Wedding nanny- London

[jendot]

Does anyone ever nanny at weddings? I need to find a nanny for an event in the city in a room attatched to the wedding reception just to keep an eye on and entertain 8 children from 2.5yrs+ Parents would remain responsible for their children and toys dvd player etc would be provided.
Needed in November from 4pm-midnight.
If you are interested please contact me with a rough cost.
Thanks

what area would that be in?

i do a lot of wedding creches - what area and date are you looking at?

you say you need a nanny but you would probably need at least 3 nannies for that number of children as one may need to take children out for a wee/find parent if very upset/accidents/first aid etc thus leaving at least 2 other nannys in the room

no nanny would look after 8 children on their own and legally they cant anyway

what do you plan to do when children are tired? ie can they go to their parents bedrooms if they are staying - so again you would need either a nanny in each room or put rooms side by side in hotel and nanny sit in coridoor

Thanks for your thoughts Blondes. Im a nanny/ cm myself so have thought through the implications of the childcare needed at the wedding (not my wedding but a family members).

The room is attatched to the reception room. All of the children will be 'with' their parents at the reception..its a posh sit down affair and the children will come and go from the main room. The kids room is just somewhere with stuff for them to do when they get bored with someone to supervise that they aren't drawing on the wallpaper etc The nanny will have NO sole charge, she won't be expected to clear up after accidents or take the children for a wee or deal with any upset children...thats what us parents are there for! The children will be free to come and go as they please and the parents will be on hand all the time.

Any tired children will sleep where they fall or parents will leave with them.

As a babysitter I don't think there are any legal limits on the number of children that can be watched..at the wedding only 1 child is under 5 and 5 of the 8 are over 8 so I don't think I am asking anything that would be dangerous or illegal. Even a childminder could have that many children. My children will be there and I would be perfectly happy with the arrangement.

Just to clarify Im not looking for a wedding creche. Sorry if I didn't make that clear in my post. Its simply a 'babysitter' to help us ensure the kids have a fun time as well as the adults.

VIKI- Wedding is right in the center of the city.

my public liability inurance (morton Michell)as a nanny limits me to 6 children in my care.

Going on that, you would need at least 2 nannies if you want to make sure that you have insured nannies.

never done a wedding creche/been at a wedding where they want help but parents are there/clean up/look after children iyswim

if the parents are there all the time and no sole charge is needed, then why do you need a nanny/babysitter there?

why not just have the room and parents and their children go in whenever they want

Im not sure the nannies need to be insured though do they? Obv happy to take advice on this if legally an obligation... I thought nanny insurance was an optional thing? I certainly didn't have it as a nanny but then did as a maternity nanny.
Obviously if nanny were are going to be sole charge of them it would be advisable but the children will remain the responsibility of the parents all of the time. We will literally be right there with them.

Im not sure the nanny/ babysitter needs to be insured though does he/she? Obv happy to take advice on this if legally an obligation...
Obviously if nanny were are going to be sole charge of them from the nannies point of view it would be advisable but the children will remain the responsibility of the parents all of the time. We will literally be right there with them.
We literally need someone to stop them drawing on the wallpaper..work the dvd player... play snakes and ladders.

can the parents not stop them from drawing on the wallpaper?

Sorry for double post lol

Blondes- Really? At my wedding I had a nanny who came and supervised a room that about 20 children used. She was fab. We all looked after our own children. (I fed my 10mnth old son in my wedding dress and changed his nappies lol) She was simply there to play with anyone who was bored, turn the dvd player on, etc
We are not trying to get rid of/ exclude the children from the wedding they will eat with us etc and may choose to stay with their parents rather than use the room.
It would just be nice to have someone in the room (where we won't be able to see them) to make sure they are behaving and to help amuse them...while at a wedding I am happy to have them with me and look after them while they are with me but they will be bored and want to go and play with their cousins for the speeches and half the 6 course dinner lol and Im sure the parents don't want to have to sit in the kids room for the whole evening with them to make sure they behave.

Just trying to make it more enjoyable for all lol

I think it's a fabulous idea. It sounds like you just need someone to play with the kids so the parents can be a little freer. Why don't you get a local teenager to do it.

