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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]If more nannies thought of themselves as homeschool teachers for infants and toddlers, and put in the planning time to actually provide those services, the profession would get a lot more respect. The problem is that a lot of nannies truly are just in the business of playing with kids and going to lunch with other nannies and babies. There's nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't make you a professional and that is why people look down on what you do.[/quote] Bad, bad idea. Infants and toddlers do not need a homeschool curriculum because a 20 something nanny is embarrassed to tell her friends she is a nanny. You can't pretend that you are something that you are not. You have to accept who you are and ignore what other people expect you to be. This is hard when you are in your 20s but an important lesson to learn. Young nannies should get ECE degrees not because they use them in their nanny work but because they may someday decide they want to do something other than being a nanny. The degree can give you more options down the road. People probably look down at the nanny profession more for the reputation that nannies have for being complete unprofessional goof offs. If nannies would stop chatting with each other at the park all day, being glued to their cell phone, going shopping with their charges, napping during the day and watching NetFlix during nap time then the profession would be more respected. Ironically, the 20 something ECE type nannies seem to more guilty of these things than the late 30s/40s career nannies without a degree. [/quote] Quoted poster again. I am not suggesting that nannies should get trained and licensed as ECE homeschool professionals to save face, but your argument that they should do it solely to open other career options denies the important teaching role that a nanny with charges between 0 and 5 has an opportunity to play. My point is that licensure--with qualification based on completion of formal ECE training that is on par in terms of rigor with a degree program rather than a 2-6 week nanny course--would benefit the salaries and reputation of those nannies who have the drive to pursue training and licensure, while also benefiting families by making it easier to assess nanny qualifications. The likely result of widespread licensure would be a system of licensed professional ECE homeschool nannies and unlicensed paraprofessional nannies, with different expectations, roles and compensation levels. Parents could then choose one or the other based on their budget and needs. The problem now is that everyone who provides private childcare on a set schedule can call herself a nanny, so the worst of the bunch diminish the reputation of the whole field. And the sitter/nanny distinction doesn't cut it, partly because the linguistic genie has been out of the bottle too long and partly because there are very good nannies who still fall short of being private ECE teachers. The Brits have traditionally recognized a similar distinction, with the homeschool teachers known as governesses rather than nannies.[/quote]
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