Natalie

My Summary

My Experience

I have been a nanny for over 24
years looking after children from new born month to 18 years so have a wide range of experience in a wide age range, from bottle feeding to toddles behaviour, to starting nursery to starting school, to emotional teenagers , I have done house keeping as well as looking after the children as part of my job, and just help the family in anyway I can.

I’m currently a nanny and been with the family for 3 years, when I first started with them I would do 4 days a week taking 7 year old twin boys to school, and look after 18month old girl in the day, I would take to mother and toddler and music group, library session and then to parks and walks around the area the family lived, I would do her lunch and put her down for and nap, then do nanny duties, and do lunch boxes for the boys wash clothes and the children’s bedding, then pick the boys up from school and would do dinner and run them to clubs if needed.
As the little girl got to 3years old she would do nursery school in the morning, so would take them all to school, do some house work and nanny duties then pick little girl up and would have lunch, now she is in school full time, I do 2 full days and 2 afternoons and take to school do housekeeping, take in food deliveries, do laundry, and clean the house from top to bottom, do lunch boxes for the children, I write things down that they need food wise and if the children need the next size up in clothes to help mum out, then pick them up and do dinner, clubs and do bath time and get them ready for bed

i used to be lunchtime supervisor at the local school looking after school children at lunchtime, also have look after my nieces and nephew and my friends children when they have been in work, so i'm alway around children

i used to be a nanny looking after a 4 month old and helped mum catch up on sleep as has not been well, i took her out for walks, feed her played with her change her, but was only a temp job just to help mum

Mondays and Friday I was nanny looking after a 2year old boy, i play and did art and craft activities suitable for his age, so the parents can work at home but be around to feed him
On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday I was sole carer of two boys 2 and 5 I picked them up from playschool and school and give the 2 year old lunch while the 5 year old is in school and give him a snack after school, and then play, and entertain them until mum or dad comes home
I used to be a nanny for a lovely single mum, with 2 girls 3 and 17 month old, I get the 3 year old dressed as her breakfast and take her to school, I then take the 17 month year old to ballet/ soft/ and music in the morning, then I pick 3 year old up from school, I make lunch and then put them down for a nap, while they are asleep I do house work and iron, I wash clothes, empty and fill dishwasher, Hoover clean the kitchen floor, once the girls are awake the 3 year old goes to clubs, if she doesn't we go to the park, or play with playdough/colouring/art and craft/ make cakes etc, I then Bath the girls and start dinner for the family, if needed to.
Then the 3 year is 4 she goes to full time school, so i take her to school and do activity with the now 2 year old, also now mum has had a new born baby boy i look after him with mum, mum is now in uni so look after both the 2 year old and baby take the 2 year old to group, give her lunch put her down for a nap, I also feed the baby clean bottles, settled him change him and iron and clean the house when I can, I then pick up the 4 year old and take to club or we all play in the house and I start dinner if needed and bath then when needed. I finish with them as mum finish uni and can’t afford to keep me on

I used to work for two families one Monday -Thursday looking after twins in the day while help dad get three boys ready for school in the morning age between 9-3 breakfast teeth dressed, I then feed the twins, bath, dressed, make up bottle, do but if cleaning if I can, hooving, washing and drying clothes and putting them away and then do an evening meal for the whole family, in the holiday I look after all 5, one of the boys has Asperger's and autism, so have to help him at times
I finished with this family as they cut my hours, and the babies which are now 2 could go to nursery

On Friday I used to look after a 3 and 5 year old some drop to school, or some time pick up 3 year old depending on mums shift pattern, do lunch, do activities, go out to parks pick 5 year old up from school and do dinner and do activities il bed time and put them to bed
I finished with this family as dad was made redundant

I used to look after a 8 year old, mum works away so I look after him while she is away working Monday and Tuesday, taking him to school and picking him up, and over night care

I’m now working for two families
I work Monday, Wednesday and Thursday for a lovely family near Barry looking after 6 year old twins which go to school in the day, and a 18 month old girl, who I look after in the day
The other lovely family I work for is on a Tuesday and Friday, I start at 6am and taking the children to breakfast club and picking them up and looking after them after school given them dinner and putting them to bed until the parents come home at 8pm

My Qualifications

GNVQ(level 2) in health and social care-: Distinction

CACHE Certificate in childcare and Education-: MERIT

CACHE Diploma in Nursery Nursing-:MERIT

My Availability

I’m available on Friday and a couple of morning to take children to school and do some housework 6-11 on Tuesday and Thursday as work for a lovely family and rest for the hours

My Fees

• Nannying from £14.00 per hour (gross)
• Babysitting from £12.00 per hour

£13-£15 hour for nanny