Katy89
Nanny in Bethesda (also available for babysitting)
5.0
My Summary
About Me
Looking for a new position
I've worked as a Nanny and Maternity Nurse since February 2015. I love my job and being able to help children learn, develop and grow.
My career had offered me many opportunities caring for children from newborn to teens as well as experience with different special needs and family situations.
Ideally, I am looking for a family who enjoy the outdoors and animals. I believe children learn and develop by exploring their surroundings and having new experiences. I like to take a gentle approach when it comes to routines and believe manners and respect are essential for all children from a young age.
I like to get messy and enjoy an outdoors life, regardless of the weather. I believe in providing children with a varied and interesting selection of activities to promote physical and mental development. I like to follow a Montessori style of learning encouraging children to be independent whilst providing a nurturing and supportive environment. I am a big animal lover and enjoy taking children to visit with animals and engage in interactive animal handling experiences.
I believe a healthy and varied diet is important to the development of young children, and as a keen cook and I am always happy to pass on my skills and involve children in the process. I am very keen to cook from scratch and batch cook to ensure there are homemade options for days where time does not allow for a fresh made meal. I like to be organised and prepared and am happy to help with all aspects of care.
Please feel free to message me if you have any further questions or would like to discuss your requirements further.
My Experience
I have a background as a nanny and maternity nurse and am very comfortable looking after multiple children on a sole charge basis and ensuring everyone is kept happy with various activities and outings.
I am qualified and have worked as a nanny and maternity nurse since 2015. I have had sole charge for children aged from birth to teenagers and have had the pleasure of helping with my godchildrens care over their lives since the eldests birth in 2008.
As a maternity nurse, I specialised in the care of multiples and premature babies born as early as 29 weeks. I have also worked with lots of single babies.
I have worked with a wide range of families with different situations including first time parents, religious and cultural beliefs, parents with medical conditions and children with issues including reflux, bottle refusal, asthma, learning difficulties, behavioural issues, medical conditions and food preferences and allergies including vegetarian, gluten free, dairy allergies.
References & Full CV available
My Qualifications
2022
CACHE Level 2 Diploma For The Early Years Practitioner
Postnatal Practitioner Course
Colic SOS
Tots to Teens Practitioner Award
Childcare and Early Learning Diploma
Safeguarding Diploma
2021
Baby Sign Language Diploma
Home Education Diploma
2020
Paediatric First Aid (12 Hour)
2017
Paediatric First Aid (12 Hour)
Postnatal Maternity Nurse Care Award (Level 5)
Care of Multiples & Premature Babies (Level 3)
2016
Baby Massage Workshop
Postnatal Maternity Nurse Care Award (Level 3)
Sleep Training (Level 3)
Advanced Breastfeeding Skills (Level 3)
Post Natal Depression & Birth Trauma (Level 3)
2015
Common Core Skills & Knowledge Training
Paediatric First Aid (12 Hour)
Food Hygiene (Level 2)
Enhanced DBS Certificate
Ofsted Registered
My Availability
Looking for a new position
My Fees
- Babysitting from £13.00 per hour
- Nannying from £15.00 per hour (gross)
Nanny from £15 per hour, annual salary can be discussed
Babysitting from £13 per hour (minimum 5 hours)
Maternity Nursing & Night Nanny from £20 per hour and £300 per 24 hours
My Documents
- DBS Check (added 04/06/2020)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric First Aid (added 07/12/2020)
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Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Katy89. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
Katy looked after my 3 year old twin girls for most of summer 2023. It started as a short term temporary role but I found her help invaluable so asked if we could extend and luckily she could accommodate us. She has been working 8-7 and takes care of everything in the evening (dinner, bath, hair and bed) which is fantastic. She is always on time and takes them out on lovely adventures all day. I’ve noticed the girls are much more confident around other adults since Katy has been looking after them. The girls really like her and always ask if it’s a ‘Katy day’ today - they also love her dog Izzy who is amazing with kids and completely amenable to being squeezed and cuddled. We will all miss her terribly when they girls start pre-school in September - can’t recommend her enough!
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KatieHib
on 14/08/2023
Katy has been babysitting my two children for nearly a year. I was very nervous as it was my first time having childcare other than family. Katy made it a really easy transition. She is really easy to talk to and the kids love her. She is very calm and patient and loves taking the kids on adventures. She has recently taken them to play zone, a Christmas market and queen Elizabeth country park. She is laid back and flexible and a lovely genuine caring person. Highly recommended.
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Isabelle
on 17/12/2022
Katy worked with us for over a year and really became part of our family. She has bundles of energy and was always coming up with interesting, fun and educational activities to do with the children. She is reliable, organised and always calm in a crisis. Our children absolutely adore her and still look forward to seeing her whenever we can.
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ZoeB
on 12/05/2018
Katy was a great help, she was with us on the day we arrived back home from hospital and helped with all things new as my twins were my first children and I had a c-section I truly appreciated all the help.
she was kind to my twins and made sure I was looked after as well.
Thank you Katy for all your help! Very much appreciated!
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Astrid
on 22/03/2017
Katy worked for us for 4 weeks starting when our twin girls were 3.5 months old in Sept 2016. She was caring, competent and discreet (we lived in a flat in Central London at the time) and I felt confident leaving the girls in her care. I had already established routines and ways of doing things with the girls when she joined us and she was able to seamlessly slot into this and she suggested some improvements along the way.
She was responsible for all aspects of the nursery - feeding and changing the babies, settling them to sleep, laundry and sterilizing the bottles and breast pump. She had sole charge of the babies at night and also sometimes during the day. Katy was enthusiastic and genuinely interested in the babies and made some good suggestions about music for them to listen to and age appropriate toys.
In addition, her training meant she had read the latest literature on various aspects of child care and she was well informed regarding different approaches. She had a very professional approach to her job which we appreciated.
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Parent
on 30/12/2016
Katy joined us when our twin girls were just over a week old and was with us for 3 weeks in total. Katy immediately stepped in with all aspects of looking after the girls, helping with feeds, nappy changes and bath time during the day. At night, Katy had sole charge of the girls.
Katy allowed me to rest and recover from labour and also express milk for the girls. Katy also allowed my husband and I to spend time with our 3 year old daughter, maintaining bed time routines etc.
Katy helped us streamline processes with sterilising bottles and further organise the house so we can efficiently look after the girls. She was also happy to help with cooking meals and do laundry.
Katy takes everything in her stride and isn't phased by anything! She remains calm and collected and when I had to go back into hospital she looked after all 3 of our girls on her own without any notice.
We highly recommend Katy and were very fortunate and grateful to have her help.
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Robyn
on 23/11/2016
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