Is a Norland nanny worth it?

[Internationalpony]

Hi all,

We’re looking at getting a nanny and I love the idea of a Norland nanny for the following reasons:

1. They’re people who have truly chosen nannying as a vocation and haven’t just drifted into it
2. After a three year degree they’ll have a real in depth knowledge of child development so will be actively developing DC not just looking after them
3. They develop a weekly meal plan and activity plan - I’d find this so reassuring and beneficial
4. It seems like they’d do things to make our lives easier in so many other ways e.g. responsible for keeping the nursery tidy, DC laundry, will even meal prep for DC for the weekend
5. There are a clear set of expectations set out by Norland on what the nanny does and doesn’t do which can help to avoid any potential problems further down the line

However they’re of course very expensive, even for a newly qualified one, and we’d only consider a live out arrangement.

Obviously affordability is very personal but my question is, how easy is it to find other nannies who are just as good and proactively focus on child development? Are most other nannies happy to / expect to do similar duties? Where else have people found good nannies?

Finally, we have recently relocated to Northern England which another reason I’m concerned about finding a good nanny - there is so much more choice in London! Would any Norland nanny want to or be willing to be based here? Has anyone had a Norland nanny in the North before?

Thanks in advance!

im not a Norland Nanny, im a regular nanny with over 30 years experience, qualications (because i didnt just stumble into nannying, its my career, im just not a Norland Nanny) and i would cost you more than £40 grand.
i have a range of nanny friends and recently found out one of them is a Norland nanny. i didnt realise because we all do things together and she wasnt doing anything different to the rest of us. you can get regular nannies who know about child development and the like, whether its from diplomas or because they have looked after many, many children over the years. They also batch cook so food can be left over for the weekend. just discuss your needs when interviewing the nanny.
if you are high profile there are some skills they have that might be useful that we non norlands dont learn as standard, such as self defence, get away driving and they learn more on etiquette, but for a regular family, its not really stuff that gets put in use (and tbh if you are high profile, they have other staff for that).