Nanny Camera

These days it can be an economic necessity for both parents to leave the home each day to go to work. Sometimes daycare for the children is not a viable, or even available, option.

Most professional nannies are dedicated to the well being and proper care of the children they look after. However, we all have read disturbing press reports about rogue nannies who treat the children in their charge with less than proper care.

Incidents of actual abuse may be rare, but how does a parent know that their children are being cared for in the way that they wish them to be?

A camera can never prevent your children from being abused or treated in ways other than you would want them treated. However the knowledge that the care they give your children, is being observed goes a long way to ensure that a nanny always gives those in her charge proper attention.

There is no substitute for doing your utmost to ensure that you select the right person to look after your children.

At best a nanny camera is a backup, albeit a backup that many parents deem essential.

Determining who will prove to be a good nanny for your children is no easy task.

Someone may give all appearances of being a kind, trustworthy, understanding and tolerant person. They may seem like the perfect candidate for the position of nanny to your children. They may even present you with glowing references. But are they legally employable? Do they have a social security number?

If the prospective nanny does not have a social security number it is not possible to make an accurate background check. Would you want to leave your kids in the hands of someone who hasn't had a background check?

Even if everything checks out you should still pay attention to your gut instincts. You should only employ someone if you feel confident they should have your trust. And back up that trust with a nanny camera.

When hiring, should you tell a potential nanny that they will be observed by surveillance equipment?

Most professional child care providers appreciate being informed about the use of nanny cams. They prefer parents to be clear about such things. A person who objects to, or will not work in the presence of a camera may not be a bad care giver, but you may not wish to employ them to care for your children.

The knowledge that they are being observed reduces the chances of abuse. It increases the chances that your children will receive the quality of care that you expect.

It is generally perfectly legal to install and use a nanny cam in any non private area of your home. It would not, of course, be legal to use one in any area that nanny would expect privacy, such as a bathroom or, if nanny lives in, her bedroom.

In a few states it is not legal to record speech without consent, so if your camera also records sound as well as video, you will need to check your state's ruling.

You have your nanny camera or cameras installed. Each time that you check, you see nothing to indicate that your kids are not receiving anything but the best of care. Should you therefore do nothing else to check everything is as it should be?

You should also continue to listen to your gut instincts. Have your childrens personalities changed since you started using this child minder?

What do your children tell you about the child care giver? What do your eyes tell you?

Cuts, scrapes and bruises are a fact of life with kids. However you will want to ask both the nanny and your children about any marks that appear. Do their explanations match? Does the recording from your nanny cam show the incident?

The decision to use a hidden nanny camera or one that is installed in full sight is one that many parents find difficult.

Miniature nanny cams are available ready hidden in all kinds of items. A child's teddy bear, a dummy smoke detector, wall clock, air freshener, desk lamp, and so on. These miniature cameras are small enough to allow you to hide them in just about anything you want.

If you don't want to tell your nanny that surveillance recordings will be made, then you have little choice but to hide your nanny cameras.

If your child caregiver is happy to work with surveillance recording, then you may consider hiding your nanny cams to be unnecessary.

A point about cameras hidden in movable objects, the teddy bear nanny cam for example. Teddy bears don't stay put. Kids move them around when playing with them. Nanny herself could innocently move the bear when tidying up.

You had your hidden nanny camera nicely positioned to record events that take place in the room. As the bear has been moved you end up making a recording of a blank wall. It is best to set up hidden surveillance cameras in items that are fixed in place.

Many cameras record straight on to their own SD card. Others record to your VCR. With other systems you can view what is going on at home from a remote PC. You can periodically check on nanny and your children from your office.

Motion activated nanny cams only record when they detect movement thereby extending recording time.

Most nanny cameras are wireless. This means that, with no wires to hide, installation is a fairly simple D.I.Y. task. If you choose to hide your wireless nanny camera, most are small enough to make this easy to do.

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