March 1, 1999 -

The Nannies Uncommon In U.S. article by Jerry Langdon.  "[Nannies] are fully trained to not only take care of young children but to educate them in a variety of ways," says Sheilagh Roth of the English Nanny & Governess School. The school has classess of 30 students who take a three-month academic training program taught by 14 professors. "Nannies are neither baby sitters nor substitute parents", Ms. Roth says, "We don't want children just watching television".

"I refuse to let television baby sit my charges," says Jennifer Mendelson, a 1992 graduate who is working in Naples, Florida. "Instead, I provide them with project, field trips to museums and zoos, and music exploration. I can identify learning and physical disorders ... so they can be addressed by a specialist early on before they pose unnecessary problems.

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