All candidates are experienced nannies with good references, first aid certificates, and police checks, who have recently completed our OCN Maternity Nurse qualification.

Areas of work they can support with include:

• Bathing new-borns
• Changing new-borns
• Providing suggestions regarding breastfeeding and/or bottle-feeding
• Provide information/suggestions regarding accessing local services, i.e. Sure Start Centres, Family information Service, and local groups
• Support parents with implementing a sleep routine (if parents wish to do this)
• Integrating the new baby into a family where there are already children i.e. supporting with issues such as sibling rivalry 

When completing your registration and placement information, please be aware that:

• Day time placements: For day time placements, no fee is paid to the candidates, however, we do ask that their travel and meal expenses are covered.
• Night-time placements: In some cases, we organise candidates to stay over i.e. 7 pm – 7 am. In these situations, we ask that in addition to their expenses they are paid £15 per night.
• Candidates are able to work between 2-5 days per client, and we are able to place multiple candidates.
• We do not offer a long-term placement since candidates are on unpaid placements.