Hi there, Just seeking some advice on how others have worked this situation
Had our first Nanny for a year who’ll be leaving us soon. She was a driver and ideally that’s what I hoped for in a new perspective Nanny. Our past Nanny was live in. And new perspective, Nanny will be live in also.
I have found A great potential Nanny to join us who isn’t a driver. Not a huge issue as there are Transport links etc. (We don’t live in central London or anything like that, but there’s adequate public transport - It just means it takes much longer for her to get anywhere with my little one then if they had a car and a license.
With this potential candidate ideally in the long-term if she is going to stay with us for awhile, being a driver would be best. I don’t want to discount her Due to not being a driveras she ticks so many boxes annd more. And the best profile and Person I’ve come across with my current search for our replacement Nanny.
Can I ask how others have navigated this.. Where they may have had a Nanny join them who isn’t a driver. But ideally, them being a driver in the long run would be ideal.
Did you help to put them through a driving lesson course etc. Obviously, I’d have to provide a car. (We’re by no means a high net worth family like that, But I can make it work somehow by getting an affordable car that also is not too vast an expense to ensure for a Newly qualified driver).
What’s peoples opinions on this? Have you done this with a no driving license Nanny?
Is there any stipulations in a potential new Nanny contract that if I’ve paid out for her driving course and she doesn’t end up staying with us long-term (Although she is hoping for a long time role). That the money spent on paying her through a driving course isn’t wasted. Something a friend suggested, but I have no idea how you would implement that into a nanny contract Or if that’s fair?
There’s possibility to claim back some of the expenses of acquiring a cheap car and some of her car running costs through my own work business. I’ll have to speak to an accountant, Maybe I can claim back the cost of her driving course who knows..
I think I’m more asking about the logistics of if others found a great Nanny but she didn’t drive and ideally you needed them to drive in the long-term. And they’re happy to drive if they had a license etc