Nursery World - Snap to it

* WHEN Andrew Knight was looking for suitable childcare for his daughter Camilla, who has cerebral palsy, he found it hard to find nannies with experience of special needs - and that sparked his decision to set up a nanny agency to fill the gap. He joined forces with Sally Britton, an NNEB-trained nanny with a degree in psychology, who had looked after Camilla when she was a three-year-old.

He joined forces with Sally Britton, an NNEB-trained nanny with a degree in psychology, who had looked after Camilla when she was a three-year-old.

They began Snap! Childcare last June.

Andrew, who runs a coffee roasting business, says, 'My own experience told me that there was no matching up of special needs experience and the demands of looking after a child with severe disabilities. Camilla is now 15 and cannot be left for a moment. There are many parents in a similar situation.'

Sally says the demand for the agency's nannies has grown rapidly since its launch, and the quality and experience of many of those wanting to take up nannying posts has been exceptional.

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