Nanny FAQS

Nanny FAQs

What does a nanny do?

A nanny would generally have a Level 3 diploma in childcare and if not qualified they would have a minimum of 2 years childcare experience in a childcare role. A nanny is responsible for ensuring the children are cared for in a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment. Dependent on the age of the children and any other individual requirements the nanny will be expected to base their role on those needs.

What skills should a nanny have?

A nanny should be able to show good organizational skills
Excellent communication skills and understand of children’s behavior
Be positive and able to deal with challenging situations
Have lots of energy and enthusiasm
Be imaginative and creative
To be flexible and open to change

What are the roles and responsibilities of a nanny?

Ensuring all children’s basic needs are met.
Ensure that their daily routine is consistent.
Ensure they have fun and exciting activities planned.
Making sure that each child’s developmental and educational requirements are met.
Reporting back to parents about the children’s days.
Plan menus and cooks healthy meals.
Cleaning and tidying where children are involved e.g nursery, playroom and children’s laundry- agreed with nanny on what is expected of her.

Do nannies live in with families?

Dependent of the needs of the family in terms of their working patterns or how often they are not home for prolonged periods of time. Sometimes live in nanny positions are available because the family has accommodation available and it may be more feasible for the nanny to live with them.

Do you have to be registered with OFSTED to be a nanny?

Nannies are not required to be OFSTED registered it is entirely voluntary. It is however essential to be registered if the family would like to claim childcare vouchers which offer financial support towards childcare costs.

How do nannies get paid?

Nanny employers are no different from any other. They have an obligation to ensure that their employee (the nanny) Is making all compulsory contributions as part of PAYE including Tax and National insurance. As well as compulsory contributions employers must ensure that their nannies pay is in line with the National Minimum wage.

Employers are required to ensure that the nanny has a pension scheme in place as part of the statutory pension scheme as well as any stator sick pay and statutory maternity pay.

Ensuring that all payroll activities are in line with statutory requirements is a consistent process that must be monitored each time your nanny is paid. If you require assistance with any of the payroll there are nanny payroll services which support families with all aspects of nannies pay.

Visit Nanny Tax www.nannytax.co.uk for more information.

Any other requirements a nanny should have?

First aid.
Good understanding and knowledge of safeguarding procedures.
Have insurance- public liability insurance ensures that the Nanny has the essential cover needed in case anything happens when children are in their care.
Updated DBS.
Previous experience.

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Why people love working with KiddyKare

Amazing schools & nurseries

I have been with KiddyKare for over 4 years. And I highly recommend working with KiddyKare!! The team is very supportive, understanding, and kind. KiddyKare works alongside amazing schools and nurseries. I have been inspired by working with professional educators and decided to study further in childcare to improve myself and my knowledge.

Michelle

Prompt service

Really great, you will always try to meet our staffing needs. Thank you for always being prompt in allocating where you are able, it enables us to maintain consistency in our care offered here.

Recognition & reward

KiddyKare has been an amazing employer to work for. The most amazing part is their ability to recognise and reward employees who put in their best, shows how they care about both clients and employees. The team is quick to respond to issues with patience and love.

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My go-to agency

KiddyKare are my go-to agency when needing staff. They are prompt and the service is good! They are friendly and professional and will aim to support as much as they can. Absolute superstars!

A positive experience

Working with KiddyKare has been a brilliant experience. Right from the start and at every point I have found KiddyKare to be friendly, helpful and professional in every way. It’s been a very positive experience for me and I am pleased. I would highly recommend KiddyKare to anybody!

Emma

Enjoy the flexibility

I have been working with Kiddykare as a temporary nursery nurse for the past 4 and a half years. I enjoy the flexibility and visiting different nurseries. Kiddykare always shifts you to nurseries of your choice and checks your safety. The team was always very helpful and answered any questions I had immediately.

Change of career

I have been working for Kiddykare for a few months now and it’s been great. It was a change of career from my previous position and Kiddykare have really helped me feel comfortable and confident in my new role.

Ann Marie

Wonderful staff

We are always very pleased with the service Kiddykare provide us, often being able to support us last minute. All of your staff are wonderful and work to the best of their abilities fitting in with our team straight away and supporting us like they are our own!

Great working relationship

We’ve been working with KiddyKare for a long time now and they’re always our first point of call if we’re short staffed. Nothing is ever too much, and their communication is second to none. As well as our usual weekly bookings they can also send cover for us at very short notice, which is always a massive help. The office team are so so friendly and it makes everything easy when you have such a great working relationship with the whole team. They’re consistent with who they send to us which supports the children in knowing the whole team and their staff are amazing at what they do.

Friendly and professional

Working with Kiddykare is great, they take care of their staff and the working hours/shifts are flexible. Friendly and professional personnel.

Working Balance

I have been with KiddyKare over a year, and I cannot thank the team of girls enough for their support. They have all helped me find the right working balance that suits me. The team are very good at working in advance to find working positions. I absolutely love my working for KiddyKare and couldn’t see me working anywhere else at this stage in my life. I would and have highly recommend working for the girls at KiddyKare

Sarah

Flexible nursery shifts

I’ve genuinely loved working with KiddyKare, everyone’s super friendly and always happy to help. Finding nursery shifts that fit around my schedule is so easy, and I always feel supported if I have any questions or need a hand. The team really cares, which makes the whole experience relaxed and enjoyable. I’d happily recommend them. They really make it all so simple and stress-free!

Maria

High calibre of staff

Working with KiddyKare has been a great experience. From the very beginning, the team has been friendly, helpful, and professional at every stage. They were able to find staff for us at short notice, and we now have a long-term member of staff working with us. The calibre of staff is very high, and they are consistently professional and a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend KiddyKare to schools.

SBP