What exactly makes a "high end nanny"?

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Anonymous wrote:She never quits learning more!

I agree, but some degree of education must be necessary to be "high-end". I'm 22, I really don't plan on being a "career nanny", so it wouldn't be fair for me to even apply to a "high end" job, and I probably wouldn't get it because I don't have an early child education, (I do have a bachelors, but not in education), and my experience is somewhat limited.

In my opinion a high-end nanny:
-Has a Bachelors/Masters in Early Childhood Education/Child Phycology
-Multilingual (in a language like Spanish, French, Japanese, or Mandrin...I speak Russian, their is not really a reason a child needs to know Russian).
-At least 10+ years experience
-Flawless reccomendation

No way, you need much more than this. You need a greater set of specialized skills.

The people who can afford high-end nannies work insane hours typically, and need you to fill in on the parenting time they are missing. You will be asked to manage a lot of the children's activities, medical appointments and welfare.

High end nannies typically also will live with and / or travel with a family on trips. Very very long hours including weekends. There was a great article about it a while ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a high end nanny in Manhattan. I work 11O hrs a week for high society billionaires. I make $11.50 per hour .

I'm afraid this is more of a doormat.

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Anonymous wrote:She has what it takes to educate not only the children, but the parents to (in child development). Granted, not every parent would want that, even if they could afford it. Even most pediatritions don't have much potty-training experience.

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Anonymous wrote:A high end nanny has something special that a high paying parent wants.

Very well stated. It's my impression that there are many more parents who are willing and able to offer high wages, but not many extra-ordinary nannies out there who have what it takes.

I think that most Americans have never seen how a real nanny operates. All you need to do is go to London. These nannies simply KNOW what they're doing and how to do it. They've been well trained, and have extensive experience. Parents don't need to be the absentee manager of their children, because when they hire a professional nanny, they KNOW that their children are being cared for in the best possible way.
There are some Americans who understand all of that, but it's not very common here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A high end nanny has something special that a high paying parent wants.

Very well stated. It's my impression that there are many more parents who are willing and able to offer high wages, but not many extra-ordinary nannies out there who have what it takes.

I think that most Americans have never seen how a real nanny operates. All you need to do is go to London. These nannies simply KNOW what they're doing and how to do it. They've been well trained, and have extensive experience. Parents don't need to be the absentee manager of their children, because when they hire a professional nanny, they KNOW that their children are being cared for in the best possible way.
There are some Americans who understand all of that, but it's not very common here.

That's not what my British friends report. Over there, similarly to over here, high-end nannies are a minority while the nanny profession is a refuge of immigrant women with few real skills other than childcare.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A high end nanny has something special that a high paying parent wants.

Very well stated. It's my impression that there are many more parents who are willing and able to offer high wages, but not many extra-ordinary nannies out there who have what it takes.

I think that most Americans have never seen how a real nanny operates. All you need to do is go to London. These nannies simply KNOW what they're doing and how to do it. They've been well trained, and have extensive experience. Parents don't need to be the absentee manager of their children, because when they hire a professional nanny, they KNOW that their children are being cared for in the best possible way.
There are some Americans who understand all of that, but it's not very common here.

That's not what my British friends report. Over there, similarly to over here, high-end nannies are a minority while the nanny profession is a refuge of immigrant women with few real skills other than childcare.

You know the immigrants are sitters, not trained and experienced nannies? The UK still has the most elite nanny schools. The immigrant sitters and elite British nannies just can't be compared.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would say that a high-end nanny is one with a good track record and a known success rate. You can have a PhD in education or psychology and still have no skill with children.

More valuable than looking at a nanny's resume might be looking at the resumes of her children - either the ones she cared for longterm or the ones she gave birth to. If her children dropped out of school or are in jail, you know something about how successful her methods are. If she's too young to have any children, you have an inexperienced person on your hands.

You do realize some women choose not to have children or physically can't. Not only that, the success rate of her charges is determined by their parents and SES, not their nanny. You sound completely inexperienced and uneducated.

She's the nanny constantly claiming to be paid $25/hour at minimum, and if you ask her what special skills or qualifications she brings to the table she tells tells you about her "success rate". What does that even mean? You've been successful at keeping the kids alive each day? What? If you mean that the children in your care have been successful in life, what makes you so sure it had anything to do with you?

It's called nature vs. nurture. We'll never know for sure what matters more, but most intelligent people know that nurture certainly matters a lot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A high end nanny has something special that a high paying parent wants.

