I Saw Your Nanny!

I was just going to write a post on Douglass Park, but in googling for a link to its website I came across another site of interest. I Saw Your Nanny is a site where you can anonymously post accounts about nannies providing care you find to be questionable. As both a parent (who has used several different types of childcare for my own children) and a childcare provider, I am not sure how I feel about this site. On the one hand it leaves an impression of some kind of spy or anonymous big brother looking over your shoulder, but on the other hand, if someone who is supposed to be watching, engaging, and nurturing my children is not doing any of those things — or worse — I would certainly like to know. Even so, the site’s content is entirely hearsay which leaves plenty of room for rumors, miscommunication, misunderstanding, and even defamation.

Ideally we could all find childcare providers with whom we could establish trusting relationships and who would provide stellar care for our kids 100% of the time. Until that happens — and if you believe that the ends justify the means — I Saw Your Nanny is there for you. (Also, if you enjoy internet drama, be sure to peruse some comments.)