With a nanny, you have the peace of mind of knowing exactly who’s looking after your little ones at all times. You enjoy excellent consistency of care, plus there are no waiting lists as there are for some nurseries.
If you’ve decided that hiring a nanny is the best childcare option for your family’s needs, you can expect a raft of benefits including highly personalised and consistent attention for your children, plus a flexible, stable solution.
Live-in nannies in particular are a reliable, hands-on addition to a busy household, providing additional round-the-clock flexibility, for example whenever you need babysitting or are running late at work.
As the name suggests, these professionals typically live in the home with the family, and so should have their own room and, ideally, exclusive use of a bathroom. However, they can be part-time as well as full-time.
The huge benefit of having live-in help is that you have support at times of day when you might need it most – including bedtimes and first thing in the morning.
Plus your children will forge stronger bonds with their nanny due to the length of time they spend with them, and a relationship of trust develops.
The list of typical duties is fairly lengthy, encompassing some light household chores such as basic food preparation, doing the school run and taking kids anywhere they need to be after school or to play dates.
They will also ensure a home’s basic order and tidiness by clearing away toys or other items at the end of each day.
But, unless agreed in advance, heavy housework and cooking all the family meals and things like ironing are not typically part of their duties.)
Live-in nannies can also help with homework supervision, getting children bathed or washed and dressed and keeping them occupied.
This can include engaging them in age-appropriate play, drawing or crafts, or going somewhere like a park or library – all of which will, of course, aid their development.
Equally, things can always change, but if you have different requests to what was agreed initially, both parties need to be happy with the new arrangement – and that’s all part of having your nanny live with your family harmoniously.
If you opt for a live-in French nanny, that brings the added value of immersing your little ones in the language all day so that their grasp of it and ability to understand and speak it soar.
You may want a native speaker because one or more of you is already bilingual. Or so that your kids get to a higher standard more quickly and gain a head start on school-based learning and, for example, have a better vocabulary.
A French-speaking live-in nanny will also introduce children to the country’s culture, traditions etc., again from a very young age.
Respecting your live-in nanny’s privacy
While a live-in nanny does become part of your family, whether you employ a French-speaking nanny or anyone else, remember that they are also entitled to their privacy when they are not working, and respect this.
For their part, your employee should also recognise when you need your space and private time as a family.
Live-in nannies from French Nanny London
As our name suggests, we at French Nanny London supply French-speaking childcare staff across the capital, including those who live in, as well as part-time, after-school and live-out and short-term nannies plus other workers.
All the agency’s employees speak French if that’s better for you – plus we offer a highly personalised nanny-matching service to be sure the person we find is the best solution for you, your household and your needs.
Of course, all our staff are thoroughly vetted and we do regular check-ins to be sure things are going the way we all want.
Start the search by getting in touch for an informal chat about what you need. We’d love to hear from you!
