I'm New and need help!

[aspenice]

I am a american and live in California and got this website from one of my scottish friends. I have a 8 month old girl and she is the love of my life but since having her I have had many challenges with my health and she is a super high needs baby. I need help! I want to hire a live in nanny but getting one in the US is ridculous. The wages they want and the care is substandard to me. I have heard of nannies coming from abroad who do an excellent job. Can you tell me where to look? I don't want to go thru an agency either.

I plan on just having someone help me and to become part of our family.

Thanks.

Jenn

Noticed a discussion about Nannies working in the USA (via au-pair scheme) on NannyJob

Not quite what you are looking for I expect, but could be a good place to start finding out more about nannies, and how you may be able to get a nanny from the UK.
Note: You will need to check your immigration rules, as there will be restirctions on who can work in the USA, and for how long.

Definately go to www.nannyjob.co.uk and you can put in an ad or just ask some advice. To get a British nanny legally you will have to go through an agency that deals with au pairs and i think the age limits are 18-26 years. Plus there are costs to pay but it would be cheaper than getting a nanny from a nanny agency who is older and has more experience and who will charge more money.

You could try Au-Pair in America which is something i did about 12 years ago and it's a cost affective way of getting childcare i believe. The au pairs need to have some experience and it's generally girls wanting to experience life in another culture .

Or try some nanny agencies in London. Natasha at www.burlingtonnannies.com always has jobs in The States, she may be able to give you advice. Hope it all goes well.

Hi, I'm American too (but I live in the UK). I know an itallina girl who works in California. She said it was really easy to get the visa. Maybe she could help you? I think she has a job, but she might know someone who is looking. If you cat me, I could pass your e-mail along to her.

Look at www.greataupair.co.uk

Sorry, the site is www.greataupair.com not .co.uk.

hi aspenice,
you want to look on an online DATABASE, as opposed to an agency.
For a database, you typically pay around 30-40 dollars for 3 months membership, then you get contact details for all the au pairs/ nannies on teh database.

For an agency, you pay a percentage of the salary (much higher fee!), and the quality of the service, imo, is variable.

greataupair.com is a database, as is aupairworld.net.

and try
www.gumtree.com

Thank you all for the great links. I am just hoping to find someone.

Uwila, my email is: [email protected]
Please pass this along to your friend. Anyone who knows of a nanny who needs a job please pass my email and name onto them.

Thanks a bunch.