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Nanny Agency Hertfordshire

You can call us anytime for advice and support with regards to your job search. We share your passion for nurturing and developing young children and we will help and support you in every way to find the right early years childcare setting to reach your potential.
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An Established Nanny Agency in Hertfordshire

Purple Dove was established as a nanny agency in 2009. We pride ourselves on being a go-ahead and caring recruitment business.

Contact us and we’ll have a long chat to get to know you and what you want out of a nanny job, whether it’s live-in, live-out or weekend work or even a temporary nanny position.

Contact Purple Dove

The first step is to either call us or register your cv. It’s a very simple process.

Register your CV

Our Work at Purple Dove

We work in a very distinctive way; we are always contactable out of office hours. We work as the business needs so we will do our very best to contact prospective nannies and employers whenever it is convenient for them. We are a small team, we think big, and offer a truly fresh approach to our nanny agency business.

Purple Dove Values

  • Integrity
  • Trust
  • Passion

The Purple Dove Team

We find nanny jobs all over Hertfordshire, Greater London and the rest of the UK. We have a lot of positions in the wealthier areas of the county including: WD3 Chorleywood, and WD7 Radlett & Shenley AL5 Harpenden, AL6 Welwyn Garden City, AL3 St Albans and Redbourn,

Shama Jaswal
Director

Shama established Purple Dove in 2009 and built the agency into a niche nanny recruitment company, by working closely with clients and candidates.

Sarah Holley
Consultant

Sarah has worked in the childcare recruitment sector for over 20 years and has a real passion for finding the best fit for clients and candidates.

More About the Team

What can I Expect as a Working Nanny?

A good Nanny likes to nurture their charges. They have the ability to put the safety and needs of children first, they employ worthy values and aim to provide the maximum level of care. At the same time the nanny creates a fun, structured and stimulating, child-centred environment.

Different Nanny Roles

Nanny roles can vary such as a live-in position or live-out arrangement. A nanny can be required to work on a sole-charge basis or in partnership with the parents where one or more parents work part-time, or work from home. Parents may have responsibilities that mean they are often at home but need additional support due to a busy schedule.

The Nanny may be expected to drive the children to and from school and other activities, therefore a clean driving licence will be required. Some households may provide you with a car for duty use in other cases, parents may expect you to have your own transport and will then pay you a fee per mile to cover your expenses such as petrol, wear and tear when conveying their children or running errands related to your job.

Mock Interviews for Confidence

We know that even the thought of interviews can be daunting, so we will work with you through mock interviews, guidance notes, interview tips and techniques. When you walk into that interview, we want you to be full of confidence.

Nanny Tax Support

Purple Dove use the services of Nanny Tax. We can put you in touch, to help answer all your tax questions.

Should Nannies Register with Ofsted?

Nannies are not expected to register with Ofsted currently. This could change. Registration is only the case if the Nanny decided to offer care based in his or her own home rather than the home of the employer, which would then be classed as Childminding.

Advantages of Ofsted Registration

  • You can join the voluntary part of the Ofsted Childcare Register as membership offers many advantages, for example:
  • Show employers your commitment to being a nanny
  • You’ll have a current DBS check in place so that parents can feel confident
  • You will be child and infant CPR trained
  • You will have an awareness of safeguarding and your responsibilities
  • Your employer may be able to claim some tax relief relating to childcare costs

Nanny & Parent FAQ

If you have any more questions about being a nanny and our nanny agency, we have some more answers in our FAQ. This FAQ also includes questions parents ask, which could be useful in your interviews.

Read the Nanny FAQ

Nanny Salaries

Nanny salaries range from basic rate pay to very substantial pay that includes benefits you would be hard pressed to find in any other job. Many parents need to work full time so need to hire someone they can trust to care for their children. Therefore they will look after your needs.

Looking for Nanny Work

Visit our looking for nanny work page here or call us on 0203 633 4014 today.

What our candidates say

  • My incredible journey with Purple Dove started 2 years ago. I was at University hoping to earn extra cash to help with my travel expenses and food. However it was extremely hard to find any jobs and I gave up hope of ever finding a job, until one day when I came across Purple Dove online. Once I called, I had a Skype interview set up the next day. I started working straightaway, it was that easy! I have learnt so much about myself and gained invaluable experience and knowledge. It has been amazing to work with Purple Dove. I would 100% recommend Purple Dove to anyone who is seeking to find work ASAP. Faduma

    Faduma

  • A few weeks ago I added my cv to total jobs website. I did this with apprehension thinking I wouldn't find anything. However, within two weeks I had been to two interviews and was offered a job that I can only describe as tailor-made to me. This is all thanks to Purple Dove. They got in touch and after we spoke the first time I felt so much anxiety that I had over relocating from the Midlands to London melt away. I just wanted to let you know what an excellent job they doing and how well they keep in touch. I was never waiting days for emails or feedback or information. They are very professional and not only found me a job but relieved me of a mountain of anxiety and stress over the move. I will recommend the company to anyone I meet that is looking for new work. Thank you

    Alyson

  • I would like to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you for all you have done over the past month. You have made the anxious thought of finding a new job so relax and easy for me! You have always been there if I need to ask a question no matter what time. Thank you for being so patient and helping me find the job that suits me best! I really appreciate all that you have done by giving me a new adventure!

    Anna-Maria