TIFFAN has conducted survey research to gather key insights into nannies and the greater childcare industry. The following reports include research done both nationally and in San Mateo County specifically. To learn more about the surveying process and the key findings, select links below.
San Mateo County Nanny Survey
A Collaboration with San Mateo County Child Care Partnership Council and TIFFAN
In 2022, the San Mateo County Child Care Partnership Council (CCPC) contracted with The Institute for Families and Nannies (TIFFAN) to conduct a survey of nannies living and/or working in San Mateo County to evaluate nannies’ current level of satisfaction in higher-level nanny education, job training with employment opportunities and mentoring supports, and their level of interest if those supports were available. The results of the survey will inform the County’s childcare initiatives for 2023 and beyond.
The Nanny Professional Development survey for CCPC was conducted digitally and in- person from March 15 to May 2, 2022, targeting nannies living and/or working in San Mateo County. The survey also collected a national online sample for comparisons.
Pathways Forward: As Early Care Educators
In order to evaluate nannies’ current level of satisfaction with the professional development and career opportunities available to them at TIFFAN and elsewhere, TIFFAN collaborated with the International Nanny Association, a national nanny placement agency, Adventure Nannies, and the National Domestic Worker Alliance to conduct a survey reaching over 25,000 nannies in the U.S. Two Hundred and Three responses were collected, including one-hundred and nineteen unique responses to the question, “What ideas do you have that would support you in providing the best care for children?”