Is it really difficult to find live out after school nannies?

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Dd starts school in sept, ds is in year 1. Because of shift working and commuting times I would ideally need childcare in my home from 3pm-8pm 3 days a week. Is that going to be really hard to find? I imagine it would be because most qualified nannies want full time work. We don't have room for an au pair, if we did I'd be happy to go down that route.

I think you tend to find after school nannies are either students, or have another job they work in the morning. They can be difficult to find and keep in the long term.

If I were you, I'd offer slightly above market rate per hour so that you at least get a range of applicants. I'm also assuming you'd like someone with a good command of English to help with homework too?

You could consider a nanny with her own child too?

Honesty Yes - but doesn't mean it's impossible

Offer higher wage - and consider nwoc

Also you want someone till quite late - that will put off lots of people - and again a nwoc isn't going to want to get home say 8.30pm and then put her child to bed

What happens in holidays? If children sick etc?

You mention shift work does that mean the three days change at all. As if they are fixed days you maybe able to find a nanny who works all day on one or two of the other days and would like the mornings/early afternoons off on your days.

The three days are fixed so eeyore that should help. 8pm finish is only occasionally, it's usually 6.30-7.

We currently have a nwoc so not put off by that at all.

I'm considering changing to term time working so holidays shouldn't be an issue.

Good English would be preferable because yes, eventually homework supervision would be necessary, but our school only gives homework at the weekend until y3.

Is it the sort of thing college students take on too? Might check out if our local college do childcare courses, might be something someone doing their nneb might be interested in?

Yes a college student may be interested although they may not finish until 4 some afternoons and will also have placements but if the days fit then def an option. I think if you are just looking for term time then you may struggle even more unless you can find a nanny with child at the same school or local school who would like the time off in the hols.

I am a nanny with own child and do 4 after school sessions a week but then do 4 full days in the hols which over the year makes my hours up to what I need to work to live.

If you have a nwoc now does she not want the job?

You will have to offer it to her and if says no then tech she is redundant as original role isn't there so if been with you over 2yrs then need to pay redundancy

Or is she leaving of her own accord ?

Hello, if you live in an area with a university, then I would highly recommend using a university student. I am a university student and throughout my time at university I have done this sort of work. I have been quite lucky in that there have been no timetable clashes. There are so many childcare degrees out there that you are very likely to find someone with relevant childcare experience plus even a CRB check.

The beauty of using a student is that they are quite likely to know other suitable people who can cover in case of an emergency, if your nanny is unable to work for some reason.

I hope this helps!

Eeyore, I hadn't thought it would be harder if I was working term time only, perhaps I'll ditch that idea. I can always look in to after school clubs if a 4pm finish is better. Ds already does 2 sports clubs a week on the days our current nanny works, so he doesn't finish until 4 on those days.

Blondes, our current nanny needs to work more hours than we need. We only really need 3-7 x3 days a week. I have offered it to her already.

Nannynewo, we don't have a university nearby sadly. Lots of colleges though, I will have a look around.

You will be hard pressed to find an after school club that closes up later than 7 but I wish you luck as childcare is such a bug-bear.

Oops meant to say later than 6!

I had someone who had just finished a childcare qualification and was hoping to become a FT nanny do a similar role for me last year for 3 months. She was 19 and had her CRB because of her childcare qualification. I had a lot older applicants too which didn't work for us because I wanted someone who would play computer games with DS but might be perfect for you.

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Nessus, no I meant after school club so ds finishes at 4pm instead of 3. Not sure if they take reception age children which is what dd will be.

Dammit I wish I had a 4th bedroom so we could have an au pair. Dd's from is big enough for the two of them to share, but our third bedroom is titchy, a small single really, and we only have the one bathroom so our house isn't really set up for an au pair :(

We have had after school nannies before- 2/3 of which have been students looking for extra cash. Worked great for us as they both were doing childcare related degrees (one was doing Early childhood studies and other was training to be Primary school teacher) and had childcare experience but were happy with the hours we could provide as it fitted in with their timetables at university- the thing with students though is they might rely on the role being FT in the school holidays (ours was).

I've never had a problem- my first I advertised on Gumtree on a Saturday evening and come the Monday afternoon we had interviewed her and were on the phone making her an offer for the job.

The later the start for students the better as well- lectures can go on until 5 even 6pm at night so a 3pm start isn't viable.

I agree with maybe considering a nwo- again, someone looking for a bit of extra household cash.

I never paid more than I did for a FT either. I'm in Clapham and in the last 5 years have always paid £10 net per hour.

We found a grandmother who does these hours for us - after school till 7pm 3 days a week and she's happy to stay later if we get stuck at work. the hours suit her as it leaves her days free to meet friends, go shopping etc, and she can still go out in the evenings too. And the children really like her. We pay the going rate, but also use her for extra babysitting etc when we need one, so the monthly amount is quite decent.

Finding after school nannies can be difficult but it is not impossible. Since their duties are limited to fewer hours(4-6 hrs.) but their responsibilities are immense. But while searching for nannies do make sure that they live within a 40 minute commute to your family’s home.