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A Norland nanny is a childcare professional trained at the Norland College in Bath, England. Every nanny comes out with degree-level qualifications and skill-based diplomas before they even enter your home.
The institute was the first of its kind to provide formal training for early-years care. Since its establishment, Norland nanny graduates have worked for ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) families worldwide.
Morgan & Mallet, as a luxury household staffing agency, places Norland-trained nannies with families across the US, with a 96% placement success rate for nannies.
For families welcoming a newborn or with multiple children, a Norland-trained nanny brings you the highest level of trust and expertise.
With a Norland-trained nanny, your child receives only the gold standard in childcare. You can be confident that your child is in safe and qualified hands.
- 96% placement success rate for nannies
- 100% of the briefs that mentioned Norland had a child aged one or under
- 73% of the 3,854 nannies in our network are trained in specialist methods
- $60,000 to $130,000 a year in our 2025 US briefs that asked for formal early-years training
Contact us today to tell us what you need and start hiring a Norland trained nanny.
Source: 2025/26 Household Staff Salaries Annual Report (placement success rate); Household Staff Industry Report 2026 (our nannies); Morgan & Mallet nanny job briefs, 2025 (Norland briefs in all markets, US pay). How we count
What is a Norland nanny?
The title of Norland nanny is only given to those who have completed the training program and are certified by Norland College.
Like a regular nanny, they care for the welfare of your children but have undergone standardized training in childcare.
Graduates come out of the four-year period with a BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Education and Care and a year of hands-on experience. The program combines academic material on child development and psychology with practical applications through a Norland diploma.
Norland nanny training also goes beyond the books. Specialist courses in security and cybersecurity, self-defense, and defensive driving are also a part of the curriculum.
In case of emergencies, the safety of your child is in the hands of a trained professional who keeps their cool under pressure.
About 35% of the course is spent on placements, preparing for the reality of caring for children. There’s no awkward learning curve period before they become a part of your home.
According to Norland College, the demand outweighs the supply. For over a century, Norland nannies have cared for children in some of the world’s wealthiest families, including the British royal family.
Families ask more of a nanny than of their other staff, as Laurine Mallet, our co-founder and a former nanny herself, explains:
“The parents, the clients are much more demanding with a nanny than a butler because a nanny is going to look after their children; a butler is going to clean the property.
“… For a nanny: No, I want this and you will give me this because it’s for their children.”
Some families in the US want the manners a Norland nanny brings as much as the diploma.
If manners and routine are as important to you as the qualification is, tell us when you brief us, and we’ll ask about both when we do the interview.
You can read Norland College’s own account of its history and qualifications on its public website (norland.ac.uk).
A family in Los Angeles who briefed us in 2025 preferred a nanny from the UK, or someone with “a British approach to manners, discipline, and household etiquette.”
If you see Norland University of Early Childhood on newer paperwork, it’s the same college. Norland College changed its official name on September 7, 2026, and says its graduates’ qualifications stay the same.
Source: Morgan & Mallet US nanny job briefs, 2025; Norland University of Early Childhood’s public website, read October 11, 2026. How we count
How much does a Norland-trained nanny cost in the US?
According to Morgan & Mallet’s 2025/26 Household Staff Salaries Annual Report, nanny salaries in the private households we recruit for in the US run from $60,000 to $120,000 or more per year.
Salaries for a Norland-trained nanny are at the top of the range, often going beyond it.
| Job | Pay |
|---|---|
| Private nannies, in the private households we recruit for in the US (2025/26 Annual Report) | $60,000 to $120,000 or more a year |
| Traveling nannies, in the same households (2025/26 Annual Report) | $70,000 to $150,000 or more a year |
| Our 2025 US briefs that asked for formal early-years training and named pay | $60,000 to $130,000 a year |
| A rota nanny in Tampa, Florida, Norland training a plus, 2025 | $110,000 to $130,000 a year, plus a monthly healthcare stipend |
This is a real offer from a family to compare against. A family we worked with in Tampa, Florida, in 2025, who listed Norland training as a plus, offered $110,000 to $130,000 a year for a rota nanny.
Together with that was a monthly healthcare stipend and a private bedroom and bathroom during the weeks they were on duty.
Where our US nanny briefs in 2025 asked for formal early-years training and had pay in them, offers were from $60,000 to $130,000 a year.
Tell us your budget when we have our first call together, because it might change which nannies we can work with.
