Interviewing prosective nannies

[lobsters]

I'm starting interviewing tomorrow, I've got the questions from nannyjob and developing some of my own, but rather than reinventing the wheel I wondered if anyone out there had any good questions I could borrow.

Also any tips on how to approach the interview? I do some interviewing at work, and I know I have a reputation for being quite tough, not many people get through my interviews. I'm guessing I should lighten up a bit for these interviews, but any tips as the best way to approach the interview. Ultimately this job is more important than any I've interviewed for at work, so I need to make sure I get the best possible candidate.

(and if anyone is interested in applying details on the mums wanting childcare thread, full time, permanent in Reading from October - plug, plug )

We've just done the whole nanny interview thing. Narrowed it down to five nannies we liked on paper, one had already been offered a position, so interviewed four in the end (one over the phone, three in person). One was totally stand out. I just liked her the minute she walked in the door - couldn't put my finger on it, but could imagine her being in my space with my kids so, so much more easily than I could with the others.

Obviously you have to weigh up experience and check references etc, but instinct plays such a huge part, I think.