Plenty of great nannies have no formal qualifications.  Some parents take the view that the most important skills for a nanny are practical and emotional, and best garnered from experience.  Others feel that a nanny's qualifications show that they are serious about their profession, and that by knowing about stages of child development they can…

You’ve sifted through a bundle of CVs and shortlisted the nannies you’d like to meet.  Perhaps you’ve probably run interviews for your day job, and feel confident about interviews in that context.  But given it’s such an important decision who you’re going to entrust your kids and home to, here are some extra pointers to…