Sarah
Nanny in Brighton
Usually responds within 4 hours
Female Member since Sep 2019 Last Updated Oct 2023 Last Login Nov 2023
My Summary
About Me
-I'm open to term-time only care if required.
-Queens Park/Hanover area.
-I have a calm, playful, connection-based approach.
-I love helping children enjoy time in nature, and love facilitating creativity of all kinds- music (especially singing), art, crafts, building, baking, imaginative play, stories...
-I love nurturing children's natural passion for learning through play and exploration, and I never stop being inspired by all they have to teach me in turn.
-Highly experienced working with children with many different disabilities and individual needs for over 15 years
-I work part time to fit around my job with a local early years charity.
-Interested in RIE/Montessori/Peaceful parenting/Whole brain child etc.
-Top childcare motto: 'start with empathy'!
My Experience
-I work part time for a local charity in their Toy Library
-Trained as a HANDLE Practitioner. It's a gentle and innovative approach for people with learning challenges, looking at underlying issues and tailoring activity programmes for them to do at home.
-4 years working as an At Home Childcarer registered with Brighton & Hove City Council.
-7 years working with families as a nanny and helping run specialist play/home ed programmes for children on the autism spectrum
-4 years working as a support assistant in special schools and colleges with students with a huge range of diagnoses and disabilities including challenges with socialising, interacting, communication, movement, behaviour and learning.
-I'm a parent!
-My family fostered 50+ children as I was growing up which was super-influential to the person I became and the work I've done over the years since.
My Qualifications
Ofsted Registration as an At Home Childcarer with Brighton & Hove Family Info Service
Paediatric First Aid certificate (12 hrs) valid until 2025
ChildmindingUK Introductory Training Course (Level 3 Course - Common Core Compliant) 2019
HANDLE Practitioner certification (2021) and current affiliation with The HANDLE Institute
Training in Sherborne Developmental Movement L1 (2013)
Safeguarding and child protection training - updated 2022
Clear DBS October 2019 and registered with update service
MA in English Literature from Edinburgh Uni (2003)
My Availability
Mondays 9am - 3pm
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 31/10/2023 | |||||||
My Fees
- Nannying from £11.00 per hour (gross)
Reduced rate for nanny share - talk to me!
My Documents
- DBS Check (added 31/10/2023)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 21/10/2023)
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