Why choose a nanny agency?
A nanny is a domestic worker who can assist a family by looking after their children either on a full-time or part-time basis. Some nannies live with the family and others don’t. Finding the correct nanny for you and your family can be challenging. Nevertheless, when the correct choice is made, it can greatly improve the quality of life of everyone in your family – parents and children alike. That is why many people choose to enlist the help of a nanny agency.
Live-in nannies explained
A live-in nanny is a nanny who lives with the family that he or she is helping. Many families who are very busy and have demanding schedules find that this is a great option for them because it ensures that they have the upmost flexibility with the support that they receive. The timetable of the nanny can be fit around the family’s schedule.
What does a nanny do?
There are many tasks that can be performed by a nanny to help the family. These could include typical tasks such as feeding, bathing, and dressing the child. They may also include helping out with the family’s daily routine, and providing supervision when the parents are absent.
What tasks can I expect a nanny to perform in the house?
There are various tasks that a nanny or childminder may perform in the house. These include meal preparation, general upkeep of main living areas such as the living room and kitchen, sweeping the floor, and changing the children’s bed sheets. Other responsibilities may include doing the laundry, general upkeep of the children’s play areas and bedrooms, as well as possibly running light household errands and shopping. A nanny may also perform other household or child minding tasks provided that they have been agreed upon in advance.
How to find the correct nanny agency for you
It is possible to find a nanny either by putting out an advertisement yourself, or by going through a nanny agency. The most common way that people find nannies is by putting out an advertisement themselves which lists their needs and requirements. An agency can help with many things such as safety checks, reference checks and verifying documents amongst other things. However, you will naturally have less control over the selection process.
Many people find that hiring a nanny themselves is the best option because of the freedom and control it affords them. However it is important to bear in mind that if the nanny is not self employed, and you have hired them yourself, you will have to register as an employer. This means you will have to take on all of the responsibilities of an employer such as paying tax, issuing payslips, and enrolling the nanny in a pension scheme etc. etc.
So how can Nomenial help?
Nomenial is a nanny agency service which takes care of all of the responsibilities of the employer, so that the employer doesn’t have to worry about anything. If you want to hire a nanny, we can register you as the employer, manage tax contributions, print the contract and monthly payslips and enroll your nanny on a pension scheme. We basically take care of every single difficult thing for you – taking the stress and headache off of your hands.
