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Nanny membership statistics

NCMA's annual membership survey included nannies for the first time this year. The initial results are below.

 

  • A typical NCMA nanny member is aged 25-34 and works an average of 33.8 hours per week caring for children from one family.
  • Nannies most frequently obtained their current post through personal contacts/word-of-mouth (52%) or a nanny agency (30%).
  • Approximately one-third of nannies (30%) think that demand for their services has increased over the past year.
  • A minority of nannies (7%) live with the families of children for whom they provide care.
  • Fifty-two per cent of nannies commonly care for children aged 3-4 years old, with similar proportions caring for children aged 5-7 years old (51%) and 1-2 years old (48%).
  • Five per cent of nanny members care for disabled children and children with special educational needs.
  • Sixty-two per cent of nanny members have achieved a childcare qualification at level 3 or above.
  • Ninety-four per cent of nanny members reported themselves ‘very satisfied’ or ‘somewhat satisfied’ with their membership.

 

Update

The full NCMA membership survey has now been published and is available here.

 

Page last updated: 8/26/2011