Timnit
Maternity Nurse in London (also available for babysitting)
5.0
My Summary
About Me
My name is Temnit. I am originally from Eritrea, and I was born and raised in Italy. I am a mother of three wonderful girls and currently 38 years old.
I am a responsible, mature, and experienced nanny/carer, particularly when it comes to supporting the care of babies, children, and vulnerable individuals. I have over 10 years of experience working with children in both full-time and part-time nanny roles, including sole charge and mother’s help positions, caring for children from infancy up to 10 years old.
I am passionate about working with children and take great satisfaction in supporting their development, learning, and imagination through play and everyday activities. I believe children thrive when they are encouraged to explore the world in a safe, structured, and engaging environment.
I am firm but fair, and I always aim to build warm, trusting relationships with the children in my care while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
I am able to:
* Follow established family routines or collaborate to create suitable daily routines
* Prepare simple, nutritious meals for children
* Support children’s learning and development through play and outdoor activities
* Engage children in creative, educational, and age-appropriate activities
* Work independently using my own initiative
* Spend time outdoors in all weather conditions and organise varied activities
* Maintain reliability, punctuality, and clear communication with parents
I understand the importance of trust, safety, and consistency when caring for children, and I take my responsibilities very seriously.
I currently hold an enhanced DBS check (registered on the Update Service).
I am not currently OFSTED registered, but I am willing to register if required by a family.
My Experience
Professional Experience
2025–Present
Private Nanny – Highbury (Part-time)
Mar 2025 – Present
* Part-time care for a child from 12 months of age
* Responsible for daily care, meal preparation, play-based learning, and nap routines
Babysitter – Shoreditch
Jun 2025 – Present
* Ad hoc care for a 7-month-old infant
* Delivered safe, attentive infant care and maintained established routines
Babysitter – Highbury
Apr 2025 – Present
* Ad hoc care for a 4-month-old infant
* Provided responsive infant care including feeding, settling, and sleep routines
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2025–2026
Nanny Share (Two Families)
Jul 2025 – May 2026
* Shared care for two children (approximately 2 years and 12 months old)
* Managed differing routines and developmental needs
* Maintained a strict allergy-safe environment with EpiPen awareness
* Planned structured daily activities, meals, outings, and sleep routines
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2025
Private Nanny – Hackney Downs
Jan 2025 – Sep 2025
* Sole care of an 8-month-old baby
* Managed feeding, naps, hygiene, play, and outings
* Supported developmental milestones through age-appropriate activities
Private Nanny – Hackney Wick
Oct 2024 – Jan 2025
* Sole care of a 4-month-old baby
* Managed daily routines including feeding, naps, play, and outings
Advisor & Elderly Project Worker
Eritrean Community in UK (ECUK), Islington
Jan 2024 – Jul 2024
* Delivered advice on welfare, benefits, housing, debt, pensions, and health
* Supported appointments, advocacy, translation, and wellbeing workshops
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2023
Private Nanny (Two Cousins)
Feb 2023 – Dec 2023
* Supported care of two infants (9 months and 1 year)
* Established consistent routines and developmental activities
Volunteer Advisor & Project Worker
Eritrean Community in UK (ECUK), Islington
Apr 2023 – Dec 2023
* Provided advice, advocacy, translation, and community support
Refugee Support Casework Volunteer
British Red Cross, London
Apr 2023 – Jul 2023
* Supported refugee casework and safeguarding services
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2021–2022
Private Nanny
Sept 2021 – Jun 2022
* Sole care of a 10-month-old child alongside caring for my own infant
* Managed dual childcare routines, outings, meals, naps, and bedtime
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2018–2020
Home-Start Volunteer
Nov 2018 – Sept 2020
* Supported families with young children
* Assisted with appointments, parenting support, advocacy, and translation
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2017–2019
Private Nanny
Sept 2017 – Jul 2019
* Sole care of two children (1 and 3 years old)
* Planned structured daily routines, meals, outings, and activities
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2016
Private Nanny
Jul 2016 – Nov 2016
* Sole care of a 1-year-old child
* Managed all aspects of daily childcare
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2014–2016
Private Nanny – Stoke Newington
Dec 2014 – Feb 2016
* Sole care of an 18-month-old and newborn
* Managed severe allergies, eczema, asthma, and emergency procedures
Private Nanny – Dalston
Dates unavailable
* Sole care of a 14-month-old child
* Managed daily routines, meals, play, and bedtime
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2009–2015
Support Worker
Social Care 4U, Hackney
* Supported adults with learning disabilities
* Delivered personal care and organised community activities
Home Care Assistant
Goldsmith Personnel Agency, Hackney
* Supported a client with a degenerative condition through daily home care
