Professional development is the ongoing process of acquiring new knowledge and skills in your profession. Most careers, especially in the corporate world, will require that their employees complete a certain amount of hours of professional development per year. These opportunities…
What are the benefits of utilising an ANA approved agency when recruiting my nanny? Families sometimes ask, why should I engage a nanny agency when I can just conduct my own search? It?s important to consider the options available, costs…
The Australian Nanny Association ? non-profit professional membership Association and national peak body representing the Australian nanny community is holding Australia?s first Nanny Convention and third Annual General Meeting. Focus of the Convention THEME: Let’s bring back the play http://www.australiannannyassociation.org.au/nanny-convention/
For hundreds of thousands of Australian families, the daily wrestle between work commitments and family life is Sisyphean? in its dimensions. Childcare is expensive, and hard to get. Even though the federal government spends $7 billion a year on early…
Nanny training schools and agencies have warned that the qualifications bar has been set too low for nannies who will work under a new federal government scheme to provide subsidised home care from next year. The few requirements for nannies…
The thing about being a nanny ? or in any line of childcare ? is that you get attached to a child that doesn’t in any way belong to you. Twenty-four hours into my first day as a full-time nanny,…
Ladies, we’re (well you’re) in a weird place. Since the boom of the 80s and birth of the early 90s women have been told they must "have it all". The HBO shaped modern woman is empowered and driven, and if…
Child abuse is unacceptable and ensuring children?s safety is a top priority for the Victorian Government. Creating child safe organisations is a key component of the Victorian Government?s response to the report of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Handling of…
Federal Government Announcement About Nanny Pilot Program Although reputable nanny agencies are regulated as per the Australian Nanny Association guidelines, it is wonderful to know that the Abbott Government wants to put formal guidelines in place, which will bring the…
Fraud – Authorities urge parents to help stop child care subsidy fraud. With recent arrests and seizures by the Australian Federal Police and Child Care Compliance Taskforce, parents and educators alike are being urged to help stop child care subsidy…
Nanny Share is where two or more families engage one professional nanny to care for their children together within a home environment. Nanny Share can be a happy medium between traditional nanny care and childcare centres. Your child will still…
The Australian Government is investing $246 million over two years for the Nanny Pilot Programme. The pilot programme will provide subsidised care for about 10,000 children to help families meet the cost of using a nanny. It will support families…
Alice Vandersteen joins us to discuss her career as a professional nanny. I started working through a top Melbourne agency that specialised in hotel work. I also did a nanny training course at the beginning of my career. It was…
Melbourne?s Leading Nanny Agency started in Annie Sargoods (Agency Owner) Mothers Front Lounge Room in 1999. It was originally named Armadale Sitters but when the business expanded and became highly regarded they changed the name. It was so successful that…
Knowledge Connect, or ?Konnect? as we like to call it, is an exciting new way for us to interact with you. Konnect is a collaborative online space, where you can share your industry knowledge and experience with us and the…
New Child Safe Standards Enshrined into Law What are the benefits of utilising an ANA approved agency when recruiting my nanny? Families sometimes ask, why should I engage a nanny agency when I can just conduct my own search? It’s…
New Child Safe Standards Enshrined into Law We are pleased to inform you that the Victorian Parliament has passed the legislation to introduce the standards. The standards aim to improve the way organisations prevent and respond to child abuse. The…
As of January 1st 2016, the requirements for Immunisations are changing for family payments, including: Child Care Benefit, Child Care Rebate, Family Tax Benefit Part A Supplement and the upcoming Nanny Pilot Programme. Changes to Immunisation Requirements ? December 2015…
Federal Government Announcement About Nanny Pilot Program Although reputable nanny agencies are regulated as per the Australian Nanny Association guidelines, it is wonderful to know that the Abbott Government wants to put formal guidelines in place, which will bring the…
Federal Government Announcement About Nanny Pilot Program Although reputable nanny agencies are regulated as per the Australian Nanny Association guidelines, it is wonderful to know that the Abbott Government wants to put formal guidelines in place, which will bring the…
