Employing a Nanny
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Parents employ nannies to provide
childcare in the family’s home. Unlike childminders, nannies do not
need to be registered and inspected, although many choose, in
England, to join the voluntary part of the Ofsted Childcare
Register or, in Wales, the Childcare Approval Scheme
Wales.
There is no legal requirement for nannies to
have specific childcare training or to have had a disclosure from
the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). However, 75 per cent of the
120,000 nannies in the UK have had a CRB disclosure and almost 40
per cent of nanny agencies refuse to place a nanny who has not had
a disclosure.
There are many advantages of employing a
nanny, including:
- your child can form a close, one-to-one relationship with their
carer in your own home
- your child has their own toys, books, food and so on, close at
hand
- siblings can be looked after together
- you have a high degree of control over your child’s routine,
diet, activities and play environment
- nannies can offer more flexible hours than some other forms of
childcare
- nannies can offer evening babysitting, look after your child
when you’re away, or go with you on holiday
- you and your child don’t have to travel to the childcare
setting
- your child is cared for in their own community and can easily
take part in local clubs and activities
- they can look after your children when they aren’t well.
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