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Nannies: get your BA degrees. You’ll work better and higher paying jobs.

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Anonymous wrote:Nannies: get your BA degrees. You’ll work better and higher paying jobs.



Nannies - don’t take out loans to earn a BA so you can make $23-$25/hr., instead of $20-$22/hr.
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Anonymous wrote:Nannies: get your BA degrees. You’ll work better and higher paying jobs.



Nannies - don’t take out loans to earn a BA so you can make $23-$25/hr., instead of $20-$22/hr.



First, you don’t need to take out loans.

Second, an experienced nanny with a BA can earn between $30 to $35 an hour.

Third, only a true idiot would ever demean education.
Anonymous
I don’t demean education. However, I make $20 as a live-in nanny/educator. I do not have the time to finish my degree while working, and families prefer to see very short breaks between positions.
Anonymous
This has turned into the most bizarre thread.
Anonymous
I consider it a good offer, but have a question: > Is your baby a reasonably good napper?

Because if you have a child who does not nap very well, then even doing just the child’s laundry duties can be a distraction in itself.

Also, since your child is still relatively young your new Nanny may need more than five sick days.
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Anonymous wrote:Thank you for this! Not a lot of people appreciate nannies with qualifications


That is true. I don’t. My nanny doesn’t have a college degree. I’m OK with that. A lot of people are OK with that, because they don’t want to spend $27/hr. for someone to watch one infant.




NP here. I wanted much more than someone to watch my infant. I have a college educated nanny who narrates, talks, reads and sings to my baby as well as loves him. I also wanted a nanny with good grammar and a rich vocabulary. The first three years are the most important in brain development and establishing connections.

I actually wish there were two different names for the teacher/nanny and the housekeeper/nanny.


Nannies are not maids or housekeepers.
Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:The only problem is that it's less than full time.


OP here. We are worried about that and are considering pay for 40 hours/week or $25/hour.


I would likely do both, but we started our nanny at $25 for 50 hours a week so she was guaranteed 10 hours of overtime. Many nannies love overtime because it's time and a half and they can really make money there.

However, I don't think your package is too bad, and you may find someone that is content with 40 hours a week and only working four days. All your other asks are reasonable.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thank you for this! Not a lot of people appreciate nannies with qualifications


That is true. I don’t. My nanny doesn’t have a college degree. I’m OK with that. A lot of people are OK with that, because they don’t want to spend $27/hr. for someone to watch one infant.




NP here. I wanted much more than someone to watch my infant. I have a college educated nanny who narrates, talks, reads and sings to my baby as well as loves him. I also wanted a nanny with good grammar and a rich vocabulary. The first three years are the most important in brain development and establishing connections.

I actually wish there were two different names for the teacher/nanny and the housekeeper/nanny.


You realize that someone can narrate, talk, read, and sing and also have good grammar and a rich vocabulary and not have gone to college, right?

I would work people with at least one if not two post-collegiate degrees and some of them have atrocious grammar and talk like children.
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Anonymous wrote:Anyone here think all this “nanny with a degree” business is just a dog whistle? I mean really, you can’t find anyone without a degree who speaks with proper grammar?



No. NP here and you can be foreign born with perfect grammar and a rich English (or another required language) vocabulary.

DH and I are college educated and wanted a college educated nanny for our child. It’s a preference like any other. I have no clue why you’re trying to make it into something more.


Because you acted like having a college degree (a) was necessary for proper grammar and (b) guaranteed a nanny who knew and used proper grammar. These things are simply not true. So others are just pointing out the many flaws with your statement.
Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thank you for this! Not a lot of people appreciate nannies with qualifications


That is true. I don’t. My nanny doesn’t have a college degree. I’m OK with that. A lot of people are OK with that, because they don’t want to spend $27/hr. for someone to watch one infant.




NP here. I wanted much more than someone to watch my infant. I have a college educated nanny who narrates, talks, reads and sings to my baby as well as loves him. I also wanted a nanny with good grammar and a rich vocabulary. The first three years are the most important in brain development and establishing connections.

I actually wish there were two different names for the teacher/nanny and the housekeeper/nanny.


You realize that someone can narrate, talk, read, and sing and also have good grammar and a rich vocabulary and not have gone to college, right?

I would work people with at least one if not two post-collegiate degrees and some of them have atrocious grammar and talk like children.


It comes down to the focus. My focus is on the child(ren). By kindergarten, every single one knows the alphabet forward and backward, can match phonetic sounds to letters, can hear phonetic sounds in words, can rote count to at least 29, can count groups at least to ten, etc. More important to me, they can shower themselves and reliably be clean every time; they have habits built to clean up after themselves, get themselves ready and to help when it looks like someone needs it; they ask for help when it’s necessary, but try first when they might be able to do for themselves; and they are relatively well behaved in public spaces (including while playing with other children).

