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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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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/

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…

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…