Part of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Notting Hill, is rife with affluent and engaged families who are in need of helping hands for their child’s safety and development whenever they are not at home. Finding a suitable nanny is no picnic. Families need to be keen in bringing trained professionals in their home and be part of their household. Having access to affordable yet efficient family childcare assistance means parents can go to work, resource deep pockets and provide for their children peaceably. For over 15 years, our company works very closely with clients in providing trustworthy, qualified, and professional candidates that are well experienced in different types of household for childcare and domestic services in Notting Hill.
Why use a childcare agency to find a nanny in Notting Hill?
As Notting Hill’s growing childcare agency, our company, Little Ones is proud to have achieved a deep understanding in integrating top level nannies and domestic helpers into our client’s home. We have selected highly qualified consultants and they have been the best in the recruitment field. Accordingly, our team is always on the lookout for experienced and enthusiastic candidates using a thorough vetting and screening process.
Little One’s offers childcare services in the UK, extensively in Notting Hill although clients differ in preferences and demands with candidates, our agency is dedicated to satisfy our client’s standards and requirements. Call us and we will provide you high calibre candidates that will match your qualifications.
What are vetting and qualifying procedures in Notting Hill childcare agency?
In Little Ones, all nannies, sitters, and domestic helpers go through an extensive vetting and screening process before being accepted into our agency. We incorporate well versed consultants that are experts in the recruitment field. They work tirelessly to help our clients choose their best candidates and maintain a good partnership with them. We’re highly committed in finding quality care for your children and provide a trusted and perfect fit in every household.
Before a nanny and domestic helpers are placed in a family in Notting Hill, they need to have a face to face interview with one of our consultants where experience is put to the test, qualifications are cross referenced and references are personally checked. Candidates need to undergo thorough background checking including their work experience, previous employer remarks and expectations as well as screening procedures to check their health condition, skills and qualifications. Standard criminal records or the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and valid first aid qualification are also checked along with many other documents. Our 15 years of services has enabled us to develop a detailed and extensive screening process to introduce fully equipped nannies into your home.
What information can the agency in Notting Hill give about the candidates?
After the phone interview with the client, the Notting Hill childcare agency will be filing a list of candidates that could possibly match with your family’s demands and requirements. The family could have different requests with regards to the candidate's skills. For example a family would prefer a nanny with a full driver’s license and ideally a car owner, a candidate that is Ofsted registered or has a valid first aid qualification and with twins or babies under 12 months babysitting experience.
This also includes a housekeeper that has a relative work experience in top end hotels or households. Most families also select a nanny or housekeeper that can speak a particular language like French, Spanish, English, Russian, Mandarin, Tagalog or if they want someone bilingual. Some choose candidates that are flexible to accompany them in travelling outside the country.
Although there might be chances that not all your request will be accommodated but rest assured that the company will be providing options until you found the perfect candidate for you and get the best childcare solution for your family in Notting Hill. This information will be available for the family to weigh options and find the right helping hand for them.
What roles does your childcare agency in Notting Hill provide?
Deciding to employ a nanny that matches up to your criteria in caring for your adored children or a domestic helper in your household could be a difficult and be very time consuming task if you were to do this without an agency. As the Notting Hill childcare agency knows all the client’s demands when it comes to choosing the right nanny and helper, they’ve covered all the types of services you may need in the future.
Little Ones, the largest nanny and housekeeper providers in Europe, is able to recruit several candidates for a certain nanny or housekeeping job type. The following positions are available on either permanent or temporary basis (the temporary nanny could transition to permanent role as well). Temporary basis.
The roles includes the following:
Live In or live out Nanny
Part time Nanny
After school Nanny
Au Pair
Live in or Live out Nanny Housekeeper
Bilingual Nannies
Maternity Nurse
Governess
Live In or live out Nanny
Little Ones offers professional nanny assistance from candidates seeking either live in or live out position in Notting Hill. Both live out and live in nannies, have the highest level of training and education and they often have more childcare experiences.
Live in nannies is a childcarer who resides in your home, and often works between 10 and 12 hours per day, 5 days per week. They are provided with their own separate accommodation. However, live out nannies are usually working full time but wouldn’t have to live with the family. This is perfect for families who’d need a childcarer without providing a space or accommodation for the nanny.
A live out nanny has a market rate of £11 to £14 net per hour and has total work of 40 hours per week whilst a live in nanny normally receives £300 to £600 net per week with an average of 40 hours of work as well. Some families require occasional babysitting which they are happy to pay an additional fee.
Live out and live in nannies are trained to look for children of all ages including new born babies. Their responsibilities would include all nursery duties along with light housekeeping related to the baby or childcare.
