Nanny Agency JobsSeparate the family’s move from any proposed change to your job.
Find out what changes for work
A family move may change the commute, work location, school run, hours or the role itself. Ask for the new address and planned dates, then compare them with your current written agreement. A family relocation is not automatically a nanny relocation or a promise that the job continues unchanged.
Make a before-and-after sheet
Write the current location, shift times, children’s routine, transport duties and agreed expenses beside the proposed arrangement. Mark details the family has confirmed and those still being decided. Ask who will tell you when a moving date changes.
Discuss transition duties
Clarify whether you are expected to pack children’s belongings, travel between homes, help children adjust to a new routine or simply provide normal care during the move. Identify the working hours for any transition day and which adult manages movers, keys and access. Keep household logistics outside the childcare brief unless both sides agree.
Test a fictional move
Fictional example: a family moves across town but the children stay at their old school for six weeks. The nanny compares the old and new routes, pickup times and transportation duties. The family then confirms a temporary schedule and a date to revisit it. No assumed commute or expense term is built into the example.
Confirm the next decision
If the move would require you to move residence, treat that as a separate proposal with housing, start dates and written terms. If the job may end, ask for a clear status and timeline rather than interpreting hints. Document the decision and update the work brief only after the family confirms it.
Questions to take to the agency
- What are the confirmed address and move dates?
- How do the new commute and working arrangements affect my availability?
- Which changes will be reflected in the written terms?