English-speaking nannies in Groningen
Groningen is the university city of the north, and its international community is built around the university, the medical centre and the research institutes attached to them. It is a young city, and a compact one, where almost everything is done by bike.
The international families here are largely academic and clinical households, arriving on contracts that begin whenever the funding does. Daycare is booked ahead as it is elsewhere in the country, and the Dutch school day ends early, so the afternoon gap is the same one families face in the Randstad.
Groningen is a long way from the other cities we list, so a nanny here is genuinely local to the city rather than travelling in.
Three steps to a nanny in Groningen
No agency in between, and no contract that ties you in.
Browse reviewed profiles
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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 Groningen
- International and bilingual schooling is available in the city, serving a community that is smaller but well established.
- Groningen is genuinely a cycling city, and winters here are colder and darker than in the west — worth discussing for outdoor hours.
- The distance to the Randstad is real, so expect nannies here to be based in or very near the city.
Childcare in Groningen
Every daycare in Groningen 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. A contract starting outside the school year in Groningen has the same daycare timing problem as anywhere else in the country. 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 Groningen?
Yes. Nannies set their own availability, and plenty offer a few days a week or afternoons only rather than full weeks. Part-time weeks around teaching and clinical hours, and afternoon cover for school-age children, are the usual requests here. 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 Groningen speak?
English carries academic life in Groningen, and international families often look for a nanny who can also speak the language used at home. 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 Groningen?
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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