Very well stated. It's my impression that there are many more parents who are willing and able to offer high wages, but not many extra-ordinary nannies out there who have what it takes.

I think that most Americans have never seen how a real nanny operates. All you need to do is go to London. These nannies simply KNOW what they're doing and how to do it. They've been well trained, and have extensive experience. Parents don't need to be the absentee manager of their children, because when they hire a professional nanny, they KNOW that their children are being cared for in the best possible way.
There are some Americans who understand all of that, but it's not very common here.

That's not what my British friends report. Over there, similarly to over here, high-end nannies are a minority while the nanny profession is a refuge of immigrant women with few real skills other than childcare.

You know the immigrants are sitters, not trained and experienced nannies? The UK still has the most elite nanny schools. The immigrant sitters and elite British nannies just can't be compared.

You know you're a bigot, right?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say that a high-end nanny is one with a good track record and a known success rate. You can have a PhD in education or psychology and still have no skill with children.

More valuable than looking at a nanny's resume might be looking at the resumes of her children - either the ones she cared for longterm or the ones she gave birth to. If her children dropped out of school or are in jail, you know something about how successful her methods are. If she's too young to have any children, you have an inexperienced person on your hands.

You do realize some women choose not to have children or physically can't. Not only that, the success rate of her charges is determined by their parents and SES, not their nanny. You sound completely inexperienced and uneducated.

She's the nanny constantly claiming to be paid $25/hour at minimum, and if you ask her what special skills or qualifications she brings to the table she tells tells you about her "success rate". What does that even mean? You've been successful at keeping the kids alive each day? What? If you mean that the children in your care have been successful in life, what makes you so sure it had anything to do with you?

It's called nature vs. nurture. We'll never know for sure what matters more, but most intelligent people know that nurture certainly matters a lot.

Even those intelligent people don't really know which part of nurture did it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A high end nanny has something special that a high paying parent wants.

Very well stated. It's my impression that there are many more parents who are willing and able to offer high wages, but not many extra-ordinary nannies out there who have what it takes.

I think that most Americans have never seen how a real nanny operates. All you need to do is go to London. These nannies simply KNOW what they're doing and how to do it. They've been well trained, and have extensive experience. Parents don't need to be the absentee manager of their children, because when they hire a professional nanny, they KNOW that their children are being cared for in the best possible way.
There are some Americans who understand all of that, but it's not very common here.

That's not what my British friends report. Over there, similarly to over here, high-end nannies are a minority while the nanny profession is a refuge of immigrant women with few real skills other than childcare.

You know the immigrants are sitters, not trained and experienced nannies? The UK still has the most elite nanny schools. The immigrant sitters and elite British nannies just can't be compared.

And then in what way exactly is it different from here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nannies typically command their hourly rates based on their skill level. Most US "nannies" are warm bodies and therefore don't get compensated very well. Their elite counterparts can double that rate.

High success history is what smart parents want to find.

Exactly. Show me what your former charges are doing today, assuming you've been doing this a good number of years. Everyone knows birth to three are the foundation years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nannies typically command their hourly rates based on their skill level. Most US "nannies" are warm bodies and therefore don't get compensated very well. Their elite counterparts can double that rate.

High success history is what smart parents want to find.

Exactly. Show me what your former charges are doing today, assuming you've been doing this a good number of years. Everyone knows birth to three are the foundation years.

It's a bit of reach to attribute your charges' success in adult professional life to your excellent nannying. A whole lot had to happen in between.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nannies typically command their hourly rates based on their skill level. Most US "nannies" are warm bodies and therefore don't get compensated very well. Their elite counterparts can double that rate.

High success history is what smart parents want to find.

Exactly. Show me what your former charges are doing today, assuming you've been doing this a good number of years. Everyone knows birth to three are the foundation years.

It's a bit of reach to attribute your charges' success in adult professional life to your excellent nannying. A whole lot had to happen in between.

Then why would a mother say, "Our nanny made our child who she is today"? Mind you I moved before the child was three. Today she's a very successful physician. Their whole family is in academia, law and medicine.

Sure, after I left, the parents had to continue to invest in the best possible care/teaching, when they weren't doing the work themselves. And they did.

[Anonymous]

Have you read this? http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/04/04/confessions-of-the-best-nanny-in-the-world/

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Anonymous wrote:Have you read this? http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/04/04/confessions-of-the-best-nanny-in-the-world/

Good article, except I'm not too keen on INA politics. I'll leave it at that.