For example, nanny Liby Van Wagenen gets tuition for a college course in child development. Nicki Nelson , the mother who hired Van Wagenen, said she did it to make sure she got the nanny she wanted. We didn't get into bidding wars. That's an attraction for many preschool teachers, who can increase their salaries by as much as 50 percent. The rising salaries of nannies south of San Francisco are pushing up pay for nannies in other parts of the San Francisco Bay area.
Parents are willing to pay.
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