nanny ad, critical comment welcome

Use I or we consistently. As a nanny I would want to know whether I will be taking direction from just you or both of you.

You don't say much about the children's personalities. I think you need to sell the job a bit. Is the 3.5 year old active, sporty, crafty, any regular activities, etc.

You should say whether any cooking will be expected, whether the nanny will be responsible for putting the DCs to bed for the night, bathing, whether the nanny will have an evening meal for herself included. If you anticipate the nanny will be ferrying the DCs around in her car you should have some way to check if the candidate is insured, nanny has a clean driving record, and the car is roadworthy and fits your car seats.

I would put salary range in.

I wouldn't bother mentioning a CRB check because no-one is going to be suprised when you ask and only someone with something to hide would be bothered.

I would mention ofsted registration and first aid if you need/want it.

I am in scotland and you can do a basic check online, not sure of the rules in the rest of the uk.

A parent can't put someone though a CRB check. So it's pointless unless you have a friendly nanny agency who would do that for you.

I would also put in about putting them through a crb check- presuming you would be doing this.

Give a salary. Is it really negotiable, or have you set yourself a budget? Specify a Gross salary, or give a salary range. Do not give a Net salary, as they could well have other income, it may not be their only job.

If a nanny is wanting £10 per hour gross and you are offering them £7 per hour gross, it's not worth either your time, or their time, to go through the interview process. See this recent thread where a nanny went for interview and expected 17.50 an hour.

The job won't suit that many people as it's just 12 hours but it's good that you are putting that it could be Monday all day, or a combo of Mon and Thur afternoons. I presume your work is quite flexible, though does that perhaps mean you are working from home?

You are saying you will consider people who have not been a nanny before, which is bound to help make it more attractive to local people who may have their own older children, or have worked in other childcare jobs.

With regard to advertising, don't exclude any local places you could advertise such as a newsagents, farm shop, that sort of place. Simple postcard ad, giving basic info (salary, days, hours, location) and asking them to contact you (phone, email) so you can give them more information.

I would indicate salary too. Can't think of anything else you've omitted. Good luck!

I would give some indication of salary. Sounds like you would be happy with a fairly inexperienced nanny, so are you expecting to pay a fairly low salary?