Nursery World - Role paly

What are the boundaries of sole charge, and what do you say to parents who overstep the mark? Jennie Lindon considers All early years practitioners should work in close partnership with parents, but the role of a nanny is especially intertwined with family life. Part of sorting out the details of your job has to be a discussion with parents about what you do with the children and what the parents do.

All early years practitioners should work in close partnership with parents, but the role of a nanny is especially intertwined with family life. Part of sorting out the details of your job has to be a discussion with parents about what you do with the children and what the parents do.

Different arrangements can suit different families, so there is no perfect model for this form of childcare. However, some parents may want to draw the boundaries in ways that make your job difficult or unpredictable. This time of year can offer an option to renegotiate those boundaries, since nannies often start new jobs and the children start school once more, with that sense of 'new beginnings'.

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