Finding a nanny is one of the daunting tasks for parents, especially for first-time parents, because it is the matter of their child’s safety and therefore they need to be more cautious towards it. However, there are lots of nanny agencies in the North West from where you can hire a nanny of your choice, but as parents are not sure about her services until they do not find her taking care of the child properly, they are always concerned about the security of their little one.
Interestingly, going through the concern of such parents below are certain tricks which they adopt while hiring an authentic person to look after the child during their absence.
1. Interaction with child: It is the most important factor for you to consider. For this, you need to get your child involved in the interview with your prospective nanny, however, this should be done once you have finalized one particular person to look after your child because if you follow this step with everyone coming for the interview, there are chances that your child may get scared and feel threatened. While your child meets the nanny try to look after her behavior and temperament, how she reacts to his questions, her reply, her patience, and many more. Doing this will help you in finding a suitable person for your little one.
2. Establishing a relationship with her: Although, you will not be staying with your prospective nanny, still as you have hired to take care of your child/children there exists a certain relationship between both of you. Here, one thing that needs to be mentioned here importantly is that do not consider her as your paid servant, despite you pay her salary per month, but still, as she is the guardian of your children during absence her role is like a family member and therefore she should be given the same respect. Thus, there must exist a mutual understanding between both of you.
3. Cross-checking with the references: The nanny agencies in your area only provide you the resumes of the nannies associated with them, they do not suggest any particular nanny to hire. Therefore, while interviewing the nannies, do not forget to ask about the references and cross-check them either by meeting or calling them to ensure the services.
4. Asking the questions: Asking about the previous experiences, academic qualifications, salary expectations, etc are some common questions asked during an interview. But, as the job of a nanny is more practical, you should ask questions like how she will deal with the situation if your child gets injured, if your child does not eat his meals, the types of games she will play with him, and more. Asking such questions will give you an idea about her attitude towards your child.
5. Determining the duties: If you are hiring a live-out nanny, she will take care of your child until you do not come back to the house. In-between there are lots of works like submitting the electricity or water bills, receiving phone calls, looking after the guests, cooking food or taking care of housekeeping tasks, etc, which although are not performed by a nanny, but the parents expect her to look after these tasks also. If you also want your nanny to perform all these duties, it is recommended to get these things cleared in the beginning, because for this you will be required to pay her extra charges. Therefore, to avoid any confusion it is better to make all things clear between both of you.
Following these simple tricks will help you in finding a caring nanny to assist your family.