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[quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]Why should providing reliable and quality childcare be low-paid, is the question. Answer: it shouldn't.[/b] If children are our future and someone is spending 30-60+ hours per week helping to mold your child's behavior, language, physical and emotional development, discipline, understanding of the world, if this is someone who nurtures their innate curiosity and teaches them empathy, perseverance, and manners...is that really a low-skill job in your mind? If so, why do so many parents fail at it so miserably? (No, I don't mean MBs, I mean parents who simply don't know how to do those things because raising children is complicated and tricky.)

Do you need someone to watch your children? If so, stop denigrating nannies and telling them to choose another profession. If not, get yourself off the nanny forum and go enjoy your kids.[/quote]

I think you've nailed both the problem and the solution.  Very few parents think that someone providing reliable and quality childcare should be paid a pittance.  The problem is that very few nannies truly provide the quality of care that parents are willing to pay high rates for.  Those that do have advanced training and significant experience implementing that training and a willingness to be useful during nap time get paid quite well--sometimes upward of $20-25 per hour according to this forum.  Those that just provide a sweet, warm presence to take the children to the park and the library are actually being paid quite well at $15 per hour.  And yes, there are some young, college-degreed nannies who have years of babysitting experience and tremendous potential as nannies but still can't get hired at more than $15 per hour.  They are simply unproven and need a couple of years to learn how to be a top-notch nanny as opposed to a highly-regarded babysitter.  This group tends to see its rates rise significantly after a year or two in the profession.

Improve what you can offer a family so you can differentiate yourself from the glut of mediocre nannies, and then you will earn a high quality paycheck for a high quality service.[/quote]

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