A real career path — built for you
Hello Nanny! has partnered with NAEYC to give caregivers something this industry has never offered: a structured professional development pathway from your first placement to career leadership.
Join & Get Placed
Hello Nanny! placement + onboarding resources
Build Credentials
NAEYC membership + early childhood learning
Grow Your Profile
Stand out to families seeking proven professionals
Lead in the Field
Mentorship, advocacy, and industry recognition
Why this matters
Caregiving is skilled work. It's been treated like anything but.
Nannies and household caregivers are among the most trusted professionals in a family's life — yet there has never been a recognized path for professional growth. No on-ramp. No ladder. No infrastructure. Hello Nanny! is changing that.
Your professional development pathway
From placement to leadership —
every stage supported
This isn't a one-time credential. It's a living framework that grows with you throughout your career in household caregiving.
Foundation — Get placed and get grounded
Your Hello Nanny! placement is paired with access to foundational resources: child development basics, household professionalism standards, and your NAEYC membership activation.
Growth — Build your credentials
Access NAEYC's professional development library, publications, and online learning. Document your growth and build a professional profile that families can see and trust.
Distinction — Stand out to serious families
NAEYC-credentialed caregivers placed through Hello Nanny! are positioned as verified professionals. Families searching for experienced, invested caregivers will find you.
Leadership — Mentor, advocate, and influence
Senior caregivers in the Hello Nanny! network who have completed the pathway become part of our field leadership community — shaping standards and mentoring the next generation.
The credentialing partner
Why NAEYC anchors this pathway
NAEYC has been the national voice for early childhood professionals for over 90 years. Their standards are recognized across the education and caregiving industry — which means your credential travels with you.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
60,000+ members · 90+ years of early childhood leadership · Washington, D.C.
Research & publications
Young Children magazine and the latest in early childhood research, practice, and policy
Professional development
Online courses, webinars, and access to NAEYC's annual conference and learning events
Professional community
Connect with early childhood educators, researchers, and caregiving professionals nationwide
Advocacy resources
Policy updates and advocacy tools for caregivers who want to shape the field they work in
"Every other profession has a ladder. Medicine has residencies. Law has bar associations. Teaching has licensure. Caregiving has nothing — and it's the work we trust most with our children. We built this pathway because the infrastructure should have existed already."
Your career starts here
Join Hello Nanny! and take the first step on a professional development pathway built for caregivers like you.
Apply to Hello Nanny!