Commonly Asked Questions

The main reason mums and dads across the UK use Nanny Share is to find another family to share a nanny/childcare with. We've helped thousands of families find their flexible childcare solution and save money!

We've provided some childcare and nanny sharing advice on the website for parents. We hope you find some of it interesting.

Some parents that find the Nanny Share website are looking for everything and anything that might be able to help with their childcare issue. We're not able to answer every childcare question, though we'll do our best and try to point in the right direction where we can.

Below are some questions we commonly receive from parents.

Has your site changed?

Yes, we've had a bit of a makeover in 2009. We hope you find the updated features helpful. Good luck in your search for a nanny sharer.

How much do Job Posts cost?

You get 1 free job when you create a Family Profile and subscribe. Subscription costs £25 and lasts for 6 months. Individual job postings cost £15 and last for 90 days on the Nanny Share website.

Please note that nannies looking for their next childcare role will be trying many different sites. Consider posting on our site and other websites to increase your chance of finding the perfect nanny for your family.

What if I don't want to be in Search Results?

When logged in go to 'View Profile' and deselect the 'Include in Search' checkbox. It should be the bottom left part of your profile.

Do nannies wages…?

Nannies wages vary greatly across the country and due to a number of other factors: the type of share you arrange, location, type of position, how you recruit her.

If you need someone to help you with this process or require advice, we recommend getting in touch with a local nanny agency.

Tinies nanny agencies are nationwide. Nannytax offer services that will help you deal with wages and payroll. Contact either if you're stuck. They have advisors on hand.

Are you a nanny agency?

No. We get a lot of enquiries from parents thinking we're a nanny agency. Nanny Share recommends parents use Tinies Childcare. They're the biggest nanny and childcare recruitment agency in the UK. They have nanny agencies nationwide, so we hope they're able to help you if you decide to go down the agency route. Mention if you're subscribed to Nanny Share and ask about their discount.

If you don't want to use a nanny agency: post a Childcare Job online.

Can I post a nanny job without registering?

You can sign up, create a family profile and get 1 free job posting when you subscribe. If you only want to post jobs, go to the Childcare Jobs section and click to 'Post a Job'.

I'm not hearing back from a family?

Registered families will get messages sent from the site in their Inbox. Hopefully they'll be logging in regularly to check their messages. If you're applying for a job the email will go to whichever account they've specified. If you don't receive anything back, don't be offended. As best practise we'd advise families to at least send some sort of reply, but busy working parents may not always reply.

We're no longer looking for a family/nanny...?

When logged in go to 'View Profile' and deselect the 'Include in Search' checkbox. It should be the bottom left part of your profile. This will remove you from Search results so other families won't find you.

We don't want to keep getting emails...

If you no longer wish to get email/notifications from Nanny Share, when logged in go to 'Edit Profile', then the 2nd Step - look at the bottom and deselect the ones you'd like to... and Update.