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[quote=Anonymous]Why would a nanny report a messy house to CPS?  Unless there is vermin, hoarding or something else that endangers the child, CPS wouldn't do a thing.

I don't know a single nanny who would be in a position to know when the parent allows the child to play alone outside of their yard.  The neighbor reported, not the nanny.  Depending on the state, a childcare professional (which includes a nanny) is a mandatory informer, so anything suspected must be reported; in other states where the nanny can't get in trouble for keeping her mouth shut, sure, she can only report if she has reasonable suspicions of abuse and/or neglect, major or minor.

However, I agree that this is extreme.  The child was 4, so old enough to know enough to yell if someone tried to grab him, the playground was 120 feet from the house and it was in a gated community.  This is a major overreaction, but the law is written to protect kids who aren't in gated communities, don't know to yell if someone tries to grab them (or freeze up and don't do anything), and aren't old enough to self-advocate.[/quote]

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