Experienced nannies will be well placed for one area of the expertise that is required to start up a nanny agency - what's required of a nanny. The other two areas, how to run a business and awareness of the legislation that regulates employment agencies, will take them into new territory.
A working nanny may already know about the main qualifications that nannies can gain and the experience that they need for particular jobs. You may have met a variety of nannies through your work and be able to rate some highly for professionalism, and others as being not so capable. You will have come across the inevitable problems that occur in nanny jobs, such as employers who come home late, communicate badly with their nannies or fail to draw up fair contracts. You may have used an agency yourself and you will certainly have heard your friends talk about their experiences, so you will know what nannies expect in the way of support from an agency.
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