We believe caring for children is the most important job there
is. We are committed to serve our clients and nannies on an individual
basis to meet their special needs and/or requirements. Our counselors
are friendly, professional, honest and always available to answer
any questions or concerns in a timely manner. We have an excellent
reputation of finding the “right match” for our families
and our nannies.
We offer full time live in placements; full and part time live
out placements, summer only placements and we have a temporary
service for short term situations.
Nannies seek us out as an agency through word of mouth. Many
of our referrals come from nannies and families we have previously
worked with. We also recruit through regional advertising and
our website. All of our nannies are US citizens or can legally
accept work in the United States.
Most of our nannies have been nannies in the past. All of our
nannies have childcare experience of some form which includes
babysitting, daycare, preschools, and teaching backgrounds. Many
have degrees in elementary or special education. We look for nannies
with practical work experience and strong references. Most nannies
are CPR and First Aid certified.
The nanny’s salary depends on her experience and education.
It can be $350 to $800 per week depending on the hours. Our temporary
nannies make $11.00 - $16.00 per hour.
They range in age from 18 (minimum age accepted) to 65+ years
old. We screen are nannies for maturity and the sincere love of
working with children.
We verify the Social Security number. We do a criminal background
check, Department of Children and Family Services and motor vehicle
report for Illinois. If the nanny is from another state, we do
the appropriate checks for that state. We also verify previous
childcare, non-child employment and personal references.
In addition to her salary, the nanny is paid major holidays and
usually offered two weeks paid vacation (one week her choice of
dates and one week the family’s choice of dates). More and
more families are offering health insurance or offering to pay
a portion of it.
You should discuss this with your accountant. We refer our clients
to Breedlove
and Associates and GTM
Associates. Please let them know you got their name from Midwest
Nannies, Ltd.
We tell our families it can take a week up to 2 months. It depends
on what nannies are available at that time (which changes daily).
It also depends on how quickly the family is to work with us.
Returning our calls and contacting the nannies we send to them
promptly will make the hiring process go more quickly and smoothly.
Waiting to respond to us or be in contact with the nannies we
send to a client can delay the process and possibly miss out on
that “perfect match” because another family has hired
her.
An au pair is a foreign national in the United States to experience
American life. She lives with a host family and receives a small
stipend in exchange for babysitting and help with household chores.
She may or may not have childcare experience and she is able to
stay in this country for 1 year.
A nanny is employed by the family as either a live in or live
out nanny and is responsible for all tasks related to the care
of the child(ren). Duties are generally restricted to childcare
and any other child-related tasks. She may or may not have had
any formal training, but usually has actual experience. Her work
week can be from 40 to 60 hours per week.
Our agency opened July 5, 1994.
Yes, we can provide you with some names and please read our testimonials.
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