1The most important thing about finding a nanny job is not how you find it, but the connections you make with the people you will be working for. In this case, it's sometimes better to find your new nanny family through smaller newspapers and publications than through a big employment agency. The more homespun family is one that will check a message board in a dance hall, or put an ad in the Pennysaver. If you're in the nanny business, you know the difference it makes to be in a loving, close-knit family versus a more distant family that sometimes occurs with a higher income situation. Whatever method you choose, make sure to meet with the family and get to know your potential young charges as well as you can before you make your decision. These are the people you're going to be spending all your time with!
- Put up a flyer on the board at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. Right off West Street in downtown Annapolis, this is a great resource for parents who bring their children to dance, art and drama classes.Check the classified ads in the Capitol Newspaper. It's a small hometown paper and you can find local families looking for help.Look through the Pennysaver. Lots of families advertise for nannies in this publication.Try looking through the New Bay Times. It's a free newspaper you can find at grocery stores and they list classified ads.Try conventional methods like going through an employment agency. A good one to try is Baltimorenanny.com. They also have positions in Annapolis. You might want to check out Craigslist.org in Annapolis (under child care), if you prefer a more direct connection to families posting want ads.
