I was a livein nanny for 2 years and live out also - i loved it, although i had the house to myself at weekends in the heart of London, and it was a huge house!!lol i could have friend stay over whenever i wanted and they often took me on holidays with them and one time paid for my now dh to come along too!! i flew to Aus first class and didnt even sit with the child as she was with mum, i just kept dad busy with the telly.lol

I loved being a nanny in London but i had a family that i clicked with, although they didnt pay as well as some of the other families i got a lot more in other ways like the holidays andcar and gym ect. i also got some free time during the day. They always surported me in whatever i wanted to do - i was open with them and they could see that i cared and loved their daughter as if she was my own, (took a long time to get out of the habbit of calling at weekends if she had been ill on a friday!!!lol nannying in London is to the extream though - i worked 7 am til 7 pm with two nights babysitting(not weekends)

I see the value of childcare and the values of nannies, lets face it some mothers struggle to be positive happy mothers all the time - it doesnt come natural to all of us, and it is then that i feel nannies are a good resorce to use, Some 'mothers' get burnt out easy and only want to spend good happy times with their children, gosh i was with the little girl from when she woke to when she went to be but when her mum was around that was the only person she wanted to be with. - i have recently heard that they are now living in Spain and the mum is ASAHM!!!never thought i would see that day.