New nanny needed but where to find?

[KvonWaldhausen]

Hi,

our nanny has given us her four weeks notice after working for us since 2004. We are now looking for a new nanny but where is it best to find one? We found our last nanny through an agency but at the moment I am still on Maternity leave and I want to do it myself this time. We have three children, the oldest is seven and the youngest three months. It would be great if the new nanny could stay for us for a long time but my friends keep telling me that most nannies don't stay longer than a year, sometimes two. Now... where is it best to find a nanny (Gumtree,Nannyjob...) what else is there?

im a long term nanny, been with current family nearly 5 years and last 2 jobs 5yrs each and got made redundant as moved and 2nd family both kids at school

you obv can keep a nanny, so maybe you are a better/nicer mb then your friends

also look on netmums and childcare.co.uk

Hi Blondes,

are you looking for a new position? I assume you are looking for a live-out position? Thanks for your advice, K

friad not no, mums at school keep trying to poach me

im VERY happy with my family - im def part of the family and like to think mb/db and i have a great working but friendly relationship

they came along to my wedding and had a fab time pissed boogieing away :)

why is your nanny leaving?

what area are you in?

Our nanny has married two years ago and started trying for a baby. She has found out that she is fourteen weeks pregnant. They are now buying a place together (Our position is live-in) and she wants to move out and stop working. We are all very sad that she is leaving and I don't want a new nanny who only stays for a short term and yes you are right, my friends are not very nice to their nannies (Many rules - little rights for nanny). K

Oh and we live in Fulham.

wow,she got married 2 years ago but lived in with you still, you MUST be a nice family

a good reason she left, tbh you may judge/compare every nanny to her and may think you wont replace her as well iyswim, but sure you will find someone

it is hard to find a nanny who is great with babies but also good with older children

i would put an ad on nannyjob and see what response you get

when are you ideally looking to go back to work?

Both times I put one ad on nannyjob and one on gumtree. Have a look at the different styles on both - they're quite different. You get many, many more replies from gumtree - but most are completely unsuitable - however we got both of ours (current nanny has been with us for almost three years, previous job posting was temp) from gumtree.

Agree with blondes. Put an advert on nannyjob. Costs £25, runs for 31 days. You may not get many applicants but those you do get with luck will be serious applicants, more suitable for the job. Put as much detail as possible about the job, including salary (Gross wage), be specific about your minimum requirements so only those applicants who meet those requirements apply.

Join Childcare.co.uk (usually an ad on this section of Mumsnet, so click that) and create a profile on there. No need to pay initially, just have the profile and have a look around at nannies profiles. If the nannyjob ad does not result in a good applicant, then you can pay for childcare.co.uk and try contacting nannies on there (sort by last logged in, so you know they are still looking for work).