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Nannies may prefer one age group or another, as Jennie Lindon explains, but what does that say about them? Early years practitioners train to cover at least up to middle childhood, yet most jobs they could consider will involve children who come only within part of that age range. Nannies (and childminders) have the only jobs where they could remain responsible for children from babyhood until well into primary school.

Early years practitioners train to cover at least up to middle childhood, yet most jobs they could consider will involve children who come only within part of that age range. Nannies (and childminders) have the only jobs where they could remain responsible for children from babyhood until well into primary school.

So what happens if a nanny prefers to specialise in a particular age range? Some nannies are fairly easy about what age they work with and are content to 'grow' with the family from whatever point they start a job with them.

Other nannies, it seems, have a clear preference for an age range and do not really want to work with children younger, or older, than their favourite span.

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