Short-Term & Seasonal · Monaco & South of France

Short-Term & Seasonal Nannies on the Riviera

A villa summer in Saint-Tropez, a charter fortnight, a hotel week in Monaco, ski days in Auron — vetted nannies and babysitters for exactly as long as you need them, fully declared, often at short notice.

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Quick answer

Lumière places short-term, seasonal, summer and event nannies — and vetted babysitters — across Monaco and the South of France, from a single day to a full season. Day rates run €180–€300+ in 2026, every engagement is declared (URSSAF in France, CCSS in Monaco), and an active register of temporary and short-notice nannies means babysitting can often start the same day. Strongest in Monaco, Nice, Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Cap-Ferrat, with ski-season cover in Auron and the French Alps.

The Riviera Season

Childcare That Follows the Coast's Calendar

The South of France runs on a rhythm all its own. Villas from Cap-Ferrat to Saint-Tropez fill from late spring; charter yachts turn around weekly out of Antibes and Monaco through July and August; the Cannes festival and Grand Prix week each bring their own surge of families needing childcare for a precise handful of days. Lumière's short-term register exists for exactly this — professional nannies available for the dates you actually have, not the permanent role you don't need.

Summer, Booked Properly

A seasonal nanny joins you for the stretch that matters: the school-holiday weeks at the villa, the month in Saint-Tropez, the fortnight afloat. She can live in at the property or work daily from nearby, keep routines steady through guest-filled houses and long Mediterranean evenings, and hand the children back to you rested rather than frazzled.

May and June disappear first. Families who confirm their summer dates before spring choose from the whole register; August enquiries take what remains.

Where & When We Cover

Monaco — hotel and residence babysitting, event weeks, Grand Prix childcare
Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Cap-Ferrat and Nice — villa seasons and holiday stays
Across the Riviera — Antibes, Villefranche, Beaulieu and the villa country behind the coast
Charter weeks and day trips afloat, with water-confident, swim-certified nannies
Auron and the French Alps in ski season — chalet weeks and half-terms
Same-day and short-notice babysitting from our active register

Rates

What a Short-Term Nanny Costs

Professional day rates on the French Riviera and in Monaco run €180–€300+ in 2026. Experience, languages, sole-charge responsibility and the season set the level — peak summer and event weeks sit toward the top — and every rate is quoted in writing before the booking is confirmed.

Engagement	Typical rate (2026)	Notes
Daily nanny, Riviera & Monaco	€180 – €300+ / day	Lumière-published. Full professional days; multilingual and peak-season bookings at the top of the range
Live-in seasonal placement	Day rate basis, room & board in kind	At the villa or chalet for the stay; accommodation arrangements agreed in writing
Declaration & contributions	In addition to the rate	URSSAF in France, CCSS in Monaco — every engagement declared, even a single week

For every role and city side by side — live-in, live-out, rota and maternity — see the Lumière Salary & Cost Guide.

The Practicalities

Short Notice, Full Standards

Short-term never means lightly vetted. Every nanny and babysitter on the register has passed the same process as our permanent placements — background checks, references verified in person, qualifications reviewed, a language assessment and a character interview — and completed Lumière's Training & Standards Programme. That is what makes short notice possible: the vetting is already done before your enquiry arrives.

How Booking Works

Tell us the dates, the ages, the location and the shape of the days — villa, hotel, boat or chalet. For seasonal placements you meet the shortlisted candidates before confirming; for babysitting and short-notice cover, we send a profile you can trust because the register is ours, not a marketplace. A consultation follows within 48 hours of any enquiry, and often much faster in season.

Everything is agreed in writing before the first day: the rate, the hours, accommodation if live-in, and the declaration handled properly — URSSAF in France, CCSS in Monaco.

Who You'll Meet

Career nannies who choose seasonal work for its rhythm — not students filling a summer
English and French as standard; Russian, Italian, Spanish and German across the register
Water confidence and swim certification for pool, beach and charter bookings
Paediatric first aid throughout
Discretion that holds in a full house, a hotel suite or a crowded quay
Many available year after year — families rebook the same nanny each summer

Explore Further

Where We Place, and What Else We Do

Nanny Agency Monaco Nanny Agency Saint-Tropez Nanny Agency Cannes Nanny Agency Cap-Ferrat Nanny Agency French Riviera Travel Nanny Yacht Nanny Salary & Cost Guide Which Nanny Do I Need?

Short-Term & Seasonal Nannies: Frequently Asked Questions

Can I book a nanny for just the summer in Saint-Tropez?

Yes. Summer villa placements are the heart of our seasonal work: a vetted nanny for a fortnight, a month or the whole season, living in at the villa or working daily. Saint-Tropez, Cap-Ferrat, Cannes and the villa country behind the coast book earliest — families who confirm before spring get the widest choice of the register.

Do you provide hotel and villa babysitting in Monaco?

Yes. Lumière arranges vetted babysitting for families staying in Monaco's hotels and residences — evenings, full days or the length of your stay — and the same for villa guests along the Riviera. Every sitter comes from the same vetted register as our placed nannies: background-checked, reference-verified and trained through our Standards Programme.

How quickly can a short-term nanny start?

Often within days, and for babysitting sometimes the same day. Lumière keeps an active register of temporary, seasonal, summer and short-notice nannies across Monaco and the French Riviera, so short-notice requests draw on professionals we already know. For peak weeks — July and August, the Grand Prix, the Cannes festival — earlier is always better.

Are short-term placements declared?

Yes — every engagement, however brief. In France that means declaration via URSSAF under the household-employee framework; in Monaco, registration under the CCSS. Lumière never places on cash-in-hand terms, and short-term is no exception: declared employment protects the family exactly as much as the nanny, especially with a child in someone's care.

How much does a short-term nanny cost on the Riviera?

Professional day rates run €180 to €300+ on the French Riviera and in Monaco in 2026. The level reflects experience, languages, sole-charge responsibility and the season — peak summer weeks and event weeks sit toward the top. Lumière quotes the rate and any accommodation arrangements in writing before the booking is confirmed.

Can a short-term nanny join us on a yacht charter?

Yes. Charter weeks out of Monaco, Antibes and Saint-Tropez are a regular part of our summer, and we select candidates for them deliberately: water confidence, swim certification, sea legs and the discretion a boat demands. For dedicated on-board childcare across a longer itinerary, see our yacht nanny service.

Do you cover ski season in the French Alps?

Yes. In winter the register follows the families — to Auron and across the French Alps for ski weeks and half-term holidays. Chalet placements can be daily or live-in for the stay, and we match nannies who ski or are happy on the mountain, so children are cared for on snow days as well as around the chalet.

Can a summer nanny become our permanent nanny?

It happens often, and it is one of the quiet advantages of a seasonal booking: a summer is the most honest trial period there is. If the match works, Lumière converts the engagement into a permanent, fully declared placement — live-in or live-out — and the transition is seamless because the vetting is already done.

Tell Us Your Dates

The villa weeks, the charter, the hotel stay, the ski half-term — send the dates and ages, and we will come back within 48 hours with how we would cover them. In season, usually faster.

Begin Your Booking

The Lumière difference

Founded by a working career 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. She continues to take selected private placements alongside leading the agency, a working-nanny perspective that shapes every shortlist Lumière puts forward. 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 an active working career nanny.

Why families choose Lumière

Based: French Riviera
Founder: Hanna, working career 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: 17 cities · 3 continents
Specialisms: Live-in, rota, governess, maternity, yacht, travel