Hiring a Norland nanny means you’re paying for the best. Their degree-level qualifications mean you get someone who can support your child’s early years without you having to manage them through it.
Salaries also depend on the previous work experience of the candidate, with roles requiring specialist skills commanding a higher salary. A live-in role with more hours adds accommodation costs.
You can read more about the cost of hiring a nanny here.
All of them complete a paid probationary year with a family before they earn the Norland Diploma. Norland takes about 100 students a year, leading to a small network of qualified Norland nannies to hire from.
Travel involved in the role also increases the salary, with the base range for traveling nannies in the private households we recruit for in the US being $70,000 to $150,000 or more.
The salary could change if your family gets bigger. When our co-founder Laurine Mallet was a nanny, her employers asked her before their second baby arrived and raised her pay, then put it in writing:
“As soon as the parents told me, okay, … the mom, she’s pregnant … are you okay to look after two children? More above all, it will be a baby.
“And I say yes definitely. … And after they say okay we are going to increase your salary.
“… And we made just a proper letter in order to say from today I’m looking to look after two children for this salary and my duties are etc.”
For a full breakdown of what nannies earn and what employing one costs, see our private nanny salary and job description page. For general guidance on hiring, see our main hire a nanny page.
Source: 2025/26 Household Staff Salaries Annual Report (salary ranges); Morgan & Mallet US nanny job ads, 2025 (pay as advertised, not placement salaries); Times Higher Education, June 2026 (Norland’s yearly intake). How we count
What makes a Norland-trained nanny different?
To put it in Laurine Mallet’s words, Norland nannies know how to adopt the right attitude with your family and not just your children.
They are flexible in their approach, working with you to raise your child in a way you’d like.
Norland nannies receive the highest level of formal nanny training, making them the best professionals for your child’s formative years. The training is deeper than most with a three-year degree and one-year probationary placement period.
Many nannies have some specialist training. Of the 3,854 nannies in our network, 73% are trained in methods such as Montessori or Waldorf, and we’ll tell you exactly how each candidate trained.
Families do know the Norland name. Asked what the best-paid nannies have in common, our co-founder Morgan Richez gave his Norland example:
“Norland. This is a nanny for VIP clients. They did this kind of school. … It’s very expensive school. … But … when you do this school, you can get [a] very good job after.”
This means the daily care your child receives is thought-out instead of improvised. They understand child development, so they can spot where your child is and gently nudge them forward, whether that’s language, motor skills, or learning to share.
You’re likely to see this in what families ask a Norland nanny to do.
A Tampa family who had Norland training in their 2025 brief asked for strong knowledge of child development, help with homeschooling and a home with no screen time.
If teaching is going to take up most of the day, you might do better to hire a governess. We can talk through that option with you on the first call.
Help with schooling narrows the field: only 10.56% of the childcare specialists in our database have documented tutoring experience.
Trust matters as much as training. Asked why good staff leave a family, Morgan Richez pointed to micromanagement:
“When the families or the clients make micromanagement … every day and every single hours they control the employees … If you trust your employees, you need to leave the freedom and trust him and that’s it.
“After, if you are not happy, this is another story. But you need to trust your staff.”
Norland nannies are unfazed by sudden hiccups in plans. Their training builds them to be resilient, organized, and positive under stressful circumstances.
They prioritize responding to the needs and preferences of your child, keeping them in a calm and safe environment.
A Norland nanny lives inside your family’s private world, from morning routines to the conversations that happen over breakfast. So discretion is an unchangeable part of the job.
Laurine Mallet, our co-founder, on how families’ questions have changed: “It’s much more about confidentiality and discretion because now we’ve got social network and your life is public.
“Clients can ask to double check, for example, the social network.”
During their four years of training, Norland nannies gain practical experience on placements and in a probationary year with a family. Their training puts a strong emphasis on discretion.
It’s how they consistently maintain the gold standard of childcare while keeping your home’s privacy and security intact.
With a Norland nanny, your children grow alongside a compassionate professional. After a while, they adopt the same values, the ones that last a lifetime.
Source: Morgan & Mallet US nanny job briefs, 2025; Household Staff Industry Report 2026 (specialist training among our nannies); 2025/26 Household Staff Salaries Annual Report (tutoring experience). How we count
Which families hire a Norland nanny?
Any family can hire a Norland nanny. It’s often their preference because they want a well-trained nanny.
100% of the nanny briefs we worked on that mentioned Norland, across all our offices since 2022, had a child aged one or under, and 100% of them wanted the nanny to come along when they traveled.
