by shazza06 » Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:51 pm
As a nanny in the past as well as a parent and early years educator, my opinions would be :
Do you expect the nanny to go on holiday with you and ideally set times etc that you wanted them to work, I went on hols once with a family and never again!
They literally expected me to do round the clock care, prepare food for everyone plus guests if anybody came over, everyone's washing and no time off,
How much kitty money do you get to use each week, get the nanny to give you receipts for everything purchased and give extra if they need to buy birthday presents for parties that your child attends, money for travel, will the nanny have use of your car, a nanny car( which I always had) or use of their own in which case you'll need to pay them mileage allowance of 45p per mile at least and maybe offer a bonus to cover wear n tear, insurance as they need to have different insurance, class 1.
What do you expect your nanny to eat for lunch whilst at yours, I've heard of nannies being told they're only allowed a tin of soup!
Where do you want your child to be able to travel..how far, what activities, remember some nannies can be a fountain of knowledge as to what is going on locally...
Sleep routines: any ideas how you want your child to sleep or happy to take advice of an experienced nanny,
What qualifications do they have? Are the paediatric trained? Do they understand child development and how to encourage growth by educational activities, do you mind your kids getting dirty?
Happy to have nanny and child playmates over at yours...it can be quite a solitary job otherwise.
Overtime: what is the parade and don't forget a nanny has a life too and will often have activities planned in her free time so don't expect them to be happy to work late at the drop of a hat.. And show your appreciation as it really does help as I'm sure you would imagine within your work space...and I know it seems petty but when introducingyour nanny to anyone, please don't just say " she's the nanny" and nothing else as it's quite demoralising as though you're a second class citizen...and treat them with respect.
In All my years I've had wonderful relationships with all my nanny jobs, to the point I've been welcomed with open arms by all of the family and treated as a friend, I've even been put in the will of a wonderful family that if anything happened to them they would only want me to bring up their children..what an honour,
Well what more can I say in that I wish you good luck and any questions just ask....
As a nanny in the past as well as a parent and early years educator, my opinions would be :
Do you expect the nanny to go on holiday with you and ideally set times etc that you wanted them to work, I went on hols once with a family and never again!
They literally expected me to do round the clock care, prepare food for everyone plus guests if anybody came over, everyone's washing and no time off,
How much kitty money do you get to use each week, get the nanny to give you receipts for everything purchased and give extra if they need to buy birthday presents for parties that your child attends, money for travel, will the nanny have use of your car, a nanny car( which I always had) or use of their own in which case you'll need to pay them mileage allowance of 45p per mile at least and maybe offer a bonus to cover wear n tear, insurance as they need to have different insurance, class 1.
What do you expect your nanny to eat for lunch whilst at yours, I've heard of nannies being told they're only allowed a tin of soup!
Where do you want your child to be able to travel..how far, what activities, remember some nannies can be a fountain of knowledge as to what is going on locally...
Sleep routines: any ideas how you want your child to sleep or happy to take advice of an experienced nanny,
What qualifications do they have? Are the paediatric trained? Do they understand child development and how to encourage growth by educational activities, do you mind your kids getting dirty?
Happy to have nanny and child playmates over at yours...it can be quite a solitary job otherwise.
Overtime: what is the parade and don't forget a nanny has a life too and will often have activities planned in her free time so don't expect them to be happy to work late at the drop of a hat.. And show your appreciation as it really does help as I'm sure you would imagine within your work space...and I know it seems petty but when introducingyour nanny to anyone, please don't just say " she's the nanny" and nothing else as it's quite demoralising as though you're a second class citizen...and treat them with respect.
In All my years I've had wonderful relationships with all my nanny jobs, to the point I've been welcomed with open arms by all of the family and treated as a friend, I've even been put in the will of a wonderful family that if anything happened to them they would only want me to bring up their children..what an honour,
Well what more can I say in that I wish you good luck and any questions just ask....