Nanny Agency London · Russian-speaking
Russian-speaking nanny agency London: bilingual nannies vetted by a Russian-speaking team
Native Russian-speaking nannies and governesses with an existing right to work in the UK, for families in Kensington, Belgravia, Hampstead, St John's Wood and Holland Park. Interviewed in Russian and English by the Lumière team; introduced from the Riviera, employed by you.
Tell us what you needFor families · a one-minute enquiry
Tell Hanna and the Lumière team what you need
A private search, never a database.
Every enquiry is read by the team. Reply within 48 hours; shortlist within a week.
- Founded 2025 by Hanna, a career nanny · 100+ placements
- 3-month guarantee, then 2 months on each replacement — up to 3 re-matches
- Long-term nannies, newborn care specialists and private teachers · our terms
- Every contract fully declared
Quick answer
Lumière introduces Russian–English nannies and governesses to London families — native Russian speakers with settled status or a British passport, enhanced DBS, paediatric first aid and references verified in person by a Russian-speaking founder. Introduction-only: your family is the employer on declared PAYE terms. Indicative London nanny salaries run £45,000–55,000+ gross per year, or £700–1,200 gross per week (2026). Shortlist within a week; 3-month guarantee. Lumière Placements — founded 2025, based in Nice, specialising in long-term nannies, newborn care specialists and private teachers: guarantee three months, then two on each replacement; shortlist within a week; 5.0 on Google. Facts checked October 2026.
A second language from the nursery
Families want a Russian-speaking nanny for different reasons: Russian-speaking parents who want the children to grow up truly bilingual; grandparents who will visit and need to be understood; a child who moved from Moscow, Almaty or Kyiv and needs a familiar language at home while English takes over at school. In every case the nanny has to be more than a speaker of the language — she has to be a professional nanny first, with British checks and references that stand up. The Lumière team interviews every Russian-speaking candidate in Russian and in English, and verifies her references in person.
Who we place
- Native Russian-speaking nannies, live-in or daily, with fluent English for school and the household
- Russian–English governesses for school-age children, including Russian reading and writing alongside the British curriculum
- Maternity nurses and night nannies who speak Russian with the parents
- Rota pairs for families moving between London, Monaco and Dubai
- Only candidates with an existing right to work in the UK: settled or pre-settled status, or a British or Irish passport
Where we place in London
- Kensington, Holland Park and Notting Hill
- Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Chelsea
- Hampstead, St John's Wood and Highgate
- Mayfair and Marylebone
- Surrey and the Home Counties for families outside the city
Introduction-only, employed by your family
In the UK Lumière introduces; your family is the employer. The nanny is employed on declared PAYE terms — income tax, employer's National Insurance and pension auto-enrolment — usually through a nanny payroll provider, and we supply our terms of business in writing before the first introduction. We never charge the nanny, and we do not sponsor visas: every candidate we introduce already has the right to work in the UK.
What families pay
- Indicative London nanny salaries: £45,000–55,000+ gross per year, or £700–1,200 gross per week (2026 market range), with Russian–English governesses above that
- Live-in roles include accommodation and board
- Employer's National Insurance and pension on top of salary
- Lumière's fee is separate and stated in writing before the search — see our terms
Timing
- Allow four to six weeks for a daily or live-in nanny, longer for a governess or a rota pair
- Interviews can be held in London or on video; a Russian-speaking member of the Lumière team joins the interview
How We Match Your Family
Every search starts with a conversation with the Lumière team, led by Hanna, a career nanny, and ends with a hand-picked shortlist — never a database. Four steps, the same for every family.
Comprehensive Screening
References verified in person, criminal-record and DBS checks where applicable, credentials sighted, and experience with staffed, international households assessed.
Language Assessment
Candidates are interviewed in the languages your household uses; qualifications, first-aid certificates and right to work are verified before any introduction.
Family Consultation
A detailed conversation about your household, routines, schools, travel and the person you want in your children's lives.
Cultural Matching
Temperament, values and professional maturity matched to your family; two or three candidates presented, each one Hanna and the team would work alongside.
Frequently Asked Questions
Looking for a Russian-speaking nanny in London?
Tell us the children's ages, the hours and whether you want live-in or daily. The Lumière team replies within 48 hours — in Russian if you prefer.
Tell us what you needVetting & compliance
How Lumière nannies are vetted for London families
Lumière introduces candidates; the family is the employer. We never charge nannies. We introduce only candidates with an existing right to work in the UK and do not sponsor visas. Terms of business are supplied before any introduction.
Right to work in the UK
Settled or pre-settled status, or a British or Irish passport, verified before any introduction. We do not sponsor visas.
Enhanced DBS
Current enhanced DBS certificate, or application started before introduction, plus references verified in person by the Lumière team.
The family is the employer
Declared PAYE employment, employer's National Insurance and pension auto-enrolment, usually through a nanny payroll provider.
Introduction-only
Lumière introduces; we never charge the nanny, and our terms of business are supplied in writing before the first introduction.
Paediatric first aid
Current certificate required for every candidate.
Language verified
Russian- and French-speaking candidates are interviewed by Hanna in that language and in English.
Declared employment. Every placement is made on a written, declared contract with the family as employer. Lumière does not place undeclared nannies.
The Lumière difference
Founded by a professional nanny, not a recruiter
"I founded Lumière because the families I worked for kept asking the same question: where do we find another nanny like you? I still take private placements. Every nanny I place is one I would work alongside."
Hanna founded Lumière Placements after years inside private households as a career nanny. Lumière is the only French Riviera-based boutique placement agency, placing across Monaco, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Nice, and worldwide, founded and led by a professional nanny.
Why families choose Lumière
- Based
- French Riviera
- Founder
- Hanna, professional nanny
- Approach
- Families understood from the inside, the right nanny for the right family
- Qualifications
- Norland, CACHE, NNEB, Montessori
- Vetting
- References verified, DBS where applicable
- Employment
- Declared, full contracts
- Reach
- 20+ cities · 3 continents
- Specialisms
- Live-in, rota, governess, maternity, yacht, travel
