| The International Nanny Association defines a | | | | the nanny / housekeeper. The nanny / |
| nanny or housekeeper as one of person | | | | housekeeper might infrequently clean ovens, |
| "employed by the family on moreover a live-in | | | | refrigerators, or any wax floors; might do |
| or live-out basis undertaking all tasks | | | | parent's laundry and bed linen; might also |
| associated to the care of children. Duties | | | | run family errands. They may manage outside |
| are usually limited to childcare and the | | | | vendors in the home (carpet clean-up, window |
| household tasks associated to childcare. May | | | | washing, plumbing, etc.). |
| or may not really have had any formal | | | | |
| training as such, though regular has a fine | | | | A hazard in combining the nanny / housekeeper |
| deal of real life experience. Nanny's | | | | responsibility is that there might be clash |
| workweek ranges from 40 to 60 hours a week. | | | | among different aspects of their job |
| Usually works unsupervised." | | | | responsibilities. Depending on the number of |
| | | | hours the children are in their own house, |
| Primary Functions: The nanny / housekeeper | | | | the clean-up household tasks might suffer. It |
| has the double responsibilities for the care | | | | is very rare to effectively unite the nanny / |
| of a family's children and as well as their | | | | housekeeper responsibilities when there are |
| home. The nanny / housekeeper usually work in | | | | children beneath 6 in the household. |
| surroundings where the family's children | | | | |
| expend important time daily out of the home, | | | | A nanny / housekeeper might work eight to ten |
| normally at school. The nanny / housekeeper's | | | | hours a day, usually five days per week. A |
| childcare everyday jobs consist of full | | | | nanny / housekeeper would normally hope two |
| direction of children as they are in the | | | | successive days off weekly. A nanny / |
| home, concentration to their foods, dressing, | | | | housekeeper might live in or live out. They |
| and other hygiene process. The nanny / | | | | should have some past provable child care |
| housekeeper's housekeeping household tasks | | | | skills or similar training and education. The |
| consist of daily making beds and common | | | | nanny/housekeeper works under the less |
| straightening, children's laundry and bed | | | | supervision of the family people (adult |
| linen; dust and shine furniture; sweep, and | | | | members) and should be a self-starter, show |
| mop floors; uphold bathrooms; and vacuum. | | | | sound judgment, be dedicated to the well |
| | | | being of children, and be clever to take |
| Secondary Functions: Heavy housekeeping | | | | initiative. |
| duties are usually not the responsibility of | | | | |