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How does a popular group of nannies find working in the UK? Just ask New Zealand nanny Rachel Goodchild Search through the ad pages or websites for a nanny job and you are sure to see that nannies from New Zealand, Australia or South Africa are still in great demand with British families. But what does it look like from the other side - why do those nannies think they're so popular, and how do they see working in Britain?

Search through the ad pages or websites for a nanny job and you are sure to see that nannies from New Zealand, Australia or South Africa are still in great demand with British families. But what does it look like from the other side - why do those nannies think they're so popular, and how do they see working in Britain?

'I remember taking my charges to the park,' recalls Sascha, who nannied in London for three years. 'I encouraged them to take their shoes off, just as I had done as a child. There were tut-tuts and gasps of shock from the British nannies around me. I think they thought I was really casual!'

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