Whether you are looking for Nannies Sydney or any other place in Australia, there are few universal qualities that you should look in a nanny. Compassion is the first thing that a nanny should have. A person who is not kind heart or compassionate will not be interested in serving others. One has to serve the child and family when he/she takes up the job as caretaker. This may include giving bath to the child, changing diapers, taking the child to school and feeding the child. Only a kind heart and interested person can do all these things without complaining. Being compassionate is important.
Next thing is experience, it is not necessary to have the experience of working as a nanny, but one should have an experience of being a parent. This is more than enough in being an ideal nanny for the child. If your nanny is parent, she would understand when it is good to be strict with the children, and when she should act soft, when to feed the children and what is the best time to put them to sleep. Having a teenager as your nanny is not a good idea, as they will not have any experience in taking care of the children. Teenagers are good for babysitting job for couple hours or half day. But for nanny, you should search for a person with enough experiencing bringing up the children. A nanny should be full of playfulness. No doubt, your nanny should be a responsible person, but she should also act like a child and be playful at certain times. This is essential from the child’s point of view. Your child should be able to enjoy nanny’s company. Your child will love his/her nanny if she can play stone-paper-scissors, play-station games, hide and seek etc.
I am sure this article may give you more ideas to consider and not to consider during your nanny selection process. I would suggest to visit here to find individual nannies in Sydney.