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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've already got a version of that with higher-cost legal nannies, and lower-cost, under-the-table nannies. Parents select what they can afford and are willing to pay for.

Yes, I think the market would sort itself out. They could make non-licensed nannies call themselves "babysitters" or something.[/quote]

Not necessary to force a title change.  There needs to be an entrance standard and certification/licensure process, just as there is with every other profession.  That is why the current system with different nannies pricing themselves differently does not work.  Nannies simply set a price.  Sometimes the market works these things out during the hiring process, but parents often don't know whether or not the cost is justified until the nanny is already on the job.  Hiring and firing as a means of quality control is inefficient for everyone, and unfair to the nanny who is decent but gets fired because she is not as good as the parents expect at a given price point.  Many legal nannies just aren't worth the price they are seeking, because they are basically just full-time babysitters instead of early childhood development specialists.[/quote]

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