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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I understand this "danger"aspect as well... but it's really no different from posting information on sites such as care.com, sittercity.com, craigslist, etc when searching for employment or someone to employ. [/quote]

When an employer searches for nanny on an on-line site (or an employee responds to an ad) they take necessary precautions, employers do reference checks and background check, and its not an on-going activity etc. 
This isn't happening with your on-line nanny playmate service. It could be very attractive to a predator and just by being on the sight the predator knows the nanny is someone who lets her guard down and takes risks.

You are basically putting the kid's at risk for getting involved with a potential creep/predator for no reason other than to find the nanny some social companionship while she is working.  [/quote]

Op here. This site won’t simply be geared towards nannies, it’s for SAHPs as well who would simply like to appropriately garner social interactions for themselves and/or their children/charges. I understand the danger aspect presented in this case, but this is simply a rough idea that I thought would be neat. Of course it needs a lot of work to make it safe, hence why I’m interested in constructive comments and suggestions that will push it towards that goal.

The website will be designed to protect all parties involved and, while I understand that predators can seep through the cracks (as they can on all sites of this nature), it’ll attempt to fairly and sufficiently screen and protect against this.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an employer I would be VERY upset if my nanny was arranging playmates using an on-line match making service. So many problems here.... [/quote]

This.  I want to vet the people my children are around, whether I bring them into contact with my children or my nanny does.  I would not be comfortable with my nanny vetting them, no matter how much I love her and even trust her.  Blame our current news culture or whatever, but there are just too many stories of pedophiles and grooming out there... [/quote]

Agree, and I'm a nanny. My bosses are very clear about this.[/quote]

Once again, this site won’t just be geared towards nannies; it will be geared towards SAHPs as well. Of course the nanny will need her employer’s permission to use this site, and the parents should be actively involved in helping her screen prospective social playmates for her charges and, hopefully, herself as well.

As I see it, it’s often difficult for many nannies and parents alike to form social interactions for themselves and their children/charges. Even when attending child activities and centers that have groups of nannies and parents engaging with each other, many individuals who attend either do not have the time to chat before/after the activity in order to set up further interactions outside of the center, or they simply do not wish to. The site will simply serve to connect nannies and SAHPs with other nannies and SAHPs who want this for themselves and their children/charges, but who cannot manage to find it elsewhere for whatever reason.

I’ll reiterate. The ultimate goal of this proposed site will be to allow nannies and SAHPs to discover peers their own age (whether they are other nannies or SAHPs) and who are located in their area that have children/charges around the same age as theirs, so that they can form social bonds for themselves and playmates/playgroups for their charges/children. I don’t want it to be “self-serving,” but “all” serving and multifunctional.

While I do understand the safety concerns presented here (after all, I’m a nanny myself, and I love children and wouldn’t do anything to harm them or put them in harm’s way), I’m just trying to work out a rough idea that I believe can have great potential if appropriately carried out.

So keep the comments, suggestions, concerns, etc. coming. They’re all greatly appreciated. :)
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