Our Services

Our Services

Permanent Nannies
Full Time – 4 or 5 days per week
Standard 1 year contract
Live in or Live out

Nanny Share
Two families share one nanny
Full time – 4 or 5 days per week
Live out

Temporary Nannies
24 hours, daily or weekly contracts
Live in or Live out

Our Nannies

Minimum age of 20 years

2 years full time childcare experience plus a childcare qualification

4 years full time childcare experience if no qualification is held

Fluent English speakers

Subject to Garda Vetting

 

Professional Childcare Qualifications: Irish nannies may hold any of the following qualifications:

B.A Early Childhood Care and Education

Montessori/Primary level teaching qualifications

FETAC Level 5 or Level 6 in Childcare

CACHE Diploma in Childcare

NNEB; City & Guilds; or NCEA/NCVA

These courses are usually for 1 – 2 years full time, part time or by correspondence.

Nannies from Overseas hold similar qualifications to Irish Nannies.

 

Nanny Role/Duties:

The main priority is to stimulate and encourage the child’s emotional, intellectual, physical, social and language development

Typical duties:

Taking the children to and from playgroups/schools

Organising play-dates/additional activities and outings

Arts and crafts

Preparation of childrens’ meals

Children’s laundry and ironing

Maintaining children’s bedroom and play area

Attending doctor/dental appointments

A more detailed description of the nanny’s duties can be found in the “Nanny Pack”.

 

Our Nanny Pack:

All permanent nannies placed by Nanny Solutions receive a “Nanny pack”.    A useful handbook for parents and nannies, including Health & Safety information and local activity information for nannies.

 

Nanny Visit:

We visit the nanny at work in the family home approx 12 weeks after they commence employment

 

Nanny Share

Two families employ one professional nanny and they share the hours, divide the salary and other costs between them. The families decide on how the week is set up.