75% of them also had another nanny working with them, as one of two rota nannies or on weekends. If you travel a lot, your Norland nanny could be your travel nanny too.
Travel narrows the search, though: just 4.82% of the nannies registered with us can travel regularly, so mention your travel plans early.
| In the brief | Share |
|---|---|
| A child aged one or under | 100% |
| The nanny to come along when they traveled | 100% |
| Proven hands-on experience | 100% |
| Another nanny working with them | 75% |
| First aid or CPR | 75% |
| Norland as the only way to get the job | none |
None of these families made Norland the only way to get the job. Here’s how we worded it in the brief with them:
- “Norland trained Nanny is a plus.” Two rota nannies for children aged 4, 3 and 10 months in Tampa, Florida, 2025. 156 people applied, three times our average for a nanny search in the US.
- “Formal childcare qualification (e.g., Montessori, Norland, Chiltern) will be an advantage.” A live-in nanny for a seven-month-old in Kensington, London, 2025.
- “Professional nanny qualification (e.g., Norland or equivalent).” A newborn’s year of travel through Europe, the UAE and Australia, hired from Dubai, 2025. Six people applied.
Tell us at the start whether Norland is a qualification you need to have or just very nice to have for you.
Source: Morgan & Mallet nanny job ads that named Norland, all markets, April 2022 to June 2026; US nanny job ads, August 2022 to June 2026, with 3,612 applications; 2025/26 Household Staff Salaries Annual Report (travel). How we count
How do you hire a Norland-trained nanny through Morgan & Mallet?
Based on your job description, our recruiters sift through our applicant tracking system (ATS). About 1 in 4 applicants pass our checks, so you only ever meet candidates worth your time.
Before you get the final shortlist of candidates to choose from, they go through our strict vetting procedures. 90-minute structured interviews with our recruiters hardly scratch the surface.
That’s why we also check for a minimum of three strong references before presenting a candidate. Criminal background checks follow the rules of your state and city.
You would not have to worry if your nanny is actually Norland-trained. We verify whether the candidate holds the officially stamped Norland Diploma along with their Degree Certificate and match it with their provided ID.
Their profile is also checked with the Norland College administration on their degree completion.
The diploma is not the main thing in the brief for Norland roles.
100% of the families who asked for Norland in a brief, across all our offices, also wanted proven hands-on experience, from newborn sleep training to caring for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, and 75% of them wanted first aid or CPR.
We check that experience with past employers, not just the paperwork, and we confirm CPR and first aid training before you meet a candidate.
We also write the profile you receive ourselves, from our interview, so you can see how each family changed while the nanny was with them. Laurine Mallet explains:
“So we explain in details what they did, for example, … at the beginning when she started just one child two years old and after the family mother gave birth to another one.
“… We tell the real reality that the candidate didn’t write … that’s really important to understand the skills of the nanny.”
After screening, shortlisting, and selecting the candidate, we help out with the onboarding. If a placement does not work out, our replacement guarantee covers you.
Our network of 50,300+ vetted candidates means we can directly source a Norland nanny for your home anywhere. Placements are made across the US through our New York, Miami, and Los Angeles offices.
For a complete breakdown of our hiring process, please visit the main nanny page. To start now, call our US team on +1 (646) 965-2308.
Source: Morgan & Mallet nanny job briefs that named Norland, all markets, 2025; candidate database, June 2026 (applicants accepted, vetted candidates). How we count
Will your Norland nanny need to move to the US?
Possibly. Norland trains its nannies in Bath, England, and its newly qualified nannies spend their final training year with a family in England or Wales.
So the Norland nannies we contact for you could already be working in the US, or might need to move here for the job.
It’s a good idea to decide early in the recruitment process what you can offer.
Norland themselves say their nannies are able to work anywhere in the world, subject to visas, and that supporting and paying for a work visa is the responsibility of the family.
34% of the nanny briefs we’ve written for clients in the US since 2022 asked for a nanny who could already work legally in the US, or who already lived here.
Bringing a nanny over from the UK isn’t that easy.
“When it comes to visa, the problem with [the] US, you must be legal to work in [the] US. …
“So sometime we need to bring people from France or from UK and it can be very complicated with the regulation …” says Morgan Richez, our co-founder.
Tell our recruiter at the start whether you would sponsor a visa, and talk to your own immigration lawyer before you make an offer. We’ll tell you which candidates can already work in the US.
