BAPN (British Association of Professional Nannies) is becoming increasing concerned for both nannies and parents seeking urgent childcare now that schools and nurseries are closed for all but the children of ‘Key Workers’ or children with additional needs / children at risk.
We’ve been inundated with calls from members and non-members seeking advice:
Nannies frightened of losing their jobs are being exploited by desperate employers and nanny agencies with no care for the well-being of the nannies on their books.
Parents desperate for childcare so that they can keep their own jobs or businesses afloat, are being enabled to take short cuts by nanny agencies just interested in the placement fee. In defence of employers who do not usually employ nannies (their children are normally in nursery or school), they can be forgiven for assuming that if they use a nanny agency, checks have already taken place and all nannies introduced to them are eligible to work in the UK, have the necessary insurance, DBS, first aid and so on.
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