• There are two intakes per year, beginning end of January and mid July.
  
  
• Students attend class one day a week and are placed with one or more training families, on a live-in or live-out basis, for the duration of the 22-week course.
  
  
• Under the guidance of the college training families assist students to develop childcare and household skills and provide them with the opportunity to gain experience as a student nanny in their homes.
  
  
• Live-out students provide the training family with 30 hours a week of childcare and household help (this can be split between two families).
  
  
• Live-in students provide additional hours in return for full board. This is 5 hours for a five-day live-in or 10 hours for a 7-day live-in.
  
  
• In return for the help provided by the student the training family pays the student’s course fee. (fees detail provided in info pack).
  

What are we looking for in a training family?

With the exception of families able to provide a live-in placement there may be more families seeking students than students available. Criteria for selection are:

• Families able to provide a live-in placement
  
• Families able to provide some direct supervision. Ideally, one parent should be present 50% of the time, eg, working at home or in and out
  
• Families with more than one pre-schooler
  
• Families who have previously had a student

For further information please phone 0800 844-888 or complete the on-line request form. An info pack with full cost details will be forwarded to you.