But why does everybody seem to think this recognises nannies as professionals? Parents can claim the money but they can keep it all to themselves - there is no obligation on them to pass any of the benefit on to their nanny. At best this may mean that there's a few more jobs around for nannies who are competing with nurseries and childminders, but they will not enjoy any of the financial benefit.
Two working parents with a joint income under 43,000 are never going to be able to offer a nanny a very high salary anyway, so the truly professional, highly-qualified and experienced nannies are not going to come into this scheme and therefore they are not gaining any recognition from it.
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