How do I go about getting a nanny?

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I am looking for a Nanny share with my neighbours. We have in total 6 children and need childcare different days of the week.
Family one - 6 year old and 1 year old
Family two 6 year old and 2 year old
Family three 5 year old and 1 year old.

Obviously the older childre will be at school most of the day.The most children at once would be 4 children.

how do we go about getting a nanny? we are in norwich

I don't think a nanny is allowed to care for children from three families at the same time.

To start with contact a local nanny agency and discuss your plans with them - they should be able to tell you if this would work.

I think you are talking about her having at least 2 pre schoolers and 2 at schoolers every day from different combinations of families?

Have you worked out in which house she will do the care each day? Are you going to provide equipment like a double pushchair etc. What about transport - is the nanny going to be required to transport 4 kids around - if so will you provide the car if not you will need a nanny who has her own large car!

Probably best to put a shout out for nannynick - he is a font of knowledge on all things nanny related.

Sounds like a potential logistical nightmare. Contracts wise will be tricky as well as nanny may need to contract with each family, plus each family will need to contract with each other - so you agree about who is paying for what, when holidays are taken, what happens if a family wants to leave the agreement etc.
There are legal issues if the nanny cares for children from 3 families at the same time.
The nanny will be trying to keep 3 sets of parents happy.
How will it work? Would the nanny be based at just one home?
Not sure how much demand there is for nannies in Norfolk... have a look at job adverts to get a feel for if other parents are trying to recruit in the area - such as on websites like Nannyjob.co.uk Also look to see if there are any nannies looking for work, such as on Childcare.co.uk
Looking at ads may also help give an indication of what sort of salary is being offered/expected in your area. Nannyshares will usually be a bit higher, due to the nanny needing to juggle the needs of multiple families.

Regarding contracts, DP is a solicitor so we wouldn't have to pay for legal advice. What legal issues would there be with caring for children from 3 families? how does it work in a normal nanny share situtation?

I think a nanny share is only 2 families.
from 3 families a childminder would be needed and then at their house, and self-employed etc..

I don't think it would be a problem at all, it may be easier if you all know each other as one of you can do the tax for you all.
I'd advertise on nannyjob or gumtree and spell out what you need and see who applies.
You'd probably need to offer a nanny share salary on the days when the nanny is looking after children from more than one family.
Goo luck with your search

Nannying for 3 families at the same time will breach Childcare Act 2006. It is to do with the definition of a childminder - a nanny caring for children from 3 families at the same time will be classed as a childminder.

Just to add to that it's irrespective of location when there are 3 families involved so all premises used would need to be inspected and registered as childminding premises. Typically a childminder works from their home which means only the one place needs to meet OFSTED's standards.

As long as the nanny never went over 2 families (so no nanny with own child) it would be okay.

A normal nannyshare has one contract between the nanny and 2 sets of parents, who share the nanny for most if nit all of the time. Parents sort out holidays etc between them and nanny has a couple of weeks choice too. It's tough with 2 families to balance the needs/requirements/foibles so I can only imagine than doubles with 3 families.

There are people who do it working for a and b on Monday, a and c on Tuesday/Wednesday and b and c on Thursday/Friday but they have horrendously complicated lives as far as I can tell!