And I'm curious as to why.
I've heard a few providers on here mention they don't take kids from nannies
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me too!! I was a nanny for awhile, personally I wouldn't have taken those kids in a home care setting but they were unique!- Flag
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I responded to this question in your other post about which client to choose, but basically it's a whole different expectation.... They have an employer mindset, whereas we are not their employee. I have limited experience myself, but the 1 situation I have completely reinforces this thinking.
I may not turn a family down because of it, but I will be extra clear about what my relationship is with them and what my expectations are for my business.- Flag
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I just replied this in the other thread...
Another no to a nanny family. I've found that the children have great difficulty adjusting and the parents, sometimes, don't understand/get angry that an ill child means no attendance for the day.I had pre-enrolled another nanny family but had to send 6 month notice that I wouldn't be able to afterall due to my own pregnancy/my baby needing the spot. The Mom was very upset and quite rude about it. She is now interviewing at in home's asking if they have any plans to become pregnant.
I have two enrolled right now and while the parents of one family are easy to get along with they also had their oldest child enrolled in a facility. They knew what the expectations were. But, the child has a very difficult time and has since 2.5 (nearly 5 now).
The other family doesn't like me enforcing policies. Ever. She rants on Facebook about it.Child took 4 months to adjust. MONTHS!
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My goals in this business are different. While I want them to be happy and engaged my main effort isn't to ensure they are happy the entire time.I also don't aim to make the parents happy the entire time. I hope that makes some sense! I am sleepy.
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IMHO, The risk is a parent issue, not a child issue, as most critical things in this business are. ::
It would not be a deal breaker for me in and of itself. I would want to know what in their lifestyle has changed to warrant the different childcare needs.- Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.- Flag
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I've taken kids after they've been with nannies and sometimes it's worked great and other times it hasn't.
But I always find that parents with child rearing values similar to mine work fine and sometimes ( not always), parents whose child tearing values are really different from mine struggle here.- Flag
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I was a nanny before doing daycare and while I would not rule anyone out just because of that, I would probably want to know why they are switching to daycare. Like, what changed in their situation or is it for socialization/financial issues, ect.
Sometimes when parents are used to having that control and being the employer, they have a hard time transitioning to daycare, because they lose a LOT of the control. They are now a customer and while they can choose to attend or not, they do not get to make a whole lot of other decisions. This can be tough for some, but for others, they can adjust really well.
IME as a nanny, the kids were some of the best behaved kids I have ever been around, because their parents were very invested in them being well rounded kids. It can go the opposite too, though, so I would judge it case by case.- Flag
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