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Hiring a nanny for the first time can be frightening.

As an experienced mother of four and a professional that has been in countless interviews, I can guide you through the steps and the documentation that relates to the nanny hiring. It can save you time and probably prevent you from getting a headache later on.

After reading the resumes of your candidates you will be ready to interview. Toss all the applications not matching your description for the job. You will want that one person to work the longest for you. Ideally, you might want to spare some time to interview the many nannies you liked just by reading their resume. I've known of parents interviewing fourteen to fifteen people.

Each interview shouldn't take over one hour but interviewing the candidates can take weeks or even months based on matching availability. In many instances no one of the nannies you interview will fully fit your desires and that is normal. No other person will ever equal you! but  that one person will slowly come afloat after disapproving the less fortunate ones. The nanny you select will initially be guided by you and in a couple of days you will be happy to have chosen the best nanny of all. She'll get it!

Before opening your door to a total stranger even if the applicant was sent by a prestigious agency, have ready a list of important questions to ask and the list of documentation she will provide you upon hiring. You might think you know what you need but I assure you that there is much more to it. The interview is not only to investigate what the nanny has to offer, nannies are there to learn about the guarantees you are willing to compensate them with in exchange for their hard work. It is the family telling the nanny what indemnifications and securities they will grant her in exchange for delivering outstanding results. Don’t keep quiet about how much you have in mind to pay. Take charge and be as generous as you know you also expect her to come in to empty her basket of goods and wonder! 

Expand your question's list with some of the ones you will find on this website. Browsing throughout the pages here you will be able to come up with more questions of your own.

I recommend following the links on the informationally page. The nanny world is only seen from the top, but there are wonders no one wonders about that pop up incessantly. I invite you to travel through. I invite you to peek at what that humble mask conceals under. Don't be surprised to find a hidden superhero.

Learn what nannies have to say

Over the years I've had the opportunity to speak with different nannies and I think their stories and ideas shall be heard especially by new parents. Even when nanny agencies swear to be the parents' best friends, the nanny servicing you is the one proving herself to you by representing you and your children inside and outside your house. 

You will want to hear directly from an employee what they talk at the park and although some of the talks may appear to you as complaints, I believe the voices resounding in the walls of your house shall not be kept secret. In fact, some of the questions listed here were made only by listening to nannies at the park and I posted some stories here for parents to read, of course, respecting the confidentiality of everyone involved.

I have a page with poems and songs if you like to read them you can. There is lots of other important information you might not want to miss. This website is endless and friendly, each page will take you back to the page you came from (don't get lost) that way you can keep track of all the pages you have already visited.

Please feel free to contact me for any help I can give or with any questions. Or just send me a message for fun. I will always reply.

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