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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I expect my nanny to teach my 14 month old all day long.  I want her to learn how that she is going up when she goes upstairs, and down when she is going downstairs and that the zipper on her coat also goes up and down.  I want her to learn what noise a dog makes, and that the sound in the backyard is a bird.  I want her to learn that the carrots on her plate are orange and yummy and the strawberries she'll eat for dessert are red and yummy, but the lint on the floor is yucky and not for putting in her mouth because it is dirty.  I basically want the nanny to walk around all day long naming and explaining the things that my daughter seems interested in (e.g., "Yes, look at the clock!  Wow, let's see what we can put in this jar"), because that's appropriate education at this point.  It doesn't take a teaching certificate to do this, but it is amazing to me how few nannies  have the instinct and energy for this.  There is almost no correlation between talent for this and rate/experience.  Some of the most experienced career nannies I've encountered see their role as literally "watching" the kids.[/quote]

THIS x10000000

It does not require a teaching degree to do this, of course, but someone who has taught before is more likely to know from experience how to turn everything into a teachable moment. Obviously not all ex-teachers are good nannies, and a teaching degree is not the be-all-end-all, but there is a reason that qualification is desirable even in an infant nanny - and besides, infants grow up and if you want someone long-term, they'd better be ready to find fun and creative ways to teach your 3yo his numbers and letters and so on.[/quote]

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