Jodie interviewed with us two weeks ago to nanny for our 11 month old as we were looking for a part time nanny every Thursday, which would then increase to every Friday (initially the extra day was to start in September 2024). We were very honest with Jodie and explained to her that we had a nursery placement and that we were having an open day with them on the 17 May and that we’d make a decision about a nanny by this date but that we could’ve her some work in the meantime. Last week I offered Jodie the job with us on a permanent basis but that we would still view the nursery and asked her if she’d be happy to accept a position within our family and she agreed and appeared happy to be working with us. I explained to her that we liked her so much that I was prepared to juggle work things to commit to increasing to every Friday in July as we knew she wanted the extra day. I asked Jodie if she could work last Friday in the afternoon and she agreed, then left our home and asked to change the time to the morning as she had afternoon plans which was frustrating because by the time she’d agreed I’d arranged to meet clients, but I happily said to Jodie to leave it because she had a busy day. There were other things that didn’t sit well with us but we were as amenable as possible with Jodie. For instance we agreed to pay her monthly but after her first day with us she left and messaged us asking to be paid as she’d had an unexpected expense, and so we did pay her immediately. I agreed to then pay her weekly for the time being. I asked her over the weekend if she would negotiate her hourly rate which she informed us was £17ph from our first meeting. She has her hourly rate listed on this site as £16ph which I’ve only just found since we are now looking for another nanny, so I am extremely disappointed that we have been charged more by her. Jodie was clearly looking for other work to suit what she really wanted with a family (unfortunately messages came up on my Facebook newsfeed from groups so that was very disheartening to see after we’d offered her the position) and we feel let down that she was not honest with us from the outset. We rejected her nursery place last week, offering Jodie (who was made aware of this) complete certainty about her position with us. I asked her in writing over the weekend to commit to us and not seek alternative work because I had seen posts on Facebook and her response was that she was juggling many opportunities and needed to do the best for herself. She then wanted a probationary period, but by this point we’d already offered her a permanent part time position with us, so I was completely surprised by this. Especially given previous in person conversations with her. As such, we decided to terminate any and all future engagement with Jodie because she was unable to commit to us as a family and of course all families need certainty with their children. As a result of all the above, I could not recommend her as a nanny to other families given this entire experience with her.