Anonymous]

Maybe we should dress up like bees.

[Anonymous]

I wear "work out clothes", usually work out pants with a t-shirt. Fire me. I'm not going to wear nice clothes when I'm going to get them dirty. Sorry.

If we are going to a museum, park, or somewhere nice (which is a rarity) I will wear jeans and a nicer shirt. Mostly it's clothes that I can move around with ease in. Anyone ever got jeans wet? Not comfortable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre-school teachers and daycare center workers have dress standards and they spend their days similarly. You guys who can't be bothered to dress like a grow up are just lazy. I'm usually on the defense against people throwing around the word lazy and entitled for every nanny, but damn really? You have a problem dressing like you give a shit?

I was a preschool teacher for years. I never worked at a center where the dress code was too dressy. I dressed in comfortable clothes that I could fingerpaint in. Preschools that require teachers to dress as "professionals" do not have your child's best interests at heart and end up with teachers who are afraid to do anything messy with their charges (IMHO).

I too worked at a (very nice) daycare center. We had a dress standard, it was a T-shirt with the centers name printed on... The preschoolers teachers were slacks, but those of use with children under 3 wore scrub bottoms.

[Anonymous]

I wear yoga pants all the time! I've worn jeans less then five times. If we are going to an appointment then I wear jeans. But to play dates and everything else yoga pants and clogs/flats. I also wear spandex with uggs or flatts. I don't care if that fits your idea of a professional nanny attire or not. My bosses are fine with it. I usually have my hair up and wear make up when I feel like it. I don't look like a slob but I do look like I'm going to play with a kid or in a job that is more laced on work attire. If my bosses are fine with it then I don't care what anyone else thinks!

[Anonymous]

I'm a guy so never wear leggings or yoga pants obviously. Either jeans or cargo pants. I keep a pile of extra clothes in a bag in the kid's closet for emergencies and a nicer shirt for when they have me drop her off at a dinner or party.

[Anonymous]

Should there be any difference in how the HS sitter is dressed and how a professional nanny presents herself?

I am not saying you should wear white starched blouses the way the highly paid British nannies do, but maybe something better than workout sweats?

[Anonymous]

Workout sweats are different than well fitted yoga pants or leggings on a proportionate person. As long as you aren't obese, yoga pants and leggings can look just fine for a nanny. I do wear jeans most of the time, but occasionally wear yoga pants with a nicer tshirt. They all fit well, and look good on me. However, I wouldn't be wearing baggy jeans or baggy sweats and a big tshirt. I'm always dressed appropriately for my job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe we should dress up like bees.

Hahaha. Loved that post.

[Anonymous]

Seems like if you dress like one of the kids, you're more prone to getting treated like one of the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe we should dress up like bees.

Hahaha. Loved that post.

Great, cause you're the only one who knew what I was referring to. This whole discussion is silly. As long as your employer is comfortable with your attire, who gives a sippycup what anyone else thinks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like if you dress like one of the kids, you're more prone to getting treated like one of the kids.

Anyone else notice how often nannies complain about not getting much respect?
Maybe look in the mirror?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe we should dress up like bees.

Hahaha. Loved that post.

Great, cause you're the only one who knew what I was referring to. This whole discussion is silly. As long as your employer is comfortable with your attire, who gives a sippycup what anyone else thinks?

Love it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like if you dress like one of the kids, you're more prone to getting treated like one of the kids.

Anyone else notice how often nannies complain about not getting much respect?
Maybe look in the mirror?

Respect has nothing to do with how you dress but everything to do with how you act. Recognize. I respect myself and that is the first lesson I pass on to my charges. The appropriateness of yoga pants comes way down the road. Unless they're invited to an inaugural ball. Then I let Karl Lagerfeld take over. Priorities, people, priorities!!!!

[Anonymous]

What do you wear to work, pp?