filipino nannies

[deemee]

I have been interviewing nanies for when I return to work. I have interviewed a couple of nannies from the philopines who seemed extremely competant and lovely.
However, someone warned me that cultural differences could be a problem - for example, it is completely acceptable in the phillopines to discipline by hitting.
has anyone found there to be any cultural differences which are problematic?
many thanks

I know a Filipino mother and she never hits her child. A lot of people in UK smack under the 'it never did me any harm' - you can't say that everyone thinks it acceptable. Ask them at interview.

My Filipina ex mother-in-law had 5 children, and as far as I know never hit any of them. One of the best, most loving mothers I've been around- but of course, that's just her!

You could discuss acceptable discipline during negotiations, if you decide to go with one of them- then they will know physical discipline is a no-no in your home. Something you presumably would cover with nannies normally anyway, no?

if she is a registered nanny she will know hitting is not acceptable...whatever the culture!

My parents had Filipino amahs/au pairs for us as children and I don't recall being smacked by them ever my parents on the other hand......

Italiana makes the best point!

Maybe she isn't a registered nanny? There is absolutely no requirement for nannies to be 'registered'. The main reason nannies register with Ofsted is so that they can be paid with childcare vouchers, it's not really a quality assurance.

I meant registered with an agency apart from Ofsted !!! Those with an agency are professional nannies, usually well qualified...any one can be a nanny.
If I were to deregister as a c/ms I could call myself a nanny immediately...that is what makes the whole system confusing!

'Those with an agency are professional nannies'

That is a very dangerous assumption. Go and look at some nanny agency websites and see what the requirements are to regsiter. Being from an agency is even less of an indication of professionalism than being registered with Ofsted.