A general definition for a nanny is, a lady usually of middle age who provides child care staying within the employer’s household fulltime, wherein the necessary child care is given within the family setting. On the other hand, a child care taker usually works as a baby sitter in a baby care centre which operates in their premises, as a small commercial organization with the essential facilities that are required in looking after the child, like baby’s sleeping beds and cradles, toys, soft carpets and so on. However although both a nanny and a baby sitter carry out almost the same task of caring for children in the absence of parents, a nanny is the one whose schedule is on a daily basis and mostly will be within the employers house or premises, and in addition to this nannies also carry out housework like cleaning and are in a way more involved in the child's life. Whereas babysitters and child care centres are those caretakers who are specifically hired to supervise the child and take care of them for a specific period of time in the absence of the parents in the child care centre, or in the child’s house. Nannies generally are usually care takers of the child or children, in large households, reporting directly to the head of the family or the lady of the house.
Nannies live a life almost similar to the other domestic workers or maids, in the house of the employer. However, depending on the circumstances and the employers, nannies may be exempted from certain household works like cooking, washing, sweeping and mopping and may be simply be restricted to take care of the child fulltime. Although nannies may be at variance from child care providers or baby sitters, they must possess the necessary skills that are needed to take care of the child and must be equally experienced and must be fully aware of the child care and the relevant aspects of it as well. A nanny must necessarily be educated and also be familiar with basic knowledge like first aid and similar activities in case of an emergency. While a nanny’s main work schedule is child care, child safety, entertainment, manage the child’s daily activities with emotional support and love, a maid works more on housekeeping duties like cleaning and maintaining the household, and are responsible for dusting, washing clothes and maintaining the entire household neat and aseptic. Maid agencies specifically provide both nannies as well as maids, in accordance to the requirement of the families, portals like Eazymaid, featuring advanced technologies offer a huge database of maids and nannies.
