Noblenanny News

Monday, October 16, 2006

The Interview process for nanny

Meeting the candidates in person is the most important step of the hiring process, this is where you get to learn the most about your potential child care provider and observe her with your child. If your child is an infant, see how comfortable she is holding your child and if your child is comfortable with her. This meeting provides a great opportunity to see how she talks and interacts with a young child if your child is a toddler.

Take cues from your child! During the interview process, again be prepared! Make a list of questions you and your spouse want to ask so you do not end the interview and later discover that you missed some information. Also it is imperative that you put some thought into the questions and be sure to structure all your questions in a way that they can not be simply answered with a Yes or No. These are really more frequently asked topics for discussion than actual questions. Great topics can also ensure that you can make the most informed hiring decision. Below are some examples of topics to discuss:

1.Tell us about your experience working with children.
2.Tell us about your work/life before becoming a nanny.
3.Why did you decide to become a nanny?
4.What kind of family is the most ideal or suitable for you to work with?
5.Tell us about your work with past families.
6.What was a typical day like when you were taking care of the child from family A?
7.What was typical week like?
8.What are some of your favorite activities that you liked to do with the toddler you took care of?
9.How do you handle a child who is having a temper tantrum?
10.Give us an example of when a child you took care of was hurt. How did you handle it?
11.Give us an example of a time when you and the child's parent had a disagreement about how to care for the child, and how did you and the parents handle it?
12.What questions do you have for us?

Friday, October 13, 2006

Compensation for Babysitter

Compensation for babysitter varies from one part of the country to another, so verify the charge with a few local parents. Do not pay more amounts for babysitter. For example, the hourly rate for child caring in Columbus, Ohio, can run between $5 and $9 for one child, while the rate in Boston is upwards of $8 to $12. You will pay more if they offering special diet or other needs, or if you have three or more kids. If paying more would not guarantee a better babysitter.

Your sitter comes with good qualification and experience; you should do a thorough interview and ask for several recent references about the sitter performance. During interview discuss the sitter experience, and ask about her activity in the supposed situations. Very important to listen the sitters gut during the critical situation.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Choosing Perfect Pet sitter

You will need to find someone who can care for your pet at some point in time if you are a pet owner, whether gearing up for holiday or an out of town business trip. There are huge numbers of pet care options to choose from.

Pet sitter is the best option:

One of the most significant factors in choosing a pet sitter is that your pets routine will not get bothered. The pet sitter can be there to feed as well as care for your pet just as you would if you hire a pet sitter. Normally the pet has to bow to their schedule if you are relying on a family member, friend, or neighbor. Non professional pet sitters typically lack business insurance and are not at all bonded. What happens if your best friend is playing ball in the house with Fluffy and breaks a $500 antique vase that your great aunt left you? Your best friend will offer to replace the vase but it will be costly for your friend, and possibly to your relationship if you ask for it to be replaced.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Housekeeper

Primary Functions: The housekeeper has dual responsibilities while taking care of a familys children and their home. The housekeeper typically works in an environment where the family's children spend time daily out of the home in a significant manner, normally at school. The housekeeper's childcare responsibilities include full supervision of children while they are in the home, attention to their meals, dressing, and hygiene. The housekeeper's housekeeping responsibilities also include daily making beds and general straightening, children's laundry and bedding; dust and polish furniture; sweep, and mop floors; maintain bathrooms; and vacuum.

Secondary Functions: Heaving housekeeping responsibilities are generally not the responsibility of the housekeeper. The housekeeper may occasionally clean ovens, refrigerators, and wax floors; may do parent's laundry and bedding; and run family errands as well. A danger in merging the housekeeper job functions is that there may be clashes between several aspects of the job responsibilities. Moreover, the cleaning responsibilities may suffer based upon the number of hours the children are in the house. A housekeeper may work for eight to ten hours per day, generally five days per week will generally expect two consecutive days off weekly. The housekeeper works under the minimal supervision of the family and must be a self-starter, show sound judgment, be committed to the well-being of children, and be able to take initiative.