Clients

Daily Nanny or Live-out Nanny

Daily Nannies or Live-out Nannies usually undertake all nursery duties relating to the children only. As the “Live-Out” suggests she/he will not reside in your house. Full Time Nannies are 35 + hours per week and Part Time Nannies are under 35 hours per week. Nannies are often used to working 10 - 12 hour working days.

 

Nannies daily duties include preparation of healthy meals and snacks, school runs, organising play dates with local nannies, sourcing and attending groups, attending appointments where required, assisting with homework and educational activities, children's laundry and keeping the parents informed daily. 

 

FT and PT salaries vary depending on qualifications, experience, working hours, location, ages of the children and other factors. 

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Live-in Nanny

Live-in Nannies would be living in your family’s home or out-building. These positions can either be sole charge; where both parents work, or shared charge; where the nanny works alongside a parent. Live-in Nannies are exempt from the National Minimum Wage. Their hours average at around 50 hours per week. Live-in nanny duties are usually the same as a daily nanny (see above).

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Maternity Nurse/Nanny

Maternity Nannies are usually live-in and are on duty 24 hours a day, up to six days a week, on a self employed and temporary basis.  A maternity Nurse is skilled in supporting and caring for your newborn baby whilst also allowing yourselves, as parents, the time to rest and recover from the birth of your newborn baby.

 

A Maternity Nanny will be employed to only look after the newborn baby, no other siblings. The maternity nanny may help to establish a sleep routine for the newborn baby and complete baby laundry duties, bottle sterilisation and cleaning of the nursery.

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Holiday Nanny

Holiday Nannies accompany you on your holiday. They are live-in for this period of time and you can specify whether you would like your child/children to stay in their room for the duration or whether the nanny will have his/her own accommodation. The type of holiday can vary from a beach holiday to a skiing, action packed holiday. As an employer, you will be required to pay for your nannies accommodation, food and beverage costs, flights and occasionally hire of equipment on holiday ie. Skiing. Holiday nannies should also be entitled to some down time, unless your contracts state otherwise. 

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Proxy Parenting 

A proxy parenting role is similar to a daily nannies role, although this is in the absence of the parents and guardians, for 24 hours a day. 

The proxy parent is solely responsible for the day to day running of the household, care of any pets and liasion with any other household staff. Proxy Parenting can also be stipulated in a daily nannies contract, if the parents and/or guardians are away on holiday or business trips often.

 

UK minimum wage must be adhered to at all times (yes, even when the Nanny is sleeping). Expect to pay £220 + per 24 hours.

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Nanny-Housekeeper

Nanny-Housekeepers differ to the traditional role of a nanny. The duties are carried out to benefit the family as a whole, rather than just the children. The usual duties of a Nanny-Housekeeper includes: general house cleaning, family laundry, some cooking, driving and errand running. Nanny-Housekeepers can be Live-in or Live-out.

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Ofsted Registered Nanny 

Ofsted refers to a nanny, as a Home Childcarer, and they are exempt from the compulsory registers. Nannies can register under the voluntary part providing they meet the criteria; Paediatric First Aid, minimum qualification of The Common Core Skills and Knowledge in Childcare, Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and Public Liability Insurance. The employer usually pays for a nanny to become Ofsted registered, as it benefits only the employer, not the nanny. The cost of this is around £105 for the year. The process takes 10 - 12 weeks usually. Click here for further information.

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