Nanny or Sitter, I just had to look it up, there seems to be some confusion, so here is the Dictionary description of both, A Nanny or childminder is a person who looks after the child or children of another family, a nanny goes to the house of the child in order to care for it; childminders look after the child in the childminder's home. Modern nannies may live in or out.
Babysitter (plural babysitters)
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians. My neighbor is sometimes a babysitter for other moms' children.
So basically they perform they same or similar duties in the absence of a parent/legal guardian, that's an eye opener or is it, I knew the difference, the vast majority of parents I've interviewed want the care provided in their homes, so the care giver/Nanny /Sitter can also do some house keeping.
I started as a baby sitter and all along I was a Nanny/Sitter, to be politically correct or administering the right label to a job description to perform the same exact job, some parents beg the differ, if you are confused don't be, I had to put it in writing, a parent brought it to my attention when I was applying for a Nanny position.
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