If you’ve ever had trouble finding good child care then you may understand a modern parent’s need for a trustworthy nanny – and a variety of nanny agencies to do the hard work of narrowing down candidates for them.
Nannies can be worth their weight in gold, and supplying good nannies to needy families can become a lucrative business venture as well. If you’re considering setting up your own nanny business be sure to investigate your legal responsibilities, advertise for good nannies and market your services as appropriate. Business will be booming in no time!
Investigate Your Legal Responsibilities
When you decide to start a new business one of your first responsibilities is to investigate all of your legal responsibilities. These include naming your business, structuring your business (company or partnership) and registering your business (limited company –private or public, partnership or limited liability partnership).
You’ll also need to set up an accounting system and investigate your tax responsibilities including VAT, income, corporate and other business taxes, PAYE and National Insurance, employing others and keeping records of all of your financial transactions. Arranging for all necessary insurances is also something that aspiring business owners need to undertake at the very start, including those that are specific to a business’ premises.
Advertise for Good Nannies
Once the legal responsibilities are taken care of and your business premises have been secured (and furnished), any good nanny agency needs to engage the services of nannies. This will require advertising for superior nannies, running background checks to ensure that their references are impeccable, checking that their training is exceptional and making sure that there is nothing to indicate that they should not work in this field.
Some agencies may also want to arrange training for their nannies, such as specific first aid courses, so if this is the case for your agency then you’ll need to organise the teachers, classes and necessary resources as well as deciding on payment for these courses. Only when you have a substantial number of qualified nannies ready to take on jobs should you then move along to working directly with clients.
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Market Your Services
In order to build up a strong client base for your nanny agency you’ll need to market your services. This may be as simple as handing out flyers at local children’s areas (schools, playgrounds, community classes, etc), though most business today need some sort of website to provide further information on the agency.
Taking out an ad in the phone book, running an ad on the radio or even airing an ad on the television might also be means of reaching a wider client base. Unfortunately, marketing can be expensive for a new business so sticking firmly to your marketing budget is always imperative.
Starting your own nanny business is a great way to make sure that parents in your area have the ability to engage the services of exceptional childcare providers. Investigating your legal business responsibilities, advertising for good nannies and marketing your services are imperative steps towards a successful nanny agency.
I need your help please.
I would like to get advice from you as I am interested in setting up a nanny agency if you can help me get started, this is something new for me and I am afraid of something wrong.
Thank you in advance,
Vicky
I currently work in a nursery and wanted to know if it’s similar in regards to day to day activities and do nannies have to work in accordance with the EYFS or do they just ‘watch’ the children until the parents come home?
Also what would be a good hourly rate? I personally didn’t want to be the nanny, just run the business. So I was considering charging £12 an hour to clients and then employ someone who I’d pay £9 an hour. I’d do this and then build up my workforce as such (possibly 5 employees).
Any advice would greatly be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
I’m starting my own nannying agency. What sort of insurance do I need? Also- how do I register my business so I can make a website etc?
Thanks
A
I assume once the many is found the family pays the nanny her wage? How does the agency makes its money for finding a nanny? Does it charge the family an up front fee or is it a weekly fee?
Either way what charge is typical?
Thanks
called the council but they dont know, called the companies house and they dont know.
Any advice is welcome.
Elena
I am one of the young mothers that struggled with finding a professional trustworthy nanny. Because of all this, I decided to have my own agency but where do I find the people to place as nannies.
Thanks Mand
I am in the process of starting my nanny business and I should be up and running within the next few months.
I am happy to offer some advise to anybody that may need it.
In my opinion you should always look into your legal requirements first for example DBS, qualifications and first aid trained ect.
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