Nicola joined our family for four weeks in a part time position in September 2021. At first, in spite of a week of sick leave very early on, she seemed to settle well with the children and within the family, commenting that she was enjoying the role.

One night, she finished work, leaving in good spirits. She then did not return to work, blocked all communication with me, including blocking my access to leave a review on this site. She has made no attempt at all to explain her actions or check in so we knew she was OK.

Being a Nanny requires a degree of maturity and a concern for the children you are looking after. Leaving children wanting answers as to what they have done wrong to make their Nanny not want to come back, is not the mark of someone who is ready to care for junior aged children.

I wish Nicola all the best. I would, however, recommend that anyone looking to provide a role to this Nanny considers safeguarding via having a contract in place and a payment plan, which protects both parties in case the relationship doesn’t work out. Based on my experience she is unlikely to confront or communicate if this is the case.

I’d like to thank Childcare.co.uk for providing me with the opportunity to leave a review based on a recent experience, which I hope will help others with the decision to hire this Nanny or not. If nothing else, at least I now know that she is safe.