As a nanny, you should fulfil all childcare duties whilst your employer’s child is in your care. This will include:

• Making sure that the child’s emotional needs are met through an understanding and loving demeanour.
• Providing stimulating activities to encourage the child’s development.
• Ensuring that the child’s clothes are clean and that they are presentable.
• Cooking them balanced and healthy meals.
• Developing social interaction and communication/language skills.
• Teaching and promoting independence, self-care and hygiene awareness e.g. potty/toilet training.
• Promoting an active and healthy lifestyle (not plonking them down in front of the television for hours).

Above all, your role is to provide a loving and stable environment for your employer’s child.

A Nanny should fulfil all childcare duties whilst your child is in their care. This will include:

• Although each family’s timetable and lifestyle differs, it is generally expected that you should have two days free a week.
• It is encouraged that you and your employer come to an agreement as to when you will be expected to assist during the evenings and weekends.
• It is better to have a clear arrangement in place that can then adapt as you get to know each other.
• You are entitled to 28 days of paid annual leave (if you are working five days a week). Bank and public holidays can be included in the minimum entitlement.