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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you for this! Not a lot of people appreciate nannies with qualifications [/quote]

That is true. I don’t. My nanny doesn’t have a college degree. I’m OK with that. A lot of people are OK with that, because they don’t want to spend $27/hr. for someone to watch one infant.[/quote]

NP here.  I wanted much more than someone to watch my infant.  I have a college educated nanny who narrates, talks, reads and sings to my baby as well as loves him.  I also wanted a nanny with good grammar and a rich vocabulary.  The first three years are the most important in brain development and establishing connections.

I actually wish there were two different names for the teacher/nanny and the housekeeper/nanny.  [/quote]

You realize that someone can narrate, talk, read, and sing and also have good grammar and a rich vocabulary and not have gone to college, right?

I would work people with at least one if not two post-collegiate degrees and some of them have atrocious grammar and talk like children.[/quote]

It comes down to the focus.  My focus is on the child(ren).  By kindergarten, every single one knows the alphabet forward and backward, can match phonetic sounds to letters, can hear phonetic sounds in words, can rote count to at least 29, can count groups at least to ten, etc.  More important to me, they can shower themselves and reliably be clean every time; they have habits built to clean up after themselves, get themselves ready and to help when it looks like someone needs it; they ask for help when it’s necessary, but try first when they might be able to do for themselves; and they are relatively well behaved in public spaces (including while playing with other children).

I will do my charges’ laundry, not matter how old they are.  We start doing household towels when the child is mature enough to want to help fold washcloths (1.5-2.5).  We start emptying the dish drainer when my charge is mature enough to handle silverware without dropping it (1.5-3).  We start vacuuming when they are ready to “help” with their play vacuum (shortly after starting to walk).

I only take on household chores as desired by the child (and/or when I deem it time to start teaching a chore).  I do NOT promise the parents anything beyond upkeep of children’s private spaces,  purchase and cooking of children’s meals consumed during my shift, and washing/putting away children’s clothes.  My goal is to raise children who are helpful and self-sufficient, not be the housekeeper. [/quote]

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