I work for a great family now and they are helping me with getting my degree. I want to have a bachlelors degree in hopes it will help me find a better nanny job. My question is does it matter what type of education I major in? My local college only offers elementary and secondary education degree. I know a lot of parents want to hire someone with early childhood education which is slightly different. Do you guys think it would matter?
I also want to be a nanny and only have a Bachelor of Arts in English. For me, I was looking at getting certified for CPR since a lot of families find that to be important.
Also congrats on being able to work for such a great family!
I think any kind of childhood education will help you in your nanny career. I’d be thrilled to employ a caregiver who had taken steps learn more about how to help teach my kids, so I wouldn’t worry about that. If you want to work in a daycare or school, ECE is the way to go.
@sillygooseguss I think it’s great that you’re looking to improve your education ! When my family was looking to hire a nanny we saw a lot of resumes/profiles for nannies and we liked reading the ones that said they had some kind of childhood education. Hope this helps
Hi! I just graduated with my BA in Child Development and Family studies. I personally think this is great for nannies (which I currently am) because not only does it teach you about children varying in age, it also teaches about the family dynamics. Which help because we work with many families
BA in Child Development and Family Studies sounds so useful! From the brief search our family has done, since we’re considering a nanny instead of daycare, we’ve found that there are a few candidates who include that they have educational backgrounds as ECE workers. That also sounds great