Blondes- In an ideal world yes unfortunatly while in the other room we will not be able to see them...posh venue...naughty cousins....felt tip pens...I can only imagine the consequences!! lol

completly understand the bored children at a wedding and fab there will be a room for them to go and play in :) , its just the no sole charge bit i find strange, you say for the children to play with if bored etc, but surely if the parents are staying in the room, they would play with their child, so wouldnt be bored

as i said i have never had parents that stay, we have always had a register of children/ages/allergies/parents contact numbers etc

i personally wouldnt take on a job like this, as there is no protection/back up for me IF things went wrong/if a child was injured etc

I'm a nanny, and, like blondes, have also done wedding/holiday creche work as well as schools and nurseries...

I'm london based, and would potentially be up for helping out (or joining forces with someone, depending on the set-up?).

Feel free to drop me an email [email protected] (apologies for the absurd, unprofessional address!)

oh, so the parents wouldnt actually be in the room, but in the room next door/beside - so would be sole charge then and the nanny in the room would be responsible iyswim

no nanny can look after 8 children alone, amazed that at your wedding that one nanny loooked after 20 children

I would do this-what date is it please? I'm understanding its basically 'entertainment' for children choosing to join in?
Thanks

I think this sounds like a great idea!

I wouldn't have thought you'd need to be insured, it's basically babysitting or being a 'mother's help' for an afternoon/evening and neither of these roles require insurance. Nannies need insurance as they have extended periods of sole-charge care, and even for nannies it isn't compulsory (though I do have it myself).

Blonds - "but surely if the parents are staying in the room, they would play with their child, so wouldnt be bored" NO! Not in the middle of a six-course wedding dinner! Let someone else read a book/play a board game and enjoy the party!

"oh, so the parents wouldnt actually be in the room, but in the room next door/beside - so would be sole charge then and the nanny in the room would be responsible iyswim" - I don't think it counts as sole charge if the parents are right next door! A mother's help doesn't count as sole charge if the parent(s) are in the next room e.g. your playing with the child in the playroom and mum's in the kitchen washing up!

yes a fab idea but i dont think its possible for one nanny let alone a teenager babysitter as one poster suggested to look after all 8

say that all 8 wanted to come and play during boring speechs, the nanny cant look after/be resonsible all 8 - regardless if the parents are next door (but cant see)

as i said i personally wouldnt do it as i have to protect myself and i have seen other nannys do what you have suggested and things have gone wrong and who gets the blame

THE NANNY

for children you dont know/complete strangers you need to protect yourself, its a sad that we have to but in this world we need to

for example my friend did a wedding creche, roughly how you are suggesting, boy fell over and put a fork through his nose and off to hospital he went, my friend got blamed as she apparently wasnt looking after the child properly even though she want meant to be sole charge and parents were in charge

family went back to agency and wanted her struck off

extreme case i know,but it only takes one incident and my/the nannys career could be over

just my views x

Hi yes I do wedding creches and hold the necessary creche insurance.
4pm till midnight would require some sleeping mats etc
Usually children would stay with us during the wedding breakfast and then on into the evening as required or taken to parents room and the nannies would then babysit.
Although the creche does not need to be registered with ofsted I do adhere to ofsted ratios so I would need a bit more information regarding the ages etc. and a risk assessment would need to be carried out on the room.
I do quite a few each year now, and would be happy to talk to you, Please email me
[email protected]

Just re read your post and what you are asking for is a creche even though parents are close by the nannies would still need insurance, but please email me as I would be happy to help.

Hi Jendot
My company does wedding creches both fully supervised and drop in play which sounds like what you require, we also do private bookings for evenings which is a good way to keep costs down for the bride and groom as the parents book us direct and pay us on the night after the creche has run during the meal we are happy to look after the children in their rooms at night. here is the website if you would like to contact us for further information

i am a registered childminder and would be happy to help..email me if interested!!

Hi Jendot - I would also be interested in doing this - am a nanny, (and a mummy), with 17 years experience, excellent refs, first aid, CRB check etc. What date in November is it? Could do any weekend except the 20th. You can mail me at [email protected]. Thanks!

i would do this too. am a registered childminder living in east central london.
please email me citychildminder@yahoo dot co dot uk.
Thanks.