Interview questions for nannies

[DoLittleDoLoads]

We are about to start interviewing nannies after a failed attempt at settling our baby son (11m) into nursery (he didn't like it and neither did we!).

We've advertised through an agency and hoping to use nanny tax or nanny paye to help with a lot of the admin etc, but does anyone have suggestions or a link to suggested questions to ask at interview? I can think of the obvious ones like previous experience, approach to childcare, cooking skills, knowledge of the neighbourhood etc but if anyone has suggestions it would be really helpful. Thanks!

How would you entertain the children on a day-to-day basis?

How would you keep them occupied on a long wet day?

Are you trained in First Aid? What would you do in the case of:
bad cuts
burns
blow to the head
choking
high fever.

How do you see your role in disciplining my child/children?

Do you drive?( you can ask to view the driving license) Are you comfortable using your car for work purposes (eg: taking child to playground, soft play)? do you have child seats installed?

Have you got insurance for taking employers' children in your car?

How would you handle a temper tantrum?

Thank you! That's a decent start and I'm sure I can think of others off the back of them.

I'm sure NannyPaye has an interview questions helpsheet, think it was aimed at nannies attending an interview but it can help parents too...

Found it:
nannypaye.co.uk/Media/Popular-Interview-Questions.pdf

Ask them about places they have taken children. Consider if you want a nanny who stays at the house a lot or one that goes out quite a lot. Consider costs of outings, a nanny who just goes to commercial things could cost a lot in activity budget, whereas one which goes to woods, parks, local toddler group, occasional more costly outing will be lower cost.

You want to find someone on your wave length, someone you can talk to, someone who you feel you can tell them what to do but also someone from whom you can take advice... your nanny may have a lot more experience with children than you so use their knowledge.

I think the intense first aid questions are a bit much. Just have them show you their certificate, that should suffice. As many parents won't know the answers to those questions anyway, if they themselves aren't first aid trained?

You could however ask if they've ever experienced a first aid crisis, and how they handled it

Ask them about meeting other nannies. Do they have nanny friends locally. How would they envisage their week in terms of staying home , groups , parks, play dates.
Im a nanny and i like to do a mixture. But sadly there are some nannies who always have to be with other nannies.
Ask about there views on TV time. Meals what meals they like to cook?
Best wishes with your intervals.