Working As Nanny

The television viewing audience has become far better acquainted recently with the profession of nanny through watching real-life nannies turn around families with poorly behaved children in just a week. It’s rather like seeing the “practically perfect” Mary Poppins in action. While TV nannies have brought attention to this profession, it is definitely not a new one. The original nannies were trained in England at the Norland Institute. On the job, they wore starched brown uniforms with white aprons, little brown hats, and sensible, sturdy shoes. Much has changed since then. Today’s nannies receive their formal training in community and nanny colleges and dress casually for work in jeans and sneakers. While Mary Poppins, the well-known fictional nanny, flew through the air with the Banks children, nannies are now found skateboarding with their charges.