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Earlier Experience
Manager
Mamas Jerk Food Stall, Dalston
* Managed a team of six staff
* Responsible for rotas, cash handling, and daily operations
Italian Speaking Customer Service Assistant
Call Centre, London
* Provided bilingual customer service in Italian and English
My Qualifications
Training & Qualifications
2026
* Attendance Diploma – Newborn & Nanny Education Services & Training (NEST) Accredited Course
* Original course completion: July 2026
* Postnatal Care / Non-Medical Maternity Nursing
* Assessed academic tasks covering:
* The Whole Role of the Postnatal Carer
* Communication Skills
* Care of the New Mother
* Care of the Newborn Baby
* Best Practice Breastfeeding
* Best Practice Formula Feeding
* Recognising Postnatal Depression
* Sleep & Routine
* Best Practice Mother & Baby Hygiene
* Nutritional Guidance
2013 – Present: Continuous Professional Development (CPD) & Training
* Emergency First Aid
* Food Hygiene
* Health and Safety
* Moving and Handling
* Medication Procedures, including Anaphylaxis Management and EpiPen Administration
* Safeguarding and Child Protection (Certified by Islington Council)
* Presentation Skills (Level 1) – The Parent House Trust
* Advice First Aid Training – Citizens Advice
2013
* Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) (QCF) – England
* Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Award in Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health, Social Care and Children and Young People’s Settings (QCF) – England
2011
* Care Skills – Train2Success, Newham College
* Child Protection & Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults – Train2Success, Renaissance Personnel
Additional Information;
* Certificates available upon request.
My Availability
Permanent/ Temporary/ Ad Hoc *4 Hours minimum*
My Fees
- Babysitting from £20.00 per hour
- Maternity Nursing from £23.00 per hour (gross)
Nanny Services & Nanny Share Rates
* Standard Nanny Rate: From £20 per hour (depending on requirements)
* Minimum Booking: 4 hours per day
Nanny Share Option:
* From £16 per hour per family
Rates may vary depending on duties, hours, and specific needs.
My Documents
- DBS Check (added 21/12/2019)
- Training Certificate: safeguarding & child protection (added 26/08/2023)
- Training Certificate (added 13/07/2021)
- Exam Certificate: BTEC diploma Level 2 and 3 (added 21/12/2019)
- Exam Certificate: Safeguarding (added 21/12/2019)
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5 out of 5
Parents say
Families consistently praised this maternity nurse as experienced, trustworthy and naturally gifted with children. She excelled at establishing routines, supporting developmental milestones, and helping with sleep training. Parents valued her calm demeanour, punctuality, excellent communication and the strong bonds she formed with their children.
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Below are the latest reviews for Timnit. 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.
We love Timnit so much. Timnit looked after our daughter one day a week for around one year before we had to change arrangements due to external factors. She was always on time, always positive and helpful and we had complete trust and faith that our daughter would have a great day with her. Timnit comes with lots of experience and helped us navigate some developmental stages, which was so helpful. Timnit always put our daughter’s needs first and was fantastic at establishing a happy routine. I am really looking forward to being able to ask for Timnit’s help again, we couldn’t recommend her enough.
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Hannah
on 19/07/2026
Temnit was the first babysitter we had for our five month old daughter - we were keen to find someone calm, relaxed, and responsible. Temnit is all those things and more! Even coming just once or twice a week, she immediately built a wonderful relationship with our daughter, and we both really trusted her judgement and guidance. In particular she helped us with improving sleep (both daytime and nighttime). She also helped build our confidence as parents, which was so valuable and appreciated.
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Celia
on 19/07/2026
Response by
Timnit
on 19/07/2026:
Thank you so much. 🙂
Timnit has been the most amazing nanny to our son. She has looked after him from when he was eight months old to one year, taking him for two mornings a week. She is incredibly experienced and professional, as well as punctual, flexible, and so kind, attentive and generous. Our son bonded with her so fast and loves his time with her. They go out to play groups and so many fun activities. I have seen how he has become more confident socialising with other children and being around new people under her calm and gentle care. Timnit has also helped us with meal times, sleep and successfully getting our son onto a one nap schedule. We love her approach of teamwork with us, as parents. She is communicative and regularly shares updates of what our son is getting up to. Timnit goes above and beyond, for example coming to the doctor with me when our son was ill and helping me ask all the right questions. She has provided invaluable warmth and support over the past months, I can’t recommend her highly enough. We will miss her hugely now our son is at nursery.
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