The Nanny Textbook: The Professional Nanny Guide To Child Care 2003

by A.M. Merchant

The Nanny Textbook , is considered to be the Standard for Nanny Training. Founding member of the International Nanny Association, Debbie Davis called the first edition "The best training manual on the Market". Child Development Researcher & Scientist, Penn State University, Dr.Jay Belsky said; "No nanny should be without this book, it clearly details what quality childcare is". Now The Nanny Textbook is the text used primarily by Professional Nanny Online, the nation's first online tuition-free training & in service program for nannies.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2003

Reviews

[Ro_runner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book in preparation for the examination for the INA nanny credential. The book takes a relatively balanced approach and provides good information about open communication. The book was originally published in 1987 and could still use some updating. To start, the recommended web site at ProfessionalNanny.com appears to be defunct. Practical advice is also outdated. For example, there should be no reason for a nanny to take a rectal temperature from a small child with a mercury thermometer and given current technology, a rectal temperature (esp. with a rectal thermometer) is not the safest means possible for taking an accurate temperature. Other rather outdated and unnecessary advice includes checking the child's fingernails before each outing, documenting that the child is "wrinkle free," and soaking the toilet bowl with ammonia every day. (For many nannies, cleaning the bathroom is not considered "light housekeeping" within the scope of their employment.) There are also numerous editing errors with words dropped or substituted inappropriately, misspellings, and incomplete sentences. It is as if the book were never proofread before going to print. With some editing & updating I could recommend this book to new nannies, but not in its current state.