Source: Morgan & Mallet US nanny job briefs, August 2022 to June 2026; Norland’s public website, read October 11, 2026. How we count
Why families choose Morgan & Mallet for a Norland nanny
We only place Norland-trained graduates, not a ‘Norland-equivalent’ nanny. While we have a lot of impressive nannies within our database, we would not present them as a Norland nanny.
Every candidate we put forward has earned the qualification from Norland College itself. It’s our no-compromise approach, and our placement success rate for nannies is 96%.
Since most Norland graduates may already be placed with an existing family, the options may thin out. So we reach out to them first rather than waiting for an application.
That way you get options from candidates who aren’t on the open market.
Morgan Richez, our co-founder, puts it to our recruiters like this:
“I strongly recommend that to the recruiter: don’t wait for the application. … At the same time, as a recruiter, you need to search on LinkedIn and to contact all the candidate[s] you know already.”
Similar to the Norland way, we are flexible, working together with your home to find the right fit in any location.
Eight offices worldwide with a multilingual international team means wherever your family lives or travels, we can find and place someone.
Our offices work from one shared database, so a Norland nanny vetted in London is visible to recruiters in the US within minutes. You can learn more about how we work on our about page.
Families have asked teams in the US, London and Dubai for Norland trained nannies, and all three locations work from the same database, so your search isn’t limited to one country.
Source: Morgan & Mallet nanny job ads that named Norland, by office, 2025; 2025/26 Household Staff Salaries Annual Report (placement success rate for nannies). How we count
Other nanny roles we place
Traveling nanny
It’s perfectly possible for a Norland qualified nanny to also be a travel nanny and travel with the family. In fact it’s quite common. For families who spend time abroad this type of nanny can be ideal.
Rota nanny
Norland nannies can also be rota nannies. They work on a shift basis and it allows them to rest after working long hours. It works well for families and nannies.
Rota nannies are hard to find: only 2.36% of the nannies on our books can work rotational schedules.
Bilingual nanny
Families who look for a Norland trained nanny also find that they would prefer to hire a bilingual nanny as well. Not a second nanny, but someone Norland trained who also speaks a second language.
These nannies are rarer, and might take longer to hire, but it will be worth it for the language immersion it can give children.
Across our network, 68% of nannies speak more than one language, so name the language you want when you brief us.
Newborn specialist
A newborn care specialist is an expert in caring for babies in their newborn stage.
Celebrity and UHNW nanny
Full NDAs before the first interview. No social media, no photos of the children.
Morgan Richez, our co-founder, on staff and social media: “It’s very important to not show the cars, the property, inside the property on the social media. … It’s important to keep everything private when it comes to work.”
Live-in nanny
Some families prefer to hire a live-in nanny if they want consistent care for their children, not just in regular hours, but at other times too.
For this a live-in Norland nanny is ideal if they are looking for both aspects.
Night nurse
A night nurse gives overnight care so the parents can sleep. Common from birth through 18 months, often paired with a day nanny.
Source: 2025/26 Household Staff Salaries Annual Report (nannies who work rotational schedules); Household Staff Industry Report 2026 (nannies who speak more than one language). How we count
Frequently Asked Questions
Call us on +1 (646) 965-2308 or tell us about your family and a recruiter will get back to you.
What is a Norland nanny?
A Norland nanny is a childcare professional trained at Norland University of Early Childhood (formerly Norland College) in Bath, England.
Graduates earn a degree-level qualification in early-years development alongside the Norland Diploma, plus training in areas like safeguarding, security awareness, and etiquette.
How much does a Norland-trained nanny cost?
In the private households we recruit for in the US, nanny salaries run from $60,000 to $120,000 or more per year, according to Morgan & Mallet’s 2025/26 Annual Report.
Norland-trained nannies sit at the top of that range and often above it, with traveling roles reaching $150,000 or more.
Can you hire a Norland nanny in the US?
Yes. Morgan & Mallet places Norland-trained nannies with families across the United States, with offices in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.
What's the difference between a Norland nanny and a regular nanny?
A Norland nanny has completed several years of degree-level training at Norland, covering early-years education, safeguarding, and disciplines like defensive driving and household etiquette.
Many excellent nannies train through shorter courses or on the job, but only Norland graduates hold the Norland qualification.
Do you place Norland-trained nannies?
Yes. We place genuine Norland graduates only. We do not offer ‘Norland-like’ equivalents in their place.
Call us on +1 (646) 965-2308 or tell us about your family and a recruiter will get back to you.
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