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You've made up your mind, so why are you second-guessing yourself?  There are plenty of nannies who speak English fluently, perhaps as their only language.[/quote]

The people I know with FT nannies are all pretty well-off, educated etc. and want the best for their child yet are okay with non-fluent English being spoken to their child.  It doesn't make sense to me and I came on here in hopes of having some light shed on this.  I have met fluent English speaking nannies but they are the minority and it is hard enough as it is to find a good fit.  I have not made up my mind about whether we MUST have a fluent English speaking nanny.[/quote]

OP, you have to decide what you want.  The general rule is that to develop good language habits, the child must be exposed to well-structured, grammatically correct, rich and diverse vocabulary, NO MATTER IN WHAT LANGUAGE.

If you want your child to learn another language, then it doesn't matter how well your nanny speaks English, AS LONG AS her native language skills are excellent and she only speaks that language to your child.

If you want your child to emphasize learning English, then hire a nanny who speaks English in the way I described above.

If you are having trouble finding a good fit with the English language requirement, then drop that requirement, find the nanny you like, and ask her to speak to your child only in her own language. [/quote]

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