Ella
Nanny in London: Hillingdon (also available for babysitting)
Usually responds within 4 hours
Female Member since May 2018 Last Updated Oct 2025 Last Login 07 Oct 2025
My Summary
About Me
Hi, I’m Ella!
I’m a qualified childcare professional with experience spanning early years and school-age care. I began my career as a live-in nanny after moving to the UK at 20, later became an Ofsted-registered childminder when my son was born, and now, with him being 8 and in school, I’ve been working as a Sports Coach in his primary school. Alongside that, I’m studying Psychology part-time at university. I like to keep busy! :)
I’m now planning to transition from my coaching role to working as a flexible nanny for children aged 0–5. This change will allow me to balance my passion for childcare with my studies. Currently, I work at the school’s breakfast club in the mornings, so my earliest start time for any nanny position would be 9:30 a.m.
I hold an up-to-date DBS, paediatric first aid certification, and relevant childcare qualifications, all of which I’m happy to bring to interviews. I also have a solid understanding of special educational needs and learning difficulties and can provide excellent references from families I’ve worked with over the years.
I speak fluent English and Italian, as well as conversational Spanish and French, and I know thousands of nursery rhymes from around the world (unlikely) :D
When working in your home, I’m happy to help keep things tidy and do light chores related to the children. However, just to be clear, I’m a professional childcare provider, not a cleaner and I won't clean your house.
I am based in Uxbridge, UB8, and I drive.
I’m currently available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9.30am to 2:30pm, but I’m quite flexible; with a bit of notice I can usually adjust my schedule. I’m also available for emergency babysitting on weekends, half terms, bank holidays for children up to 15 years.
Thanks for reading, and I look forward to hearing from you!
My Experience
- OFSTED registered childminder
- Babysitter and Nanny
- *currently working as a* Child Pratictioner and Sports Coach in a Primary School (leaving soon)
- Knowledge and understanding of EYFS
- Good understanding of special needs in children
My Qualifications
CACHE Level 3 award in preparing to work from home-based childcare
DBS check
Full Paediatric First Aid
Good understanding and knowledge of the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
Certificate of Attendance in training to Understand autism and ADHD
OFSTED registration certificate
My Availability
Currently unavailable on Monday and Friday
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Morning | no | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Afternoon | no | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| After School | no | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Evening | no | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Last Updated: 06/10/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Nannying from £15.00 per hour (gross)
- Babysitting from £15.00 per hour
My rate is £15 per hour, and I kindly ask for payment at the end of each shift.
My Documents
- UK Driving Licence (added 06/09/2025)
- DBS Check (added 29/07/2019)
- Training Certificate (added 22/11/2018)
- First Aid Certificate (added 22/11/2018)
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5 out of 5
Parents say
The nanny is highly praised for her energy, warmth, and creativity. She engages children effectively, encouraging outdoor play and exploration. Parents appreciate her excellent communication, reliability, and ability to create a nurturing environment. The nanny is recommended for her trustworthiness and positive impact on children's development.
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Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Ella. 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 met Elena for a trial and error session, just for one day about 5 hours in total. She was great - she kept our 6 month old son busy while my wife carried on with built up chores. We are definitely planning to make her more regular going forward
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Niloy
on 01/10/2025
Ella has been an absolute joy as a nanny for our one-year-old son, bringing boundless energy, warmth, and creativity into every day. She is wonderfully active and makes the most of time outdoors, sharing her love of nature through playful adventures that our little one absolutely adores. Her communication is excellent, keeping us informed while also connecting beautifully with children, which shows in the way they light up around her. Always positive and caring, Ella has created a nurturing environment where our son feels safe, happy, and inspired to explore. We feel very fortunate to have her support and would recommend her wholeheartedly.
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Alex
on 01/10/2025
If you’re looking for a babysitter you can trust, Ella is amazing! She’s energetic, warm, and really engaging — my daughter took to her immediately! At this age, my daughter is very aware of our separation, and she got along so well with Ella’s son, Casper, too. Ella is helping my daughter with independent naps, and she’s responding really well to her guidance. She’s reliable, caring, and proactive, and today even took my daughter to the park to play. I felt completely confident leaving my daughter in her care. Highly recommend her!
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Summer
on 11/09/2025
My two year old son started with Elena in September 2019. At first, he didnt like it but Elena was very patient and caring, within a week or two he loved being there. Elena will always occupy the children with fun activities, fresh meals and my son loved being there! Sadly due to personal reason we had to leave! My son was very sad and still ask about her and Casper. She also provided flexible hours for parents who works shift patterns. I highly recommend her.
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Shanti
on 06/01/2020
Elena is amazing. She has many ideas and organises many activities to encourage children to explore the world through play. She also cooks healthy meals and pay a lot of attention to children nutrition. Her setting is lovely, well organised and very clean. Also, she spends time outdoor to let children to explore and experience nature. My daughter adores her and enjoyed every single moment. Definitely recommend her. She is the best of the best.
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Marianna
on 22/07/2019
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Ella
on 22/07/2019:
A bit too much! :D Thank you, Marianna, for leaving this nice feedback about your experience with me. I truly appreciate it.
I've had Elena a few times on and will definitely book her again!
With the little help around the house and her LO made our days a bit more relaxed
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Maria
on 26/03/2019
I met Elena almost a year ago in one of the playgroups we used to attend together, she was friendly and kind in introducing herself and her baby. She told me she was studying to become a childminder and we exchanged our numbers as I was planning to go back to work. She wasn't a childminder yet when I started to work again, so I sent Charlie to another one nearby, but I called Elena more than once when I was desperately in need of a babysitter for some evenings and she was always available to help.
My son, Charlie, loves her and I felt so relaxed at work knowing he was in good hands.
It's been such a lovely surprise to find her in here; I was looking for a nanny for the evenings and here she is.
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Elena
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