Could YOU be a Super Nanny?

If you have a passion for being a caregiver and love kids this career may be waiting for you!!

The Child Care industry desperately needs qualified, dedicated individuals to provide support to working families by providing excellent, loving care for their children. There are nowhere near enough child care providers to meet the demand and child care costs are astronomical because providers can charge more for their services due to the ratio of demand vs availability. But I'm not talking about working in a child care center.

Being a certified Nanny means you are independent. You work for one family, usually full time and the parent/nanny relationship can exist for years. There are often much better benefits available to you and you can work through a vetted service or on your own. Working through a service means charging a rate that the service dictates and working on your own gives you the ability to charge your own rate. There are also much more stringent qualifications and requirements that can take up to 3 yrs to acquire.

There also appears to be a trend with parents preferring older care givers over younger ones in an effort to circumvent some drama situations that are more prevalent with care givers of a younger age group. This could be a great career for your transition into retirement and some nannies work well beyond retirement age.

It's important to have the right mindset, experience & personality. This job will demand energy and will "keep you on your toes"! If you are a curmudgeony morning person or dedicated to a 9 pm bed time, then this is not the career for you. While you may have some "Mrs. Doubtfire" qualities it's important to consider what your traits are and will your purpose match your passion?

Let's talk requirements & qualifications. Depending on your state the basic requirements are:

• Drivers License/Full Comp Insurance
• Speak English well, Bi-Lingual a plus
• CPR/First Aid with infant CPR preferred
• Clean Bill of Health, Immunization records(?)
• Child Development Certification with 20+ hrs of certified education/training
• Clean Criminal Background

Qualifications: Some measure of verifiable child care experience. Get references from family & friends & anyone you've babysat for. Personality characteristics should include being responsible, reliable, trustworthy, patient, respectful, flexible, organized & confident. Parents also look for good time management skills, ability to set & be consistent with boundaries, being attentive & observant, having critical thinking skills, non-punative in correcting behaviors, great chemistry with their children and having Common Sense! Make sure your references include some of these key words!

There are a lot of online resources and certifications available. Why not go explore them and see if you can live up to the role of a Super Nanny?

Is Being A Nanny Your Dream Job?

US Nanny Association Very stringent requirements, agency driven positions.

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