The right nanny, matched to your family
Little Smiles Nannying matches Canberra families with the right career caregiver through a personalised, by-application recruitment service. Part-time, full-time, or travel, Emma guides you through every step and presents only thoroughly screened candidates.
Recruitment, handled with care
A nanny recruitment agency helps families find the right career caregiver without the stress and hours of running the hiring process themselves. Emma advertises the role, reviews applications, runs the early interviews, and screens every candidate, so the work happens for you.
It starts with a consultation, where Emma takes the time to understand your family, your values, and your routine before she begins the search. From there she selects and presents the career caregivers who genuinely fit, and you meet your shortlist through interviews and a trial. Because Emma knows the Canberra region well, she reaches the right people whether you are in the city or a town nearby.
From first conversation to the right match
A clear, guided path that takes the pressure off your family and keeps every step in experienced hands.
Emma starts by getting to know your family, your values, your routine, and the kind of care that would genuinely fit your home. The best matches grow from far more than a resume, so this is where every search begins.
Emma writes a clear, warm description of the role and puts it in front of the right career caregivers, drawing on a growing community of career caregivers who want meaningful local work.
Emma reviews every application and runs the early interviews on your behalf, so the time-consuming first stages happen for you rather than to you.
Each candidate goes through a careful review of qualifications, references, and Working With Children clearances, all completed before you meet anyone.
You meet your shortlisted career caregivers through interviews and a trial, so you can feel confident the fit is right for your household before anything is settled.
Emma stays in your corner after the match is made, offering experienced, transparent support through the details families often have not thought of yet.
A nanny finding your nanny
Selective by design, close to home, and led by someone who knows the work from the inside.
Emma is a career caregiver herself, so she reads a match the way a parent and a professional both would. An industry insider assesses and selects every candidate you meet.
Emma works with a limited number of families at a time, by application, so you get real attention and a genuine search rather than a number in a queue.
Every candidate is interviewed and screened before you meet them, so you can make an informed, unhurried decision about who joins your family.
Qualification reviews, reference checks, and Working With Children clearances are handled up front, so the people on your shortlist are ready to start.
From the first conversation to the trial and beyond, Emma walks you through the practical details of welcoming a career caregiver into your home.
The career caregivers Emma matches are part of a supportive professional community, which means steadier, happier care that families feel the benefit of.
Start your application
Emma works with a limited number of families she can genuinely help, so the search begins with a short application. Share a few details about your family and Emma will review it personally and reach out to begin the conversation.
Find a Nanny Application
For families applying for the Find a Nanny service. This is the application Emma reviews before she begins your search, and it collects the details she needs to understand your family.
Good to know
A few questions families ask early on. For fair pay and a career caregiver's rights, the Rights & Fair Pay guide lays it out plainly.
Emma gets to know your family, then advertises the role, reviews applications, runs the early interviews, and completes every background check on your behalf, including qualifications, references, and Working With Children clearances. She presents a shortlist of career caregivers for you to meet through interviews and a trial.
Yes. Emma is based in Canberra and works across the ACT and the surrounding region, including the rural and regional areas nearby that are often overlooked. Get in touch and she will let you know how she can help where you are.
Every candidate goes through a careful review of qualifications and references, plus verified Working With Children clearances, all completed before you meet them. For general guidance on caregiver rights and fair pay, see the Rights & Fair Pay guide.
Emma takes on a limited number of families at a time so every match gets the care it deserves. Applying simply helps her understand your family and confirm she is genuinely the right fit before going further. It is a way of working closely, not a hurdle.
Fewer families, more care
Little Smiles Nannying is built to be selective. Emma takes on a limited number of families at a time so every search gets her full attention, and so the career caregiver she finds is matched to your home rather than slotted into a queue.
That same care reaches families beyond the city. Rural and regional homes around Canberra are too often left without good options for in-home care, and changing that is at the heart of how this agency works.
Not quite what your family needs?
If you are after casual care, a trusted babysitter, or care for time away, there is a path for that too. Unsure which suits your family? Get in touch and Emma will point you the right way.
Professional casual care and connection to trusted, vetted career caregivers for date nights, events, and time away.
Explore babysitting →Heading away and need care on the road? Emma matches your family with the right travel nanny, at home in Australia or overseas.
Explore travel care →Care for families beyond the city, where the big agencies rarely reach. This is where Little Smiles Nannying loves to work.
Rural & regional →Ready to find the right fit?
Tell Emma about your family and she will take it from there. Every great match starts with a conversation, and yours can start today.