Annies Nannies offers temporary nannies/educators for babysitting, short term positions, holidays and weekends. We also offer Permanent nannies/educators (part time and full time) and Home-based Educator options. We also offer an Educational Programme for families with preschoolers looking for a permanent nanny/educator.

Annies Nannies offers an educational programme to families/ whanau in our service that have preschoolers, and are enrolled for a minimum of 12 hours per week (Monday to Friday 7am-7pm). Our Educational Programme is funded by the Ministry of Education (so is free to families, children and nannies/educators) and ensures qualified Early Childhood Teachers/ kaiako are available to support your nanny/educator in providing quality education and care to your children/ tamariki.  The programme supports the edcuation and development of the children/ tamariki with age-appropriate and relevant learning resources, playgroups, outings, events and monthly visits into the home by our qualified teachers/ kaiako.  The programme also provides workshops and employment support to families/ whanau, access to a payroll service and monthly communications from your assigned ECE teacher regarding the progress of your child(ren).  In addition, your nanny/educator is supported through professional and personal development opportunities, as well as the knowledge they have easy access to qualified teachers/ kaiako to assist with the care and education they provide in the home.

Annies Nannies employs staff that is committed to early childhood education and care and all that it entails.  We are licensed under the Ministry of Education and subject to their rigorous regulatory requirements. We conduct regular internal audits to ensure we are meeting and exceeding our regulatory requirements, and have a robust self-review process.  Annies Nannies staff participate in a number of Advisory Groups and are active members of the New Zealand Home-based Early Childhood Education Association.  We also hold childcare contracts with a number of government agencies so are subject to their regulations.  In addition, we are proud to be a part of the Florence Nightingale Group.

Our recruitment staff/ kaimahi are passionate about the care of children/ tamariki. All of our nannies are experienced and/or qualified and are devoted to providing the best possible care to your children/ tamariki. In selecting nannies we carry out a robust recruitment process, including reference and credential checking, child/ tamaiti related referee checks, and police checks. Our registration is a two stage process which includes the inital interview, checks, then an induction.  Not all applicants that apply to register with us are accepted.

Your nanny is employed primarily for childcare although you can expect some light housekeeping. This is generally restricted to laundry, vacuuming as required, keeping kitchen surfaces clean, and child related duties. If you require further housekeeping, this would need to be discussed directly with the nanny. In all instances we recommend you add any expected housekeeping duties to a job/ mahi description.

The family/whanau is the employer of the nanny. Annies Nannies supports the family/ whanau with employment contracts and job descriptions, as well as ongoing support as needed with employment issues. The average nanny wage is $18-$20 per hour.

Annies Nannies offers an optional payroll service.  This ensures your nanny's PAYE is kept up to date, looks after KiwiSaver if the nanny has opted in, and tracks sick leave and accrued annual leave.  There is a small fortnightly administration fee to access this service. Please note, if employing a nanny for less than 30 hours per week you do not have to enrol in a payroll service, you can pay the nanny his/her gross amount.

If you are a part of our Educational Programme, you can access 20 ECE hours for your 3-5 year old children/tamariki.  If you are entitled to WINZ childcare subsidies, then Annies Nannies can assist with these for Under 5's. We can also access multiple birth hours. There is no administration fee to access 20 hours ECE, WINZ subsudies or multiple birth hours.

Annies Nannies offers a temporary nanny service.  If your regular nanny is unavailable we can, often at short notice, provide a temporary nanny.  Simply contact the office at the earliest opportunity and we will check our temporary nanny availability.

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In most instances, we are able to assist with childcare for an unwell child (or parent for that matter - if the parent needs some time to get well, we can help with a temporary nanny to take care of things until such time as the parent is able).

Through our Educational Programme we are able to offer our nannies access to the knowledge and expertise of qualified Early Childhood Teachers/ kaiako, resources specific to the children/ tamariki in your care and the educational experience you are supporting the child/ tamaiti to develop, and opportunites to socialise with other nannies and educators.  We support your professional and personal development with workshops, extra assistance while studying, recognition for meeting milestones, and informal discussion groups.  We are flexible enough that when a need is idenfitied by our staff/kaimahi or our nannies and educators, we are able to source relevant material or outsource a workshop to meet the need.  Where ever possible we try to ensure a variety of times and dates are available to attend professional development to ensure it is accessible to as many nannies and educators as possible.  Annies Nannies is also active on facebook, and has a monthly newsletter with upcoming community events, reminders of playgroups, workshops, outings etc, and fun activities.  The support and guidance Annies Nannies offers is not limited to the fun stuff - we also ensure we are available to you should there be a workplace or employment issue.

If you are in an Educational Programme role then the expectation is you will ensure the excellent care and education of the children/ tamariki and the supporting documentation to ensure a safe environment and a record of the child's learning.  Full training is provided from our teaching staff on what is expected to ensure regulatory requirements are met and maintained. There is also the expectation that where ever possible you will be actively involved in professional development, be this offered by Annies Nannies or by an outside provider.

Full time, part time, permanent and temporary as well as babysitting. The positions available vary vastly from week to week.

Regulations in the ECE sector dictate all nannies and educators have a current First Aid Certificate.  If you are a part of our Educational Programme then Annies Nannies will pay for the renewal of your First Aid Certificate.

While one full-time position is often what nannies are looking for, this isn't always a reality.  Often nannies will need to have two part-time positions to make it up to full-time hours.  Annies Nannies can provide guidance on PAYE questions should you have any.

Due to the nature of childcare work and continuity of care, we discourage applying for every job that comes up, but we certainly support and suggest you apply for those positions that suit you. This may mean you are applying for more than one at any given time.

If you are a nanny with us, you negotiate your hourly rate directly with the whanau.  The average is $18-$20 per hour. Who pays the tax on your wage will depend on the type of position you have.  It is best to speak directly with our administration staff to have your questions answered.

Yes. You do however need to be aware the positions that will be available to you will be limited as most families/ whānau require their children/ tamariki to be transported which can only be done on a full licence.

When looking at registering with any agency we recommend you are aware of how that agency will support you in your childcare career.  That being said, Annies Nannies has great faith in the excellent service  we extend to our nannies and educators, therefore have no hesitation in you registering with other agencies while also registered wth us.