INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Here you can find some questions to ask a nanny applicant about her personal lifestyle and her beliefs. We hope that you find this information useful, but please feel free to contact us to discuss any other aspect of the process which is unclear. We are always here to assist our clients and make easy and fast the process of hiring the best nanny for their needs.

  • What is your family background and what did you do in your early years. What drove you to become a nanny?
  • Which qualities do you think are important in a nanny?
  • What do you like most about being a nanny?
  • Do you have any future plans (attending school, moving, having children of your own) that would affect how long you can stay with this job?
  • Do you feel that you are organised, efficient, creative, resourceful, flexible? Please give examples.
  • Do you have any health problems I should know about?
  • Do you smoke?
  • Can you cook? Do you like to cook and bake?
  • What was your last job and why did you leave it?
  • What were the two best and worst parts of the job?
  • What are the ages of the children you’ve cared for?
  • Have you had (or are you willing to get) baby first-aid training?
  • How do you feel about preparing bottles of expressed milk?
  • How do you feel about not watching TV with my baby?
  • Do you feel that a routine is important for children?
  • What are your views on discipline?
  • What do you think a baby my child’s age needs most?
  • Can you describe the things you might do during the day with my baby? How about when he/she’s older and more active?
  • How would you discipline a child my baby’s age? What would you do if she, say, keeps pulling your hair after you’ve said no?
  • What would you do if my baby had a fever? What if she fell and became unconscious?
  • What would you do in any of the following situations? Choking, Burn, Bad cut, Blow to the head, High fever
  • What are your views on safety for example in the car, out walking, around cleaning supplies and medicines?
  • Do you have any questions or anything you’d like to bring up with me?

For more information, please contact us

Please remember all of our returning clients qualify for a 10% discount on permanent fees on all of our services as well as on-going support after placement and a 3 months free replacement guarantee

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C.P. - Atlanta, USA
“Thank you for your support. M. is super! I’m so happy to see her everyday with my kids!”
E.K. - Moscow, Russia
“Dear Chontelle, I need to say that L is very nice lady and my kids are very happy with her. They are very enthusiastic. Thank you”
E.R. - Milan, Italy
“Well it looks like I’m hiring both the butler and the nanny from you!… It has been a pleasure working with you. Thanks for all your efforts, I wish you all the best.”
B.A.S. - Ryadh, Saudi Arabia
“I must admit that Nanny & Butler has always provided the highest standard of bilingual nannies for my family. I completely trust them as all candidates we had in our house where loving and reliable with my 3 kids. Thanks for all your help and kindness.”
D.M. - London, UK

“Thank you so much for our 3rd Nanny! It was tough as you gave us such a great choice of candidates, however I believe we made the perfect choice once again. We can’t tell you enough how much we appreciate your services.”

M.A. - London, UK
“Our nanny has started, she is great and my daughter is in love with her, looks like we made the right choice. Thank you.”
S.E. - Istanbul, Turkey

“Thank for sending me the CV’s they all seem like great nannies.”

D.A.S. - Ryadh, Saudi Arabia

“Dear Valentina, Thank you for your mail. The start with V has been fantastic. My daughter is in love with her. We and all of our staff in the villa think she is professional and nice.
It was a good choice and we hope for a long term stay. For sure I will come back to you for the other staff in the house…. I will contact you in the coming year.
Thank you again for a fantastic job you all do. You always make things easy and uncomplicated. We are happy with our choice.”

J.L. Lugano, Switzerland
“Our experience has been extremely positive. The nanny you provided us with is a nice and intelligent woman who is very capable and passionate about her job. She managed to establish a very good relationship with both of our kids, and ourselves. It has been indeed a pleasure to have her in our house.”
P.M. - Rome, Italy

“B has been with us just over a month now and has really made an impact on our family. She is so organised and precise, and has made our daily life so much easier, the children just love her too. She has been doing a mix of Personal Assistant and Nanny duties and has been handling them extremely well, we cannot thank you enough.”

J.G. - New York, USA
“Thank you very much for all your help, Chontelle was brilliant and she completely understood our needs. She was very quick to get us candidates and super responsive with returning emails, setting up interviews and particularly feedback. I had registered with several agencies but I can say that you are the most efficient. Finding the right nanny for your kids can be very stressful and is such a difficult choice that having an experienced consultant by your side really makes the difference. I can tell that Nanny & Butler is a very professional and well run company. I wish you all the best and I will certainly recommend you to all my friends here in Geneva!”
D,W. - Geneva, Switzerland