When you require temporary childcare, time is of the essence. This means that you do not have the luxury of time to interview extensively a range of candidates over a number of weeks to find the right fit for you. This is is why Little Ones takes the vetting and interview process so seriously when we sign up Temporary Nannies to our database.
Your specialist consultant will provide you with a selection of profiles of Temporary Nannies that are available and meet your requirements. Once you have decided on a Temporary Nanny that you would like to interview, your consultant will arrange a phone interview between the two of you.
On this phone interview, you are able to discuss your requirements and any specifications you have in regards to the care you need in more detail, such as allergies your children might have or other special requirements that need to be noted. This will also allow you to get to know your Temporary Nanny better and decide whether they are the right fit for you and your family. It is important that you communicate thoroughly what you are specifically looking for in your Temporary Nanny to ensure that the candidate you are speaking with is able to get a comprehensive understanding of your family’s needs.
For almost 15 years, Little Ones have been dedicated to ensuring your children are in safe hands. Our vetting procedure is comprehensive and will leave no stone unturned. Our consultants only work with childcarers who are compliant and who they have personally checked. We understand that letting someone into your home to care for your children can be daunting enough as it is, not being able to go through a full interview process yourself takes it to the next level. This is why Little Ones has the most extensive vetting and interview process in the industry. All of our Temporary Nannies are brought into the office for a face to face interview, where experience is discussed at great length, copies of documents are taken and references we are able to contact are obtained.
All of our Temporary Nannies are required to have two references that our consultants are able to verify verbally and all candidates must have a clear enhanced DBS certificate before we place them.
Knowing how to react in an emergency situation is paramount to all our Temporary Nannies which is why they will all have an Ofsted compliant paediatric first aid certificate that is renewed regularly.
Our vetting procedure includes:
Our Back Up Nannies are utter professionals who are either career nannies who have decided to do Back Up Nanny placements while they work out their next permanent nanny position or nannies who work full time as a Back Up Nanny. Little Ones has built a reputation over the last 15 years of only working with the most elite nannies available and this certainly is the case with our Back Up Nannies. We don’t settle for less than the best we know you wouldn’t settle either. Needing a nanny at the last minute doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice quality for availability.
Little Ones offers our clients two different charge rate options when deciding to hire a Temporary Nanny. While every placement and family is unique, these options are the standard pay rates offered however depending on the specifications of the job, there may be variation in these rates. With Little Ones Temporary Nanny services, you do not need to worry about paying the Nanny’s Tax or National Insurance contributions like you would with a permanent Nanny. Either the Temporary Nanny is employed through Little Ones and we take care of their contributions or they are self employed and are responsible for declaring any contributions to HMRC themselves
Depending on the job specification, below are the two options that Little Ones offers to our clients as payment methods for Temporary Nannies:
1) £150.00 per 7-day agency fee plus VAT = £180.00 in total. Once payment is processed we then activate your search and start sending your profile of qualified candidates who are free for this position. It is then up to you to choose a profile and arrange a telephone interview as a quick introduction so you feel comfortable with the nanny who is going to work for you.
All of the Temporary Nannies that are eligible to work through this option are self-employed and therefore it is their responsibility to declare any taxes and contributions to HMRC.
The hourly pay rate for the nannies would be £15 per hour but this would increase to £16 per hour on weekends and double time on any UK bank holidays during the year.
2) £26.00 per hour and in this, the following is included; VAT, candidates wages, Holiday/pension contribution as per UK law and our agency margin. This option is suitable for 20 hours throughout the week period. A minimum of 5 x hours per day is our minimum booking policy.
If you are unsure about which payment method would best suit your childcare needs, our friendly and experienced Temporary Nanny team are able to give you a break down of each method in relation to the requirements you have and how they would vary. If for whatever reason, your temporary childcare needs last longer than you were anticipating, our team are able to provide extensions and reevaluate fees as required.
At Little Ones we understand that all childcare needs are different and we have different set prices that we believe meet all requirements. We understand that employing a Temporary Nanny is not the same as hiring a permanent Nanny and this is why our Temporary fees are a reflection of this.
Our years of experience within the Temporary Nanny industry has meant that our vetting procedure has been honed down to a fine art. When you use a Temporary Nanny agency like Little Ones you can rest assured that the Temporary Nanny you are being presented with has had a thorough background check, verbal references have been verified by our consultants and their experience compliments your requirements perfectly.
Our consultants believe that you should feel supported the very moment you contact us, and will not stop once you have found your private Nanny that perfectly compliments your needs. Our consultants are always on hand to assist at any point during your search and even after you have found the Nanny for you.
Temporary Nanny agencies such as Little Ones take the hassle of resourcing potential Nannies from you and will only present you with the best of the best that we meet. We bring them into the office for a face to face interview where their experience and qualifications are discussed at length and we are able to obtain verbal references which we then personally check ourselves.
All of our Temporary Nannies will have the following:
From the very first call, your expert Temporary Nanny consultant will guide you through what your options are, what would suit your requirements most closely and put your mind to rest with any concerns you might have regarding your Temporary Nanny search. Our consultants are also on hand to help and answer any questions you might have along the way, using an agency that specialises in Temporary Nannys like Little Ones means you have a direct line to the experts. No matter what stage you are at with your Temporary Nanny search, our consultants are on hand to assist.
Our years of experience within the Temporary Nanny industry means we know what it takes to be an exceptional Temporary Nanny, which is why all the Temporary Nannies we work with are the best of the best that are available. We pride ourselves on providing a premium level of service and care for our clients because we expect the same from our Temporary Nannies. We maintain the highest standards and expect the best from our Temporary Nannies because we know you expect the best for yourself.
Here at Little Ones, we pride ourselves on being able to delicately align a premium, luxury service for an aspect of your life that is so personal.
Using an agency that specialises in Temporary Nannies for your home like Little Ones means you can be sure you will receive support from every side, we will take the stress of finding a Temporary Nanny from you and present you with Temporary Nanny options that perfectly aligns with your Temporary Nanny needs and your schedule.
We work with your family to find solutions, whatever your needs. To make perfect and seamless placements is Little Ones ethos.
