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Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

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I really like the first nanny I have interviewed. Really very lovely! Have any of u hired the first nanny you met ....

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Chelseamum · 26/06/2007 22:11

I am planning to see other ones but I have a very good impression from her and her references.

Any experiences from you?

Thanks!xxx

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mogs0 · 26/06/2007 22:20

I was the first nanny my ex-employers interviewed. We clicked instantly and the interview lasted about 3 hours because we chatted for so long!! They saw one other nanny that had already been arranged but gave me the job.

I stayed nearly 4 years. When they were interviewing for my replacement they only interviewed one nanny and hired her.

I think if you have a good feeling about her and her referees have lots of positive things to say about her then go for it!

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Chelseamum · 26/06/2007 22:35

Thank u kindly Mogs! I cross my fingers! Hope it works for us! x

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NannyL · 27/06/2007 00:07

I was the 1st nanny my employers interviewed as well...

we both clicked and im very happy in this job

DominiConnor · 27/06/2007 01:23

Gut feel is good.
What did the kids think ?
We've insisted that nannies interact with DCS in our sight. Surprisingly many can't do this.

UCM · 27/06/2007 01:40

Sorry for hijack but...

Dominiconnor, those are the fewest words I 'ave ever seen you type

chipmonkey · 27/06/2007 01:44

Give him another year and he'll be typing like cod!

UCM · 27/06/2007 01:45

Heh heh

eleusis · 27/06/2007 08:02

In view of the fact that this is your first nanny, I think you should intervirew more even if it is only for the sake of reassuring yourself that this first wonderful nanny really is the one.

Tell us more about the interview? What did you like? What did you not like? (nobody is perfect, they all have something that is not quite ideal for you)

Furzella · 27/06/2007 10:14

I really liked the first girl I interviewed and would have been happy for her to look after my girls. However, I'd already arranged interviews with a number of other nannies and thought I should go ahead for interest as it was the first time I'd employed a nanny. The third girl I interviewed was completely brilliant and straight away started to develop a relationship with my older dd - not just in a cuddly way but in an intelligent person-to-person way, and I knew that I'd found the perfect person then.

I'd agree with Eleusis - see at least a couple of other people. It'll help crystallise what you're looking for and may give you a better idea of what to expect when your nanny starts. If number one is the perfect candidate for you, seeing other people will reinforce your decision. Also, apart from anything else, the first candidate may find something she likes better so it's always good to have a back-up plan. Good luck!

fifilou · 27/06/2007 12:42

My employer interviewed 26 nannies for the position.

I was 26th!

She liked 3 out of the 26, but im really pleased to say, I was the one she liked best.

I'd let her know youre interested, but say you have other interviews already arranged that you feel you should complete.

good Luck!

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Chelseamum · 27/06/2007 14:56

Thanks for your responses.

I am seeing a few more people this week so let's see...

cannot stop thinking that i will leave my dd with a stranger in my own home.... sometimes I think I will never get back to work!

So mindblowing!

Eleusis, sorry i didn;t get back to you regarding the questions... another MN provided them to me! TX anyway!

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Chelseamum · 02/07/2007 23:07

OK, i have interviewed two more nannies... but both my husband and I thought that the first person we interviewed could be potentially ideal.My instinct is telling me ..hire her... she's already told us that she really feels comfortable with us and my little girl was very open to her cooing and playing...

I have been very honest with her and told her that if she was the 20th nanny I would have interviewed I would hire her straight away but as she was the first one and this is my first time hiring a nanny I feel I need to see lots of different ones to be a 100% certain about my feelings about her...

Any tips you experienced ones?!

Many thanks!!

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dazedorconfused · 02/07/2007 23:13

Yes but like my shoe shopping, had to interview lots others to prove to myself that I did like the first one best!

Furzella · 03/07/2007 10:28

I think if you still think she's the one for you after seeing two others, and it hasn't raised any serious questions in your mind, you should snap her up. I saw more candidates than you have, but I'm a picky-knickers and slightly research-obsessed. You'd be really gutted if she were offered a job with another family.

If you're 95% sure, why don't you ask her to spend half a day with you and pay her for her time. It'll cost you half a day's nannying on the off-chance, but you'll get to see what she's like over a longer period. Our nanny spent half a day with us as a sort of second interview and it helped both her and us decide that we were really happy with each other.

Good luck!

Issy · 03/07/2007 10:37

Let me see. Nanny #1, saw about 4 (including the legendary Swedish gymnast of extraordinary beauty), hired the 5th on the spot. Nanny #2, saw 2 or 3, hired 4th on the spot. Nanny #3, saw only her hired her. Nanny #4, saw only her, hired her. Temp Nanny #1, saw no-one, hired her "sight unseen" (it was an emergency and she is lovely). Aupair #1, saw only her, hired her.

I think a pattern is forming!

All the nannies have been excellent (Nanny #4 is the most professional with the DDs despite a rather uneasy relationship with me - see threads passim) and have left for good reasons. Our hiring procedure isn't quite as careless as it seems as we do a lot of preliminary work sifting CVs, doing telephone interviews and picking up at least one reference before we interview. I think the first couple of times you do need to interview more than one nanny, but after that you already have a very good idea of what will work.

MrsWobble · 03/07/2007 14:35

I agree with Issy here - we interviewed about 4 for nannies 1 and 2 - although for nanny 2 it was so blindingly obvious we offered the job part way through the interview. For nanny 3 we interviewed 3 and for nanies 4 and 5 we only interviewed one. As Issy says we did a lot of pre research so the interview was confirmatory in nature.

MrsWobble · 03/07/2007 14:36

oh - and slight paranoia on my part but we've had 5 nannies because my eldest child is about to be 13 - not because we've had rapid turnover - we're not that awful a family

Issy · 03/07/2007 14:54

I'm feeling even more paranoid Mrs Wobble because our oldest child is only 6! However, they all parted on good terms and we are still in touch with Nanny #2 and Nanny #3. We've tended to employ people who aren't career nannies, so they've left us to continue with their first careers - teaching, working with Special Needs children, Church administration.

jura · 03/07/2007 15:31

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Issy · 03/07/2007 16:22

Jura: 6 in 5 years. Phew! That's made me feel better. Though now we've moved on to au-pairs www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=2300&threadid=335084&stamp=070703100826, I suspect that our turn-over rate will compare with that of the local McDonalds.

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