Nanny working with 3 families?

[june2013]

Hello wondering if someone can work as a nanny for 3 families at the same time. NOT looking after the children from 3 families at the same time but looking after the children from each family at different times and on different days every week. So she would look after our kids Monday and Tuesday afternoons another family Monday to Thursday am and a 3rd family Wednesday to Friday afternoons...

Agency apparently said no but I can't find info about this only about nanny for 2+ families when all children looked after at the same time.

Thanks

Yes, what you describe fits within the legal exemption that exempts nannies from having to register as a childminder. Do you want me to dig out a link to the law?

They would need to be careful that there is enough of a gap between morning job and afternoon job should the morning job not finish at the correct time.

All employers involved here should agree a gross salary with their nanny, as HMRC may change the nannies tax code whenever HMRC thinks an adjustment is needed. The nanny needs to make sure they complete new starter paperwork correctly, so ticking box C on New Starter Checklist/P46 for the job they start 2nd and 3rd.

Legislation.gov.uk Exempt Childminding, The Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) Order 2008.

Given the nanny goes to the children's home I don't see why she would be thought of as a CM and need an exemption.

In light of Covid? I’ve not heard of such restrictions

SunshineCake - The exemption in legislation is there I think because Registered Childminders are able to Register premises which they do not own, so could in theory provide care for a child at the child's own home and register that home as the childminding premises accepting other children who do not live there. In practice I doubt this happens very often. The exemption is quite useful as it defines what we would call a nannyshare: Where the provider cares for

a child or children for particular parents (“the first parents”) and, in addition, for a child or children for different parents (“the second parents”), wholly or mainly in the home of the first parents or the second parents or in both homes;

Porridgeoat - Not sure what you are referring to. If it is about me mentioning having a gap between jobs, that is purely for operational purposes as a nanny cannot leave children home alone just because their finish time has arrived but no parent has arrived back home.

DfE have provided little to no guidance to nannies or their employers with regard to Covid restrictions. So Government does not seem to care that we work for multiple families and risk spreading the virus between households. As a nanny is a paid care provider there are no restrictions even in local lockdown areas - of course that might change so nannies need to keep up to date with any changes in national and local Covid restrictions.

Course she can

A nanny could work for 10 diff Families’s. 5 am and 5 pm if wanted to

My friend does 3

Tue one family

Wed Thur another

Fri 3rd

Always discuss a gross wage