Part Time Nanny
Part time nannies are a good option for parents that don’t require a 24/7 nanny service and don’t typically live with the family. Part time nannies usually work between 10-12 hours per day for one to three days per week. Part time nannies may also work during mornings or afternoons shift only whilst some work only during weekends. But similar to the full time childcarers, they are responsible for all nursery chores, school runs and other academic activities related to the children. Part time nannies have an average wage of £11 to £15 net per hour.
Afterschool Nanny
Notting Hill has high demand for employing after school nannies . They typically work between 3-6 hours per day and do not live with the family. They often study part time or are on student visas. They care for children aged five years and over, although they may be experienced caring for children of any age. Duties are more limited as an after school nanny has fewer hours than a full time nanny and work commonly focuses on school runs, homework assistance along with other academic activities and meal preparations. After school nannies have an average wage of £10 to £15 net per hour.
Au Pair
An au pair somehow becomes part of the family they’re working for. They are like extended members from different countries who look after the children whilst they are pursuing their degree.They also take on a share of the family's responsibility for child and home care, as well as some light housekeeping chores such as cleaning, cooking and laundry related to the children. An au pair can work as many hours as you need and adapt to your family’s lifestyle, and may work up to 35 hours a week. The arrangement of the duties of an au pair depends upon your communication with the family. Au pairs are generally more flexible and cheaper than a nanny, Their normal salary is from £150 to £200 net per week.
Live in or Live out Nanny Housekeeper
A nanny housekeeper is not only obliged with the children. The duties of a nanny-housekeeper depend on what the family needs. Allocation of time between domestic housekeeping duties and childcare is entirely up to them if they will take charge with full housekeeping duties including hoovering ,laundry, cooking, dusting, organising wardrobes, ironing and dishwashing all kitchen utensils. The nanny housekeepers are mostly very flexible, hardworking and experienced. Nanny housekeeper candidates are flexible with live in, live out and part time options available with the market rate of £10 to £12 net per hour for live out and £400 to £600 net per week for live in.
Bilingual Nannies
Little Ones London bilingual nanny service will provide you with the utmost in professional and personal service. With the care of a bilingual nanny,your child may learn to become fluent in a second language in a simple and natural way. Our nanny candidates speak French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, German, Dutch, Mandarin, Cantonese, Portuguese, Japanese, Arabic, Swedish, Finnish, Danish – and of course, English.
Maternity Nurse
In case the family is expecting a baby or already welcomed their new born baby, they’ll be needing the expertise of a maternity nurse. A Maternity nurse is normally employed 24-hours, five to seven days per week, for a period of 1-12 weeks following the birth of the family’s baby. Duties of a maternity nurse may involve proper bottle sterilising, careful bathing of your baby, keeping a sleep routine, preparation of the nursery, and washing your baby’s clothes. All these baby chores have precise ways of practice so only someone with experience in the industry will be able to do it well. Maternity nannies undergo specialist vetting procedures island with an average salary of maternity nurses is £18 to £22 net per hour.
Governess
Governesses are trained to the very highest standard in order to provide your children with a fantastic and personal level of education. Little One's governess candidates come with years of experience in the care and tuition of pre-school and school-aged children. Each governess candidate will be required to have a reference checked, DBS check or police check, undertake FAIB approved Paediatric First Aid Certification every 3 years and be interviewed and vetted in person by a professional Little Ones Governess Consultant. The market rate is £400to £700 net per week for a live in role and £13 to £18 net per hour in a live out position and £650 to £900 net in a live out per week role.
Areas Covered by the Notting Hill Childcare Agency
Little Ones is the best childcare agency that you could contact in Notting Hill to provide childcare on a temporary or permanent basis. Whenever you need a nanny or a housekeeper, or both, Little Ones will always be there to be your right hand. We provide efficient and educated nannies and housekeepers for the most extensive part of Notting Hill reaching all families in the United Kingdom as well as overseas. We cover all nannies from Manchester, Holland Park, Highgate, Hampstead, Knightsbridge, Mayfair, South Kensington, Chelsea, Richmond, Belgravia, Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Putney, Parsons Green, Fulham, Hammersmith, Islington and Marylebone.
In line with this, the Notting Hill Nanny Agency or Little Ones is the best option you have for your endeavour. With Little Ones’ excellence and commitment, the team prided themselves on being able to delicately align a premium, luxury service to those who put their heart to them. If you’d like to talk to one of our consultants, you can call us on 0207 183 0309 or send us an email to enquiries@littleoneslondon.co.uk.