Saffra
Nanny in London: Croydon (also available for babysitting)
Usually responds within 12 hours
Female Member since Apr 2009 Last Updated Dec 2023 Last Login Dec 2023
My Summary
About Me
Hi there, I am a 36 year old, English nanny with a level 3 CACHE Diploma in Child Care and Education.
I also spent two years studying infant and child mental health at the Tavistock clinic and have Montessori experience.
I am a kind and reliable nanny with a genuine love and understanding for babies and children of all ages. I have over 16 years child care experience.
My Experience
I am a qualified nanny with a level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education. I have worked as a sole charge nanny looking after babies from the age of 3 months, I also have experience as a nursery room leader in a Montessori nursery school and in a primary school. I am used to working sole charge, usually looking after two to three children at once. Looking for full time roles only.
My Qualifications
Diploma in Child Care and Education (Level 3 grade A)
Child Mental health training
Montessori experience
Early Years First Aid Certificate
DBS check
Food Hygiene certificate
My Availability
Monday to Friday
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Overnight | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Last Updated: 22/05/2022 | |||||||
My Fees
- Nannying from £12.00 per hour (net)
- Babysitting from £12.00 per hour
My Documents
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Reviews
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I don't normally post reviews but I feel in this case I have a duty to warn other parents. We hired Saffra in June-22 after she impressed in an interview. She was only able to produce a reference from 2015, but we let it go, figured maybe people just weren't getting back to her. Her first day it was clear she didn't want to make too much of an effort. She was happy to park herself on a chair for naptime, and only did basic tidying when we prompted her. Our 10 month old didn't warm to her, and she seemed incapable or unwilling to make the effort to change this. End of day one no bottles made up. Tuesday morning she called in sick. Tuesday evening she texted to say she was feeling better, would be in Wednesday. This caused us to not book temp help. Wednesday morning she called in sick again. Thursday morning she said she was going to A&E to be hooked up to a drip. We ended up getting someone for Friday, so told her to rest up and see her Monday.
Saffra came in and worked Monday and Tuesday. Similar approach as before, and again not able to calm the baby down. Worth noting that other temp nannies we've brought in for a single day have managed to get our son happy / comfortable with them, after being apprehensive initially, so it's not him. Wednesday morning she texted in sick again, but on Wednesday evening she texted to again say she was feeling much better and would be in Thursday. Again we fell for it and cancelled the temp help we had manged to line up. Didn't show on Thursday, and we ended things there.
Another odd thing - she seemed to not have phone credit. She wasn't able to contact us unless she was connected to wifi. Not something she had mentioned. After we ended things she started sending nasty texts telling us our house was a dump and calling us "penny pinchers" because we had deducted 30 minutes from her final payment (she turned up 30 mins late one of the days she actually worked).
Do I believe she was sick at any point? No. Do I know what she was hoping to achieve? No idea. It doesn't stack up. What I would say is that based on what we observed, even if she didn't have the reliability issues, it would have gone the same way eventually. She doesn't have anything like a natural, warm way with babies, and a complete lack of proactivity. It's clear now why she couldn't produce a reference from the last few years, so I think that's the key takeaway - always insist on a recent reference.
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Our children absolutely adore our nanny, it is with great sadness we are saying goodbye due to a change of requirements. S has worked as a nanny looking after our two children in a sole care capacity. She is extremely kind and caring, and has formed a wonderful attachment with both of them. S has also handled lockdown, homeschooling and everything else we have thrown her way with ease! I would have no hesitation in recommending her.
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