Before hiring a nanny every parent needs to understand important traits and tips to finding one. Are you a busy mom or mompreneur? Consider a help.
- Ask friends: This is one of the fast and easiest ways. Ask friends and family members for recommendations on the best nannies available.
- Register with a nanny placement agency: Nanny placement agencies have low competition with other families when it comes to searching for a nanny.
- Take a look at a candidates childcare experience: A good and robust nanny should have at least one year of experience as a paid childcare provider.
- Consider your budget: How much does a nanny cost to hire? Consider your budget limit before you decide to hire one to avoid wasting your time and resources. Remember childcare is expensive and ranks second highest in terms of monthly expenses for families.
- Do a background check: A background check gives you peace of mind. Humans have a poor judgment of character and because someone seems to be nice it does not mean they have a good background.
- Social media checks: Be sure to check your potential nanny social media profile. You can be able to know and understand the personality traits of a potential nanny from her social media posts.
- Conduct an interview: You should conduct an interview after you have narrowed your choice for nannies. Through this method, you get to know your potential nanny in detail. An important tip to remember is to prepare some interview questions before you embark on interviewing a potential nanny.
- Check for previous background and references: It is paramount to do some official fact-checking. Ask for a reference to reveal and find about the past experience of potential help.
- Quality is better over price: It is better to get childcare that is expensive rather than a cheap one who is not a pro and might be unreliable in the end.
- Emergency: Does a potential nanny know how to handle emergency situations? Ask her how she plans to handle an emergency in case your child is choking or stops breathing.
