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However, having a nanny IS the most elite type of childcare, and it does no one any good to pretend it isn't.[/quote]

That's like saying a car IS the most elite type of transportation.  There are all sorts of cars.[/quote]
No, it is not. "Childcare" is the "car". Having a nanny is like having a hummer. It's the most expensive form of childcare. We all know that.[/quote]

Your love of hummers aside, this is becoming a semantic argument about a subjective notion.  But it is illogical and self-aggrandizing to decide that one must be a member of the wealthy 'elite' to afford a nanny, or that once you employ a nanny, you must lose your sense of economy. We're not talking about someone to swab the yacht deck here; childcare is a necessity, and some people's priorities dictate that a nanny is worth it despite it being a challenging expense for them.

And, like every other service, there are nannies that are worth $15/hour and nannies that are worth $25/hour.  There are nannies who you'll pay an exorbitant overnight rate (>$150) to keep them, and nannies, for whom you won't.  But this isn't an elite access thing, other than the fact we do find time in our day to bray on about it in online forums.  I'm kind of ashamed so I'm gonna stop now.

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