I truly think becoming a nanny is what I should to do, but...

[Anonymous]

It's not about being a good nanny. Most parents have only budgeted for a nanny until preschool and don't see the need to double up on 2 seperate forms of childcare. Or, they will only need to keep you on part time.

[Anonymous]

"If you are a good nanny who goes above and beyond and is willing to grow with a family, then they are more likely to keep you on. If you are a crappy nanny who does the minimum to get by, they are more likely to get rid of you as soon as the kids hit preschool. "

Agree with this in the sense that a great nanny makes the decisions about switching to FT preschool harder for a family. We are in this spot right now. Still part is luck as I imagine that the 5+year gigs are mostly for families that started the nanny with kid 1 and then had another child or two so their span of little kids was pretty long.