Written by Fanny Di Domenicantonio, Director, Fox & Cubs Nanny & Private Staff Agency
Nanny agency London relocation families trust most is one that can find the right professional before the family even arrives and that is exactly what Fox & Cubs does.
The logistics are overwhelming, the emotional adjustment is real, and the first ninety days in a new country often feel like a constant state of catch-up. What most families do not plan for until they are already in it is who is going to hold the household together while everything else is being sorted.
CareXpat, the specialist international health insurance partner for expatriate families, has written about exactly this in a piece that speaks directly to the families Fox & Cubs works with every day. Their article maps the first ninety days of an international relocation in three clear phases, and the insight that runs through all of it is one we share completely: the families who prepare before they leave always settle faster than the ones who figure it out on arrival.
What strikes us most about the careXpat framework is how closely it mirrors our own advice to relocating families. The month before departure is the single most valuable window for childcare planning not because there is more time, but because there is still choice. Families who contact us four to six weeks before their move can run a proper search, conduct interviews remotely, and have the right professional confirmed before they land. Families who wait until they have arrived are working under pressure, and pressure produces compromises.
At Fox & Cubs, we work with relocating families across London, Monaco, Switzerland and internationally. The brief is always the same find the right professional quickly, place them before the family arrives if possible, and make sure the household is functioning from day one. A live-in nanny who already knows the children’s routines before the first school run. A maternity nurse in place for a family welcoming a new baby far from their support network. A household manager who coordinates the domestic side of a complex household so the parents can focus on the professional transition.
The families who contact us a month before departure while there is still time to run a proper search, conduct interviews remotely, and confirm the right person are the ones who land with confidence rather than chaos. Fox & Cubs is the nanny agency London relocation families contact when they need a live-in nanny, maternity nurse or household manager confirmed and ready before their first day in a new country.
Relocation is not just a logistical challenge. It is an emotional one. And the foundation of a settled family life abroad is not just a good health insurance plan or a well-chosen school. It is the right people around you, in the right roles, from the very first day. International relocation changes everything about how a household functions. The school run is new, the neighbourhood is unknown, and the professional pressures of settling into a new role leave little time for anything else. A trusted nanny or household professional who is already in place before the family arrives does not just fill a practical role they provide the consistency and calm that allows children to adjust, parents to focus, and family life to find its rhythm far sooner than it otherwise would. That is the difference between a relocation that feels overwhelming and one that feels managed.
Nanny agency London relocation families trust: The Fox & Cubs approach
“The families who prepare their childcare before they leave are the ones who experience their relocation most serenely. Finding the right person takes time and time is exactly what expatriation does not give you if you wait until you have arrived.” Fanny Di Domenicantonio, Director, Fox & Cubs
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Original article published by our partner Care Expat
International health insurance specialist for expatriate families.
Read the full article here: Starting Out as a Family: The First 90 Days
