What Can A Nanny Do For My Family?

I've been an Early Childhood Educator for over 3 decades, and specialize in Child Development, and Developmentally Appropriate Practice from newborn through 2nd grade. In transitioning to serving as a Nanny, my teaching experience and training were valuable and made it a natural for me as a Nanny Educator. I'm a childcare specialist whose workplace is a family’s private home.

A Nanny may be employed full-time (40 - 60 hours. a week)

or part-time (30 hour work week or less).

A nanny is employed by a family to provide the highest level of customized child care and to give personalized attention to the family’s children. The nanny’s role is to provide support to the family by serving as a loving, nurturing, and trustworthy companion to the children. In this, there are types of Nannies, there are traditional nannies who provide general child care, and “specialty” nannies to meet the needs of families who desire a caregiver with expertise in a specific area.

What duties are a Nanny Responsible for?

All Nannies are responsible for providing quality childcare and undertaking all tasks related to the care of the child/children in their charge. A good nanny is reliable, trustworthy, and able to discipline the children according to the family’s preferred parenting style.

When you're hiring a specialist, you'd look for someone who has some Early Childhood education, 5 yrs of experience (watching your little brothers and sisters don't count) who is organized, and a self-starter- in fact, they should have enough experience and training, that they will be able to educate you as well!

Expected responsibilities depending on the child's age, would include, but not limited to:

• Children’s laundry

• changing diapers/potty training

• Understanding of Universal Precautions/Sanitizing

• Sleep training

• Planning meals, preparing food, and/or feeding the children

• Planned indoor and outdoor play activities

• Developmentally appropriate learning activities

• Planned art, crafts, and/or cooking activities

• Carpooling or driving the children to school, activities, or playdates

• Reading to the children

• Help with homework

• Organizing bedrooms/toys/clothes

• Administering medicine with parents’ consent, if necessary

• Maintaining daily logs for parent communication

• Light housekeeping