How to keep nanny!

[lamandler]

We have lovely lovely nanny for our 2 DCs, recently started a nannyshare which is not going brilliantly so far as other toddler is very clingy. We can give that one more time though, I am more worried now that our nanny's very wealthy last family returning from an unsuccessful emigration to the states and are offering her a huge pay rise, car and whatever she wants to get her to come back to work for them.

They have messed her around so much before, although I know they love her too, they are just the types to make massive life decisions at the drop of a hat and it's not very secure for her.

I don't think she will leave us this time, but I wonder how best to make sure she has career progression, benefits, etc that aren't necessarily financial? I can't afford to pay her any more (at least, not a significant rise), hence the nanny share starting recently. But I want her to know she is valued and that we want to make sure her job is rewarding and rewarded beyond the daily thanks, early finishes now and then, bonus days off (we are good to her I hope!).

Can anyone advise?

Hi,

Talk to the nanny and tell her you concerns&how much you value her hard work etc.
I personally wouldn't leave you for a payrise and a car if you are an employer that treats me good and respects me for somebody who messed me about a lot.

If you want to keep your nanny

• Ensure you treat her with respect and respect her role as a proffessional
• Tell her how much you value her
• Any chance to give her days off to do further training - the local council offer training courses for Early year proffessionals ie behaviour management, first aid, makaton etc

Tell her how much you appreciate her

act as a proffesional employer (tell her if you are going to be late before you are late)

could you afford to offer her a few more days holiday of her choice?

Wrt training offer to pay her membership to something the BAPN who do workshops and facilitate her attending.

Otherwise little things mean a lot when it comes to showing appreciation (I saw this and u thought you might like it..., early finish, making sure your DC are grateful and respectful, telling her she's doing a good job).

Thanks for all this. We do a lot of the above but there's always room for more! The training is a good idea though