Just like Sydney and Melbourne,  Canberra is also one of the busiest cities in Australia. Busy parents in this city do not find time to take care of their children, nanny Canberra is the only option left to them. Finding a nanny in a huge city like Canberra is difficult, your nanny should be very professional in taking care of your children. Many people who had taken a wrong decision on choosing nanny for their children regret in future. But, if you know well about your needs and explain everything to the nanny candidate it will help you in finding a good nanny to suit your needs and requirements. But it is not very easy, so some tips on what are the things to consider while choosing are as follows:

Get clear ideas about the experiences of candidates as choosing the right nanny is very important. Only an experienced nanny knows the method of handling children, how to treat them, how to take care of them etc. Nanny who is not experienced may not know well about child spit-ups and tantrums and they may get angry with the child when something like that happens. It is recommended to ask different questions like how nanny will take care of the child during tantrums, how she will feed and teach your child, what she will do when the child is sick, whether she will change diapers when child is wet etc. Teenage babysitters are also available who take care of children on part-time basis, but if you have to be away from the home every day because of your work, then you hire a full time nanny for the well-being of your child or children.

While hiring a nanny make sure that she lives in your neighborhood or at least close to your area. This will help you in case of emergencies, she will arrive at your place quickly since she will be familiar with different routes to reach your home. Sometimes nanny is perfect in all the aspects but she has to travel about hours to reach your place, in that case you can ask her if she can stay at your home like a live-in nanny. Hope all these tips are helpful to you on finding the best  nanny for your family.

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