Reply To: Non-Jewish babysitters and nannies?

heretohelp, sarcasm won’t solve the problem. For the record, my neighbor had a nanny that fed the children treif. My sister has a friend that had a nanny that was watching the kids on rosh Hashana while the parents were davening and put on a dvd to keep them occupied. Those 2 stories come to my mind and I am sure there are plenty others. An alternative to hiring non Jewish nannys is to either send a child to a Jewish day care, there are plenty or to find a Jewish one. The excuse that a job over powers chinuch of a child is ludicrous. I assume you would also agree with the people 70 years ago that were of the opinion that their job was more important than Shabbos. Chinuch of a child is detrimental to their lives. If the child is under supervision of a shiksa longer than the parents, that is cause for real concern. i have pity on you that you fail to see the importance.