I agree with Dee, I have gone through agencies as a nanny looking for work, and its just so easy to be placed with a family. The agency I went through just wanted blue card and that is it!!!!! I was placed with a family like *that*.

I tend to think in extremes, but a nanny really could do ANYTHING and you wouldn't know until you got home... And seeing how easy it is... well, as a mum-to-be I would rather take them to a child care centre if I had to. If I worked from home it might be different though, a nanny would be REALLY handy!

I think, if you were to get a nanny, go for one with First Aid, and a drivers license and vehile (in case of emergencies), some kind of child qualifiations, blue card, and references.