English-speaking nannies in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is where most international families land first. Company relocations, university posts and start-ups bring parents here from everywhere, and the city has the international schools, bilingual primary schools and English-speaking paediatric care to match. It also has the housing market and the commute that come with all of that.
Childcare is the piece that rarely arrives on time. Daycare places in Dutch cities are commonly booked up well before a child needs one, and a family that moves mid-year joins the queue at the back. Dutch primary schools also finish early by international standards, so even families with a school place still need someone for the afternoons.
A nanny is the arrangement that bends around that. You agree the days, the hours and the rate directly with them, and you can change it when your work does.
Three steps to a nanny in Amsterdam
No agency in between, and no contract that ties you in.
Browse reviewed profiles
Create a free account and filter by city, language and availability. Browsing costs nothing and always will.
Request an introduction
Tell the nanny about your family and the care you need. They read your request and accept it if it is a good match.
Meet and agree directly
Once a nanny accepts, you both receive each other’s contact details. You meet in person and agree hours and rates together.
What we check — and what we don't
Every profile is reviewed by our team before it appears in the directory. Here is exactly what that means.
- Identity confirmed — before publishing, each nanny either sends ID photos or has a short video call with us, whichever they prefer. Document copies are deleted after the check; only the outcome is kept.
- Profile review — we read every profile before it goes live: the experience described, the way it is written, and whether it gives you enough to decide who to contact.
- Certificates — a VOG (Dutch certificate of conduct) or paediatric first-aid certificate appears on a profile when the nanny holds one. Neither is required to join, and plenty of experienced nannies do not have them. Ask to see the original document when you meet.
- References — nannies describe their own past families. We do not contact referees, so ask for their details and call them yourself.
The Verified by Expat Nannies badge means our team completed these checks for that profile before publishing it. If a nanny changes key profile details, the badge comes off until we have reviewed the profile again.
We confirm identity and review each profile; we do not employ nannies and cannot guarantee fit. Always meet in person, check references yourself, and do a trial day before you commit.
What you pay, and what nannies pay
Nannies never pay to join, be found or receive an introduction, and we never take a cut of what a family pays them. Creating an account is free, and browsing the directory is free — it needs an account because every profile here is a real person.
Families pay only to send introduction requests: a single introduction is €14.95, a Search Pass covering thirty days is €29, and the urgent search for care needed today or tomorrow is €35. Nothing renews by itself. Nannies set their own hourly rate, which you see on the profile and agree with them directly.
Good to know about Amsterdam
- Several international and bilingual schools serve the city and the ring around it, so families are spread well beyond the centre.
- Dutch primary schools generally end in the early afternoon, which is why after-school care is such a common request here.
- Plenty of families in Amsterdam do without a car, so a nanny who is happy on a bike with a child seat matters more here than almost anywhere.
Childcare in Amsterdam
Every daycare in Amsterdam has a waiting list. Can a nanny bridge the gap?
This is the most common reason families start looking. Waiting lists for daycare are a normal fact of life in Dutch cities, and a place almost never becomes free on the date you need it. Amsterdam is one of the tighter markets in the country for daycare places, and canal-belt and Zuid neighbourhoods tend to be tighter still. A nanny can cover the months in between, or become the long-term arrangement if it suits you better. You agree the scope directly with them.
Can I find part-time or after-school care in Amsterdam?
Yes. Nannies set their own availability, and plenty offer a few days a week or afternoons only rather than full weeks. Afternoons after the Dutch school day, two or three fixed weekdays, and cover for the weeks between a relocation and a daycare place are the shapes families in Amsterdam ask about most. Dutch primary schools finish earlier in the afternoon than many international families expect, which is why after-school hours are such a common arrangement.
Which languages do nannies in Amsterdam speak?
Amsterdam households are rarely monolingual, so families often look for English plus the language spoken at home — Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Mandarin and many more are all part of the city. You can filter profiles by language once you have a free account, so you can see who actually speaks what before you send anything.
How quickly can we be introduced to a nanny in Amsterdam?
That depends on the nanny. You send a short introduction request describing your family and the care you need; the nanny reads it and accepts it if it is a good match. As soon as they accept, you both receive each other’s contact details and you arrange to meet. Nobody is obliged to reply, and if a nanny never does, you cancel the request and your introduction credit comes back.
Nearby
Dutch cities sit close together and many nannies cover more than one, so it is worth looking at the places next door as well.
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