Not Fluent in English Nanny

[Anonymous]

I am working in a leasing office in front desk. I want to be nanny. I love children.
I am not fluent in English. I came to know I have read different books for kids. I can read easily but some worlds I could pronounce wrong.
Is there any chance for me to become a nanny? I have childcare experience. I took care of neighbors just part time.
Please advice me , is there any chance

[Anonymous]

Yes, but your options may be limited since many families would like to be able to communicate quite effectively w/their Nanny.
They also would want their Nanny to have the ability to teach their child certain things later on such as the alphabet, numbers, stories + songs.

However if you work hard, studying your English and start w/lower pay.....I see no reason why you cannot work your way up the food chain.

best of luck!!

[Anonymous]

Most nannies I see struggle with English. No big deal.

[Anonymous]

You can also find a family that will value your native language if they want their kids to speak that same language.

[Anonymous]

You can definitely find a nanny job. And you will find a lot of jobs asking for a bilingual nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am working in a leasing office in front desk. I want to be nanny. I love children.
I am not fluent in English. I came to know I have read different books for kids. I can read easily but some worlds I could pronounce wrong.
Is there any chance for me to become a nanny? I have childcare experience. I took care of neighbors just part time.
Please advice me , is there any chance

who wrote your post here just now?

[Anonymous]

I would not hire a nanny who is not fluent in English. I do not want the nanny to give the wrong amount of medication (teaspoon v. tablespoon) because they didn't understand the difference.

We have a fully bilingual nanny.

[Anonymous]

Most nannies I know speak English as a second language and make mistakes in grammar and pronunciation. But how bad is your English? Do you have trouble communicating and make frequent mistakes? Or are you pretty comfortable speaking and make only the occasional mistake? If your English is pretty poor, then you will have to find a job that wants you to speak your native language to the child OR one that pays very poorly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not hire a nanny who is not fluent in English. I do not want the nanny to give the wrong amount of medication (teaspoon v. tablespoon) because they didn't understand the difference.

We have a fully bilingual nanny.

Someone who does not speak fluent English can understand it fluently and conversely, someone who seems to speak fluent English can have less than fluent comprehension. When it comes to the child's well-being, the nanny doesn't need to speak fluently, but should have fluent comprehension, written and spoken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not hire a nanny who is not fluent in English. I do not want the nanny to give the wrong amount of medication (teaspoon v. tablespoon) because they didn't understand the difference.

We have a fully bilingual nanny.

I’m sure a nanny who doesn’t speak English (WELL) is a lot smarter than you. I can’t believe what I just read.

[Anonymous]

Study English, become fluent, get an education and then get a good job with job growth and one in which you are respected and not considered "the help"!

[Anonymous]

A good attitude, ability to follow instructions (verbal, written) and good judgment when caring for children matter more than A+ english versus B+ English skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am working in a leasing office in front desk. I want to be nanny. I love children.
I am not fluent in English. I came to know I have read different books for kids. I can read easily but some worlds I could pronounce wrong.
Is there any chance for me to become a nanny? I have childcare experience. I took care of neighbors just part time.
Please advice me , is there any chance

who wrote your post here just now?

Op here I (by myself)wrote this post

[Anonymous]

I will give you the same advice I would give to anyone who wanted to get into this industry: it is all about references. No matter your background, the better and more references you have, the higher rate you can command. So start out by making a profile on sitter city.com or care.com or better yet both and get some babysitting jobs on the weekends. Once you have a few families have babysat for multiple times, ask them if they would serve as references for you and start looking for a part-time mother‘s helper or part-time nanny position. Then use that position as a reference after at least 6 months or so for your first full-time nanny position. Remember that the most important thing is to have a good reference from these families, so go the extra mile with your babysitting families such as bringing stickers to entertain the kids with a craft project or being a little flexible with your end time if you can. And do your best to find you first part-time or full time job that has a built in and date, such as someone who needs help just for the summer. That way you can leave at the end and not worry that they will be mad at you and not want to give you a good reference. If you both went in knowing that you were only going to work there until a certain time such as when school starts in the fall, they should not be angry that you are leaving at that time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I will give you the same advice I would give to anyone who wanted to get into this industry: it is all about references. No matter your background, the better and more references you have, the higher rate you can command. So start out by making a profile on sitter city.com or care.com or better yet both and get some babysitting jobs on the weekends. Once you have a few families have babysat for multiple times, ask them if they would serve as references for you and start looking for a part-time mother‘s helper or part-time nanny position. Then use that position as a reference after at least 6 months or so for your first full-time nanny position. Remember that the most important thing is to have a good reference from these families, so go the extra mile with your babysitting families such as bringing stickers to entertain the kids with a craft project or being a little flexible with your end time if you can. And do your best to find you first part-time or full time job that has a built in and date, such as someone who needs help just for the summer. That way you can leave at the end and not worry that they will be mad at you and not want to give you a good reference. If you both went in knowing that you were only going to work there until a certain time such as when school starts in the fall, they should not be angry that you are leaving at that time.

Op here thanks for taking time and giving me helpful advice