The Nanny Textbook, is considered to be the Standard for Nanny Training. Founding member of the International Nanny Association, Debbie Davis called the first edition "The best training manual on the Market".
Child Development Researcher & Scientist, Penn State University, Dr.Jay Belsky said; "No nanny should be without this book, it clearly details what quality childcare is".
Now The Nanny Textbook is the text used primarily by Professional Nanny Online, the nation's first online tuition-free training & in service program for nannies.
A.M. Merchant is uniquely fitted to write this book. After finishing her nurse training at Massachusetts General Hospital, she founded Primary Nursing, Inc. A Home Health Care Corporation, and Professional Nanny, Inc., a nanny placement & training service in Wellesley, MA. She has written training curriculums which have been offered at the college level, including the first expanded Home Health/Child Development curriculum approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Health Care Quality.