Mary
Nanny in St Austell (also available for babysitting)
3.0
My Summary
About Me
Hello, I’m Mary, a professional nanny based in St Austell, offering high-quality childcare services across Cornwall.
With over 8 years of experience, I specialise in caring for babies and young children, while also confidently supporting children up to 12 years old. My background includes both nursery settings and private nanny roles, as well as experience caring for twins and larger families.
I hold a Level 2 qualification in Childcare, Paediatric First Aid certification, an enhanced DBS on the update service, and full nanny insurance. I am also currently working towards Ofsted registration.
My approach is calm, gentle, and child-led, with a strong focus on nurturing each child’s individual development through play, routine, and engaging experiences. I take pride in creating a safe, stimulating, and loving environment, both at home and outdoors.
I am experienced in supporting key developmental stages such as weaning and potty training, as well as preparing nutritious meals and planning enriching activities and outings.
I offer flexible childcare including full-time and part-time nannying, babysitting, and professional childcare for weddings and events, including bridal nanny services.
My Experience
I have over 8 years’ experience in childcare, specialising in babies and toddlers, with experience caring for children from birth to 12 years. I have worked with twins, multiples, and children with additional needs in both nursery and private nanny roles.
My Qualifications
I hold a Level 2 qualification in Childcare, a Paediatric First Aid certificate, and an enhanced DBS on the update service. I am fully insured and currently in the process of becoming Ofsted registered.
My Availability
My Fees
- Babysitting from £15.00 per hour
- Nannying from £15.00 per hour (net)
My standard rate is £15 per hour for nannying and babysitting. For weddings and events, my rate is £20 per hour.
Availability can be limited, particularly for weekends and events, so I recommend getting in touch in advance to secure your dates. Please feel free to message me to discuss your individual requirements.
My Documents
- UK Passport [DELETED] (added 22/11/2021)
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Below are the latest reviews for Mary. 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 honestly can’t recommend Mary enough! We were on holiday in Cornwall for a week with our two children, our 3 month old baby and our 2 year old, and finding her was one of the best things we did.
Before our holiday, she took the time to have a video call with us to chat through everything, understand our needs and go through the children’s routines.
This was really reassuring for us, especially as our baby had never been left with anyone before.
We used her a few times during our holiday for daytime childcare, a couple of evenings babysitting, and she also took the children out on day trips for us. She was absolutely brilliant every single time.
She was amazing with both children. She was so warm, gentle, calm and caring, and her experience with babies and young children was obvious from the start. I was quite nervous about leaving our baby for the first time, but she made us feel completely comfortable and reassured. We knew very quickly that they were in safe hands.
She was fantastic with our 2 year old as well and they both seemed to absolutely love spending time with her. It was so lovely coming back to happy, settled children and hearing about what they had been up to.
She was really reliable and easy to communicate with, and nothing ever felt like too much trouble. Having someone we trusted so much meant we could actually relax and enjoy some time together during our holiday, which was especially special with such a young baby.
We feel very lucky to have found her and would 100% use her again if we’re back in Cornwall. She was genuinely wonderful with both of our children and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to other families. Thank you so much for everything! ❤️
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Lucy
on 06/09/2026
Mary signed a legal contract with us two months ago and after meeting all live in requests (tv) etc which added up to 1000 in furnishing costs to us not only did she fail to turn up, after 3 weeks of stringing us along and going completely dark on communication Mary offered compensation for the difficulty she put us in. We respected this offer and accepted. The remedial payments never came nor did a plan to make payment - even after subsequent requests from us. Mary then boldly asked us for a second chance for her job back . We generously offered a second chance and agreed to a trial to earn back trust and Mary confirmed she would come this week. All communication went dark again and a week later we have not heard a thing from Mary even though she was due to turn up today.
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Happymum
on 22/09/2023
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