Angliya has published my new article about main requirements for professional nannies in the UK. You can find it here: How to become a professional nanny in the UK in Russian. I wonder what parents and nannies think about it. Please leave your comments.

Here is the new link How to find a good nanny You have to register at their website to be able to access the article.

Russian-language Anglia Newspaper has just published my article discussing how to find a good Russian-speaking nanny in the UK. You can find the article on their website: http://www.angliya.com/index.html?id_news=4297&archive= or just pick a fresh copy of the paper. If you have read the article, do you find it useful? If you would like to share your own experience please leave a comment.

I was told the other day that it is a pity that many well-educated Russian-speaking women with pedagogical degree living in the UK have to work as nannies. I personally do not think that it is bad. First of all, nanny job is as good as other jobs. For a person who enjoy working with children it is a good opportunity to use her skills, knowledge and experience and earn good money. An alternative is either to go through a special training programme, which requires excellent English or work in a completely different field.

Those, who realised that such an opportunity exists, and take it seriously considering themselves as professional nannies and obtaining all necessary certificates and skills, which are necessary for working in families, these nannies become very competitive and attract very good job offers.

I am pleased to welcome you to Babushka’s Blog, where I am going to post information about how to find a nanny for your child, share interesting links, give advice and discuss topics related to childcare, especially in bilingual families. I also hope that this blog will be interesting for Russian-speaking and other bilingual nannies, who are looking for a job in the UK.