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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is her skill set "below average"?
Do you need her to drive?[/quote]
Because she doesn't drive or speak English. Both of these limit what she is able to do with her charges. There is nothing wrong with nannies who don't drive or don't speak English, but they do not command the same rates that driving, English-speaking nannies do.  I can see getting by without driving if the family lives in a walkable area, but it doesn't sound as if that's the case.  If she can't speak English, she is essentially useless to the children outside of the house.[/quote]

OP here. The nanny not driving was OK at first.  Now, it is actually a slight limitation.  Our oldest is now going to preschool.  We ended up settling for the place where the nanny can walk to to pick him up.  Our preference was actually a different school but it is a few miles from the house and we cannot just leave work in the middle of the day.   In addition, she cannot take kids to story time, puppet show and they are limited by a couple of parks nearby[/quote]

Her not speaking English is also limiting.  She cannot organize or host a play group.  She cannot always explain to the kids what's going outside when they see it[/quote]
OP said she wanted nanny speaking to the children in her native language, didn't she?
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