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[quote=Anonymous]1) What qualities do you look for in terms of taking care of the child(ren)?  I wanted someone who would make me comfortable enough that they wouldn't steal or abuse our baby. I looked for someone who either knew the different stages of people or was willing to learn. I looked for someone who knew when to be firm and when to be easy-going, someone who could problem solve and use critical thinking skills.

2) What qualities do you look for in terms of interacting well with the parents/employer?  We dismissed one person who interviewed but barely made eye contact and couldn't get out a coherent answer (great on paper) without "like" "um" "ya know", etc. Someone who would both have ideas on how to deal with developmental stages yet not have too much of an ego and would take our ideas even if they were different from theirs.

3) What should we ask upfront as we anticipate looking for someone who can handle 1 infant, then toddler/pre-schooler, then working with an infant and a toddler, then eventually two pre-schoolers/elementary students? We'd prefer to keep the same person throughout if all is going well and obviously there are changing needs as the young child ages. we asked how long the person saw the job lasting before telling people we wanted someone who'd be with us for a decade or longer. we did not ask if they'd be comfortable with two kids because we didn't think we'd ever have a second.

We wound up going with someone who had ZERO nanny experience and no childcare education. We wound up going with a guy, which my husband really had to talk me into. But he was calm and not easily rattled, and the baby was comfortable and smiling with him within half a minute of him holding her, on time, was able to sell himself, and was able to explain how staying with us for a decade would work with his personal goals for his own life. [/quote]

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