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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think I have figured out how nanny vocabulary works here on this forum.

If someone provides part or full time care for children in a home setting, and they do a good job, we label them as a "nanny".

If they provide the same service, but they do a poor job, we label them as a "sitter".

If an organization provides full time care for children in a group setting, and they do a good job, we label them as "preschool"

If they provide the same service, but they do a poor job, we label them as "daycare".

This allows people to make statements like "nanny care is always better than daycare", because if you offer any examples to disprove it they just reassign vocabulary.  "Oh no, that person who provides full time care and has a contract that says 'nanny' is really a sitter.  All nannies are good!"  Similarly if someone mentions that their child is thriving in a daycare we can say "Oh no, it must be a preschool."

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Daycares and preschools are the same thing. Daycares just like to call themselves preschools because yuppy parents think that sounds fancier. Nannies and babysitters are the same thing. Babysitters like to call themselves nannies because yuppy parents think that sounds fancier. [/quote]

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