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Nanny Know-How

Choosing In-Home Childcare

By Melissa Granberry

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There are a variety of terms for people who work in the home. Here are the definitions used by the International Nanny Association to describe various in-home childcare jobs.

Babysitter
– Provides supervisory, custodial care of children on an irregular full-time or part-time basis. No special training or background expected.

Au Pair (Foreign)
– A foreign national in the United States – for up to a year – to experience American life. Lives as part of the host family and receives a small stipend in exchange for babysitting and help with housework. May or may not have previous childcare experience.

Parent/Mother's Helper
– Lives in or out and works for a family to provide full-time childcare and domestic help for families in which one parent is home most of the time. May be left in charge of the children for brief periods of time. May or may not have previous childcare experience.

Nanny
– Employed by the family on either a live-in or live-out basis to undertake all tasks related to the care of children. Duties are generally restricted to childcare and the domestic tasks related to childcare. May or may not have had any formal training, though often has a good deal of actual experience. A nanny's workweek ranges from 40 to 60 hours per week. Usually works unsupervised.
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