Finding a teacher who’d like to leave their job and nanny?

[Anonymous]

Thank you, PP! So helpful!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A nanny qualification is just about no formal training. If you can work at McDonald’s, you can be a nanny. A teacher with certification has a masters degree.

Do you know any nasa engineers who want to work at the local repair shop?

No, a teacher with certification doesn’t automatically mean they have a masters degree. You only need a bachelors degree plus passing the praxis (and not all areas require you pass the praxis to begin teaching-you can take it while working as a teacher). Depending on where you are working depends on higher degree requirements.

[Anonymous]

We hired our preschool teacher when her daycare closed and she was let go. We have a baby and a 4 year old. It's prefect. I pay her more than I paid a nanny when the oldest was little but it's still less than a nanny for the baby AND full torn preschool and she takes home more than she did as a preschool teacher and much easier with us than dealing with a bunch of parents and a school director etc (according to her).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, look for a former preschool teacher or anyone who has homeschooled. ES teachers do have a very different skill set, especially if they’ve never been around younger children.

As for places to look: dcum nanny (pick you location), listserv, nextdoor, mom’s group, etc

Sorry, but after reading the Nanny forums on here and reading how immature + incompetent some of the “nannies” are -
I likely wouldn’t use this site to hire a suitable caretaker for my loved one.

The Nanny forums can be so mean!

[Anonymous]

I've posted a few times here and the Nanny forum about retiring teachers (meaning 50-60 years old) taking on a nanny position for a few years after retiring. My sister is one of them. She has a Masters in Elem. Ed. and endorsements in Reading and in SPED and is K-8 certified.

Word got around that my sister was getting restless 6 months after retiring (age 55) and the competitive offers started coming in. She never advertised. She hadn't' even considered it until a few potential employers mentioned it. She has been with one family for 5 years now (3 kids) who are currently, 7 5, 2. When she mentioned she was thinking about going to back to her surfing/mountain biking retirement days they upped her from $35/hr to $38 and she agreed to one more year, then re-assess. Since she can't surf right now due to closed beaches, she is happy to continue with the family.

And you had better believe no housekeeping duties! She works 7-3 and a more casual babysitter takes over then til parents get home. She is fed breakfast and lunch by the family. She is a great cook and loves to feed the kids-- she leaves the family a shopping list each week to order from Whole Foods , etc. She gets 4 weeks paid vacay. Since she is tutoring the kids now the employers will do anything to keep her.

So, look for retiring teachers. You can work something out.

[Anonymous]

OP, I would love someone like you sister, PP! Any tips on where to find a retiring/retired teacher other than Care, DCUM, and NextDoor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would love someone like you sister, PP! Any tips on where to find a retiring/retired teacher other than Care, DCUM, and NextDoor?

Word of mouth, agency, listserv, nextdoor.

[Anonymous]

I am the sister of the teacher-turned -nanny above. Talk to everyone you know about any retiring teachers.

I am going to bet there are not many teachers who want to work full time upon leaving the profession -- unless the salary/hourly and conditions are right, like my sister's situation. But there may be retiring teachers who want to work half days --perhaps just to tutor your kids/manage zoom lessons etc.

They may not want to cook for your kids like my sister does but cooking is a passion for her -- she makes lobster scrambled eggs and homemade pizza, including rolling out the crust! The kids love her so much. Making food is an important part of their day. You may need to just have a lot of pre-made food to be heated up or order delivery. Every one will be different as to the set-up they are comfortable with.

I would note my sister was not retiring because she was burnt out. She was deciding whether to purse something new after teaching 30 years. Avoid the teachers who are burnt out -- they won't want to deal with kids anymore!

[Anonymous]

This summer I hired a young ES teacher as a nanny. She was truly wonderful and we had her for about 8 weeks but she has just headed back to her job. Since my kids could not go to day camp she was the best option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We hired our preschool teacher when her daycare closed and she was let go. We have a baby and a 4 year old. It's prefect. I pay her more than I paid a nanny when the oldest was little but it's still less than a nanny for the baby AND full torn preschool and she takes home more than she did as a preschool teacher and much easier with us than dealing with a bunch of parents and a school director etc (according to her).

So you',re bragging about cheating her.

[Anonymous]

Why would a teacher return early to do this? My sister makes $150k a year teaching plus benefits.

[Anonymous]

I've been a nanny for over twenty years and I taught preschool beforehand. I have ECE credits but I don't have a formal degree. That can't be so unusual. I handled DL with some parental assistance with two elementary age kids this year. That is the added wrinkle that is driving up nanny prices-can your nanny facilitate online learning while you are working? Of course a teacher can but what would they charge?

[Anonymous]

I too have a sister who is a teacher -turned-nanny -turned - home-school teacher. I thought of this thread as i just found out yesterday she will do only homeschooling, not nannying. Like a PP above, Sis is also a retired teacher who got bored and became a nanny last year. One boy, about 3 when started. Mom is SAHM but does want to take care of the kid all day long. Sis started at $25/hr and now the mom has asked her to be the boy's preK4 teacher. The mom does not want to send her son back to school due to Covid. I think my Sis is only getting $30/hr but it's guaranteed 5-hrs day even when kid is sick a home or whatever, and Sis does not want to work full-time anymore. Mom and Sis got what each wanted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would a teacher return early to do this? My sister makes $150k a year teaching plus benefits.

That's probably New York state.

My cousin makes about 32K in the Midwest.

[Anonymous]

Seems like a teacher could make more per hour doing individual tutoring without the childcare duties.