Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some questions we often receive from Families looking to employ a Nanny. If you would like to know more, please give our friendly consultants a call.
No. Unfortunately, most of our Nannies prefer to work full time so we are unable to place Nannies into before and after school roles.
We can support families with a Demi Au Pair. Our Demi Au Pairs live with you and can work for up to 20 hours every week.
They typically attend language school in central Auckland every morning from 9am to 1pm so will be available to pick your children up from school.
Finding a Nanny can take between two and six weeks depending on your requirements. Location, hours or working conditions. Your Placement Consultant will be able to advise you further with this.
Nannies usually contact us because they have seen a position we have advertised that would be of interest, or because we were recommended to them.
We interview all our Nannies and run full background and reference checks.
We assess all Nannies as to whether they are Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum Nannies depending on their experience, qualifications, references, professionalism, committment and loyalty.
Finding a Nanny online or through social media can be tempting but it is time consuming and it can also be dangerous. Choosing Dream Nanny means you benefit from the expertise of our experienced recruiters and the assurance that all Dream Nannies are professionally vetted.
We provide assistance with contracts and payroll, monthly support from a qualified ECE teacher as well as access to funded hours. Most importantly, we handpick our Nannies to ensure lasting and happy placements are made for each Family and Nanny.
$24 to $35+ per hour
A one-off $595 incl. gst Placement Fee if you are on our Dream Education Programme.
10% of Nanny’s annual gross salary (minimum placement fee of $1495 incl. gst) if you are on the Buddy Programme.
International Placements 20% of the Nanny's annual gross salary.
Returning Customers receive a 10% discount on their Placement Fee.
Normal Rates:Â Â $50 plus gst (one off booking fee) | then $40 plus gst per hour.
Stat day Rates:Â $50 plus gst (one offbooking fee) | then $55 plus gst per hour.
 It is important to note that all Temp bookings need to be aminimum of 5 hours per day.
This Placement Fee covers a complete end to end recruitment process.
This includes fully understanding your specidfic requirements, advertising the role, pre-selecting a range of candidates (each of whom have been thoroughly background checked through our Placement Service), arranging interviews, writing up an employment agreement, organising forms for any relevant funding and subsidies, and checking up regularly with your Family.
In the case that things don't work out between your Nanny and your Family, we also have a 90-day free replacement guarantee.
This may vary, however typically we will send four to five profiles of Nannies that have the relevant experience, skill set and attitude you are looking for.
Pre-selecting candidates can be lengthy and, if you don't know the candidate, this can be difficult. This is why we will carry out the pre-selection on your behalf.
Yes! We can make paying your nanny easy and take the pain away from figuring out holiday pay, tax, ACC and Kiwisaver.
Our Payroll Fees are:Â $30 (incl gst) fortnightly plus a set-up fee $95 (incl gst) if you have placed your Nanny through Dream Nanny.
Private Payroll Support is a $595 setup fee plus $30 per fortnight.
Yes! We can help you access the funding you are eligible for.
For WINZÂ subsidies we charge our NON Dream Education Families a weekly processing fee of $20 per child (incl gst)
There is no charge for Dream Education Programme Families.
Finding a Nanny can take between two and six weeks depending on your requirements. Location, hours or working conditions. Our Dream Nanny team will be able to advise you further with this.