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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a huge difference between someone who speaks spotty English and someone who speaks NO English.  I don't judge the former, but no matter how good her references were, I would never hire someone to care for my children long-term who did not share a language with me or my spouse. There would be no way for us to work together with her as a team. I do not want someone who can adequately supervise my children, I want someone who can support me and my spouse in parenting our children and be part of our team.  There is no way to create that without  but no matter how good her references were, I would never hire someone to care for my children long-term who did not share a language with me or my spouse. There would be no way for us to work together with her as a team. I do not want someone who can adequately supervise my children, I want someone who can support me and my spouse in parenting our children as a team.   It is not possible to create a unified parenting team when one member does not share a language with the others.   It is not that I think non-English speakers lack skill.   I am sure that many non-English speaking nannies are excellent at what they do. But there is no way that they could tailor their skills to support my family.  I absolutely judge  anyone who would prioritize the luxury of having a nanny as their source of childcare over the ability to  be in communication with the person who is spending all day with their child.    Anyone who doesn't feel they need to communicate with that person is opting to be checked out of their child's life on purpose [/quote]

Word. I worked with a woman who had a Spanish-only speaking nanny, and two little kids. One day one of the kids were sick, and my coworker called home to see how the sick toddler was. She was speaking with the preschooler and I heard her yelling "NO, TELL HER NO!" Apparently my coworker overheard the nanny coaxing the toddler to take medicine but it wasn't time for it. The nanny didn't understand the instructions. [/quote]

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