Nanny welcome pack

[Chelseamum]

We have finally found a lovely nanny for our dd. She will be starting in mid august.

I am putting together a welcome pack for her about our house rules, important contact numbers, baby clubs etc...

I would appreciate your wise words and experiences in this aspect.

A very big thank u! xxx

Don't forget the children's favourite recipes.

Maybe a loose schedule of what you expect the nanny to do every week as a guide. I would find that helpful. Is she new to your area? Maybe info on public transport. Good luck

Food rules (keep them simple!)
House rules
Maps of the area (if she is not local)
An oyster card
Some useful websites (like journey planner and nannyjob.co.uk)
Get a nanny diary and populate it with doctor's number, your work, etc.
Flowers in her room if she is live in.

I think some sort of time table would be good. The Nanny as well as the children would really profit from some routine.

Just write down what you normally do with the children during the day so that the Nanny can continue this routine.

We gave ours a mobile phone too...

It was useful for our nanny to have lists of the dds' best pals and their mothers'/carers' names so she could arrange playdates. Also we gave her the mobile numbers of nannies of other families we knew to help her settle in.

a very enormous thank u to you all!

Gosh, I love Mumsnet so muuuuch....

xx

Sooooo... whom did you hire?

a lovely girl, not the first one but my last one...

Many thanks to you all for your great advice!

I was just going to say chocolate and loads of it . LOL