Newbie nanny hirer! Help!

[Imsosorryalan]

Hi, I'm just beginning to look into a nanny for my dds on the days I work. I'm finding it rather stressful!
I've got some potential interested candidates, what's the protocol re meeting/interviewing them? Do you meet first, then chat and decide on an interview later or is it all done in one? Also, if we like them, when should the children meet them? Or should this be part of the interview? Aargh.
Also, I'm only looking to hire someone for two days a week, will they also be ok doing term time only as I'm at home for the hols?

Have a look through their CVs short list those you want to interview. Meet them at your home when children are in bed. This give you opportunity to get general impression of candidates and for nannies the same. Also nannies can also see type of home eg organised or muddled. Invite strong candidates to meet children after interview. You might find that you will need to offer high pay because you only want term time nanny. Good luck.

Apologies for typos and grammatical errors. I didn't proof read properly.

We've just been through the nanny hiring experience, which was more stressful than I was expecting! Was getting so desperate I almost got the kids to write an advert, then tear it up and send it up the chimney....but luckily our very own Mary Poppins came along for an interview the following week!

A few things I would add to the above - we put adds on childcare.co.uk and gumtree. Worth doing telephone interviews first (would have weeded out a few!). I found it helpful having the kids around (when DH was home to keep them entertained). One lady was amazing with us, but wasn't warm and friendly with the children. I probably would have gone for her if I hadn't seen her interacting with the kids.

Good luck!

Narrow down using info from CVs.
Interview in evening without kids.
Then do second interview during daytime.

Or skip first interview and go straight to interviewing with children if tgere is only one or two viable candidates.

When we hired our nanny I weeded CVs but I did a lot of phone interviews - made it easier and quicker to identify ones we liked. I've found from my recruitment experience at work that it can pay to speak to a reasonable range of people.

I then interviewed about 4 in person and the successful one came back a second time to meet the two of us and a more experienced nanny employer to give us another view, for a final interview.

trying to find my groove - this is how far i've got:
Round One - read CV.
Round Two - call. If you can't communicate on phone properly then - out.
Round Three - Interview with children. Think it's pointless meeting them on ur own. I had great chat with one and my baby lifted herself up to the sofa next to her and then fell and smacked her head as she was talking about how brilliant she was. NEXT.
Round Four - Checks. CRB. Referees. Bit of googling. See my other thread in childcare about referee questions!
GOOD LUCK!

I didn't do telephone interviews. Tbh my first nanny would have been terrible over the phone!

I did a first interview in a neutral location (cafe) and second at home with kids and dh. My nanny was brilliant with the kids and dd cried when she left! She stayed with us for 2 years and was brilliant so glad i met her face to face for the first interview.