Nanny Professional Development

[Anonymous]

There are many ways nannies can expand their professional development. Webinars, online classes, conferences, local nanny groups that offer monthly speakers. The DC area has ADCAN - Association of DC Area Nannies www.dcareanannies.com. DC area also has PEP http://pepparent.org/ and they have some great classes. Or Meghan Leahy http://www.positivelyparenting.com/parenting-online-classes/

Don't forget National Nanny Training Day, Nannypalooza, INA Conference and even DEMA has offerings for nannies.

Check out Strong Roots Family Coaching for their webinar series http://www.strongrootsfamilycoaching.com/NannyWebinar.html

Nanny Biz Reviews has some as well http://nannybizreviews.com/upcomingtrainings/

You could also try NannyTrainings.com http://nannytrainings.com/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nannies: have you taken any professional training in the DC area to expand your skills? Outside of CPR, what certifications are valuable to have? Are any of them NOT worth paying for?

Also, is anyone familiar with the English Governess and Nanny School? If so, what are your thoughts about the value of attending?

Be a nanny take many years of her life each day we learn something new,you don't need take a class ,you just have to love kids and good personality .

This is exactly what is wrong with the nanny profession, and exactly the mentality that makes so many parents unwilling to spend more than $15 per hour. It takes far more than loving kids and having a good personality to be a good nanny. I am not familiar with this nanny school, but IMO, nannies should be trained in things like early language development, positive discipline, childhood emotional development and how to nurture emotional intelligence, preparing monthly plans for skills to be taught and activities through which to teach them, appropriate nutrition and safe food handling, developmental milestones at each stage and how to test for mastery so you know what skills to work on with your charges... This list of things goes on and on.

A love for kids and a good personality gets you $15 per hour. Until nanny school or comparable training becomes the norm, nannies as a class will never be recognized as professionals.