Our service alleviates the stress and anxiety of recruiting. We vet and select suitable candidates, leaving you to concentrate on the ones you really wish to interview. 

Wimbledon Nannies is bound by the strict code of conduct of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, which ensures that all procedures in the selection and checking of candidates are of the highest possible standard. Click here to read the code of conduct.  All applicants are personally interviewed, their identity established, and their own requirements discussed in detail to make sure we put the right applicants forward for a given position, thereby ensuring a more suitable match between applicant and potential employer. For details of the recruitment process please scroll down or click here. 

We offer a number of different types of childcare:

• Nannies 

• Mother's Help

• Maternity Nurse

• Babysitting 

Nannies 

The main concern of a Nanny is the safety and well being of the children in her care, although the duties of a Nanny are numerous: educational stimulation in reading, writing and number work; providing a creative atmosphere in which children develop into sociable and independent individuals; the organisation and supervision of the children's social activities; the production of a nutritious diet and responsibility for the children's rooms and their laundry. 

Nannies always have a professional qualification or at least two years successful experience of working as a nanny. In the case of Nannies without formal qualifications we make rigorous checks on their experience before registering them. For more information on qualifications, click here 

Working hours vary depending on requirements, although a daily Nanny should not be expected to work more than a ten hour day and a residential Nanny not more than eleven hours. Baby-sitting, weekend work and any additional housework (however minimal) must be discussed at the interview and agreed prior to the commencement of employment as this is often the cause of misunderstanding.

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Mother's Help

A Mother's Help is there to assist a mother in her own home as a general help - a third arm! In addition to childcare, they would be expected to help around the home, doing light housework, family washing and ironing and helping to prepare family meals, washing-up etc. She should not be expected to perform all the household chores.

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The Recruitment Process 

After the first approach has been made, an information pack is sent to the client, consisting of:

• An introductory letter telling you more about the agency 

• Terms of Business (in duplicate; please return one copy with your registration form) 

• Registration Form 

• Information Brochure 

• Nanny applicant details (if appropriate) 

• Suggested Interview questions 

We match your particular needs with the requirements of each nanny on our books and then email, fax or post the details to you. You will receive a CV, an applicant profile and details of all checks we have carried out; verified references will be sent once a client is interested in meeting an applicant for the second time, and we encourage all applicants to bring their written references along to any interview. We check all references in writing or, if that is not possible, verbally; we encourage prospective employers to double-check references for themselves, for their own peace of mind.

Once you have indicated the wish to interview potential candidates we ask you if we can give your telephone number to candidates (we only give out your number to the person once you have given your permission) so that they may telephone you directly, or you may prefer to telephone the candidate yourself first. We encourage this initial direct telephone contact but if you want us to set up interviews for you we will, of course, do so. 

We review each interview with you, feed back the applicants views to you and offer advice as to suitability. If none of the candidates you interview are right for you then details of further suitable candidates are proposed until you have made your final choice. 

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Prior to the commencement of employment, we will provide the client with a contract (the standard 'Nanny Contract', as recommended by REC - the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, of which we are a member). We recommend that a contract be completed between the employer and the prospective Nanny.

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Guarantee

If the placement does not work out within our guarantee period as mentioned in our Terms & Conditions then we will either try and find you a replacement nanny or pay you a refund as per our Terms & Conditions. 

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 (Registration Forms, Code of Conduct, Terms & Conditions, Rates, Interview Guidelines)