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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
You should definately be informed if any potential employers have been investigated for child abuse or neglect. Red flag for sure.

Excellent point.

Nannies get their references checked and their backgrounds checked prior to being offered jobs which makes sense.

Well employers should as well.

Nanny employers. Why? Because unlike a regular business corporation, [b]the nanny will be working in a private home, with complete strangers and her safety and welfare can be at risk as well[/b]. She should always always make darn sure she has a background check and prior nanny and character references before agreeing to work in a private residence. If a family balks at this request and says it is unusual and fails to comply, then the nanny should walk out the door.

Nannies deserve to look out for themselves in the workplace just like anyone else.[/quote]

Honestly, I don't understand the bolded concern if a nanny is a live out. The nanny is working when the scary parents are at work. They aren't in the same place at the same time. What is the threat to her safety and welfare? Or are you talking about live in nannies?

For me, that would make the difference as to how I would respond to a request for references from a nanny. If she is living out, I would happily give her contact information for a prior nanny. I would not care if she wanted to contact CPS or search for any other public information source to see if I am a secret criminal. But that is as far as I go. I would pass on a nanny who expected character references and a background check. She isn't taking care of me. She is taking care of my child. I need to know she is a qualified employee because I am leaving my child alone with her. It is my child's safety and welfare that is paramount and that is the reason I background check a nanny and require references. I just don't see how a nanny is at risk at any way.

Of course, in a live in situation, I can see a nanny asking for more extensive background checking.[/quote]

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