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In search of a top-notch nanny

Agencies say demand for quality child-caregivers is on the rise — and college degrees are a plus

By James H. Burnett III

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 28, 2012

At a time when 20-something college graduates like Meagan Phillips — who holds a degree in early childhood education — are pounding pavement in search of elusive corporate jobs, Boston-area nanny agencies say their placements are rebounding as the job picture improves in the state. Many of the new nannies? College graduates in their 20s.

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