I will do my charges’ laundry, not matter how old they are. We start doing household towels when the child is mature enough to want to help fold washcloths (1.5-2.5). We start emptying the dish drainer when my charge is mature enough to handle silverware without dropping it (1.5-3). We start vacuuming when they are ready to “help” with their play vacuum (shortly after starting to walk).

I only take on household chores as desired by the child (and/or when I deem it time to start teaching a chore). I do NOT promise the parents anything beyond upkeep of children’s private spaces, purchase and cooking of children’s meals consumed during my shift, and washing/putting away children’s clothes. My goal is to raise children who are helpful and self-sufficient, not be the housekeeper.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thank you for this! Not a lot of people appreciate nannies with qualifications


That is true. I don’t. My nanny doesn’t have a college degree. I’m OK with that. A lot of people are OK with that, because they don’t want to spend $27/hr. for someone to watch one infant.




NP here. I wanted much more than someone to watch my infant. I have a college educated nanny who narrates, talks, reads and sings to my baby as well as loves him. I also wanted a nanny with good grammar and a rich vocabulary. The first three years are the most important in brain development and establishing connections.

I actually wish there were two different names for the teacher/nanny and the housekeeper/nanny.


You realize that someone can narrate, talk, read, and sing and also have good grammar and a rich vocabulary and not have gone to college, right?

I would work people with at least one if not two post-collegiate degrees and some of them have atrocious grammar and talk like children.


It comes down to the focus. My focus is on the child(ren). By kindergarten, every single one knows the alphabet forward and backward, can match phonetic sounds to letters, can hear phonetic sounds in words, can rote count to at least 29, can count groups at least to ten, etc. More important to me, they can shower themselves and reliably be clean every time; they have habits built to clean up after themselves, get themselves ready and to help when it looks like someone needs it; they ask for help when it’s necessary, but try first when they might be able to do for themselves; and they are relatively well behaved in public spaces (including while playing with other children).

I will do my charges’ laundry, not matter how old they are. We start doing household towels when the child is mature enough to want to help fold washcloths (1.5-2.5). We start emptying the dish drainer when my charge is mature enough to handle silverware without dropping it (1.5-3). We start vacuuming when they are ready to “help” with their play vacuum (shortly after starting to walk).

I only take on household chores as desired by the child (and/or when I deem it time to start teaching a chore). I do NOT promise the parents anything beyond upkeep of children’s private spaces, purchase and cooking of children’s meals consumed during my shift, and washing/putting away children’s clothes. My goal is to raise children who are helpful and self-sufficient, not be the housekeeper.


You just used a lot of words to not make a single point. Perhaps your college degree isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Anonymous
Let’s just be honest here. If you hired a housekeeper, she isn’t a nanny.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Where were jobs like this when I was looking? I made $20/hr in a SHARE (plus guaranteed OT) and didn't have 4 weeks off.

OP. Post the job and see what candidates you're getting - that's the best advice anyone can give you.


You had guaranteed overtime which is time and a half. That's not the same.
Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thank you for this! Not a lot of people appreciate nannies with qualifications


That is true. I don’t. My nanny doesn’t have a college degree. I’m OK with that. A lot of people are OK with that, because they don’t want to spend $27/hr. for someone to watch one infant.




NP here. I wanted much more than someone to watch my infant. I have a college educated nanny who narrates, talks, reads and sings to my baby as well as loves him. I also wanted a nanny with good grammar and a rich vocabulary. The first three years are the most important in brain development and establishing connections.

I actually wish there were two different names for the teacher/nanny and the housekeeper/nanny.


You realize that someone can narrate, talk, read, and sing and also have good grammar and a rich vocabulary and not have gone to college, right?

I would work people with at least one if not two post-collegiate degrees and some of them have atrocious grammar and talk like children.


It comes down to the focus. My focus is on the child(ren). By kindergarten, every single one knows the alphabet forward and backward, can match phonetic sounds to letters, can hear phonetic sounds in words, can rote count to at least 29, can count groups at least to ten, etc. More important to me, they can shower themselves and reliably be clean every time; they have habits built to clean up after themselves, get themselves ready and to help when it looks like someone needs it; they ask for help when it’s necessary, but try first when they might be able to do for themselves; and they are relatively well behaved in public spaces (including while playing with other children).

I will do my charges’ laundry, not matter how old they are. We start doing household towels when the child is mature enough to want to help fold washcloths (1.5-2.5). We start emptying the dish drainer when my charge is mature enough to handle silverware without dropping it (1.5-3). We start vacuuming when they are ready to “help” with their play vacuum (shortly after starting to walk).

I only take on household chores as desired by the child (and/or when I deem it time to start teaching a chore). I do NOT promise the parents anything beyond upkeep of children’s private spaces, purchase and cooking of children’s meals consumed during my shift, and washing/putting away children’s clothes. My goal is to raise children who are helpful and self-sufficient, not be the housekeeper.


Awesome. I'd hire you in a heartbeat (after Covid....)
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