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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a great nanny and I am in the same boat as your candidate.  I have 10 years of glowing references, some of which are for positions I held for 3-5 years.  I was employed by a family for 15 months and I tried to make it work but they had little interest in communicating with me.  I had no choice but to find alternate employment.  I gave them 4 weeks notice, per our contract.  I thought all was well until I gave their name as a reference for a babysitting client.
I recieved am email from my perspective client stating that she would not hire me due to what my previous employer had to say about me.  I was shocked because I was an AMAZING nanny for these people.  I now refuse to give her name as a reference.  
OP, I do hope you will at least check her other references before making a decision.  More than likely she is withholding the reference not for some nefarious reason, but because the reference is nuts.
Nannies-always, always save any positive cards or emails you receive from your employers.  They come in very handy should they later decide to screw you on a reference.
Lucky for me I saved everything she had given me that said what an awesome nanny I am, how helpful I am or how well I took care of their child.[/quote]

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