OP, look for a former preschool teacher or anyone who has homeschooled. ES teachers do have a very different skill set, especially if they’ve never been around younger children.

As for places to look: dcum nanny (pick you location), listserv, nextdoor, mom’s group, etc

OP here...we are fortunate enough to be able to afford a higher hourly rate (which may be an unnecessary luxury good, but that’s how we choose to spend our money), it would ideal for the position to be longer-term/up through PreK, and I figured the current pandemic craziness meant that some teachers might be open to rethinking the next couple years. All in all, I didn’t mean to start a debate on whether or not we needed a nanny with a teaching degree versus one without. Care sounds like the best place to post thus far, but if anyone else has ideas of boards, I’d love to hear them!

Anonymous wrote:A nanny qualification is just about no formal training. If you can work at McDonald’s, you can be a nanny. A teacher with certification has a masters degree.

Do you know any nasa engineers who want to work at the local repair shop?

That’s a ridiculous comparison. If engineers made more money at the local repair shop (as preschool teachers do working as nannies) most engineers would be working at the garage. Our nanny earns double per hour than she was making at her excellent preschool and doesn’t have to deal with 30 parents.

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Anonymous wrote:You might find a preschool teacher but you'd have to pay a huge premium for an elementary school teacher. A one year old doesn't need a teacher.

I couldn’t disagree more. A newborn needs a teacher. For a one -year-old I would definitely advertise for a former preschool teacher. Elementary and preschool teachers have very different skill sets.

Umm no. A newborn needs someone patient, loving and kind to sing to them and hold them and love them. You dont need to be a teacher to do that.

Again, I disagree. You don’t want to keep switching nannies once your child gets bonded. Having a preschool teacher from the start takes care of that issue. Plus narration, reading, singing, cuddling are all vitally important in the first year and teachers know this while the typical housekeeper-nanny doesn’t.

I’m a former teacher currently working as a nanny. My pretax rate is $40/hr.

A nanny qualification is just about no formal training. If you can work at McDonald’s, you can be a nanny. A teacher with certification has a masters degree.

Do you know any nasa engineers who want to work at the local repair shop?

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Anonymous wrote:You might find a preschool teacher but you'd have to pay a huge premium for an elementary school teacher. A one year old doesn't need a teacher.

I couldn’t disagree more. A newborn needs a teacher. For a one -year-old I would definitely advertise for a former preschool teacher. Elementary and preschool teachers have very different skill sets.

Umm no. A newborn needs someone patient, loving and kind to sing to them and hold them and love them. You dont need to be a teacher to do that.

A 1 yr old doesn't need a teacher. They learn by playing.

This is OP...thanks all! Great advice!

Anonymous wrote:You might find a preschool teacher but you'd have to pay a huge premium for an elementary school teacher. A one year old doesn't need a teacher.

I couldn’t disagree more. A newborn needs a teacher. For a one -year-old I would definitely advertise for a former preschool teacher. Elementary and preschool teachers have very different skill sets.

You might find a preschool teacher but you'd have to pay a huge premium for an elementary school teacher. A one year old doesn't need a teacher.

Everyone wants a teacher, OP. Put up a great ad on care.com and hope for responses.

Potentially because they might want to limit their exposure to Covid over this next year, but still work with a child and be employed.

Unless you are paying $50/or more an hour, why would anyone consider giving up the freedom of teaching to be a subservient nanny?! A teacher gets a lot more paid holidays, not to mention July and August.

Somewhat similar to the other thread, though not for a nanny share, I am thinking that there must be a lot of preschool and elementary school teachers who are a bit wary of the current environment and who might be looking to nanny. I’d LOVE to find someone like that, this fall, for my almost one-year old. Is Care.com my best bet? Any other job boards or message boards where I could post a role like that?