Emmy
Doula in South Oxfordshire (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since May 2021 Last Updated Nov 2025 Last Login 10 Nov 2025
My Summary
About Me
Professional Postnatal Doula, Nannying and babysitting for your family. Flexible care to suit your family's needs- regular slots available, or occasional support.
***Space coming available from September as some of my little ones transition to school!***
I'm a friendly, caring teaching assistant, nanny & mum! Enhanced DBS. 10 years experience in education& childcare. I'm kind and compassionate with a lot of patience. When I get time out from being a mum, I spend my time outdoors- walking, open water swimming, kayaking, yoga. I'm equally in my element when snuggled up with a good book!
Having a background in science, exploring nature alongside children is my passion. Nature sparks so many interesting conversations and opportunities for play. Bedtime stories are also an absolute must, it's the most magical part of the day.
I know how hard it is to be a parent, and will do anything I can to help you out at home- washing, cooking, cleaning, tidying, playing, educating your little ones, and helping them to thrive. If you feel I could support your family in any way, I'd love to have a chat and get to know you all!
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***Postnatal doula support***
I provide hands on baby-care, emotional support and guidance for parents, help with older children, household chores, food orders& shopping, light cooking, running errands, night feeds, babysitting. I adapt to the needs of each family- whatever makes things a little bit easier on exhausted parents in the early stages!
My primary role is to care for the mum, so she is well nourished, well informed and supported- so she can be the best mum and enjoy the experience so much more. I let you recover- rest, sleep and shower. I nurture you with wholesome food, to help mum's recovery and give you the energy you need to take care of a newborn. I do everything I can to make your life easier, so all you need to do is feed your baby, sleep, and soak up those precious moments that go by too fast!
I am a calm, reassuring presence in those early months. I provide new parents emotional support. I listen, guide and encourage, whilst signposting you to resources, support networks and further care options if you need them.
Modern society rushes new parents to bounce back. Families rarely have the support networks of local friends/family they so need in the early stages. All too often, visitors are just there for the baby, but I am the one who is there for the parents.
I mainly help families in the early months following your baby's birth, but sometimes for much longer. It's never too soon or too late- if you think I could help you, please get in touch.
From £25/hr
***Nannying - day & evening***
Childcare in your own home- experience from newborn to older children. I started this service after struggling to find a babysitter for my own family. I realised how hard it was to find someone responsible, caring and experienced who I could trust to look after my own children. Most babysitters are teenagers, and this just wasn't a scenario I was comfortable with. Being experienced in childcare, I started offering babysitting services and have found this to be very popular amongst like-minded parents.
From £25/hr
***Mother's help***
I'm an extra pair of hands around the house, to make parents lives easier. Can include light cooking, tidying, laundry, shopping/food orders, entertaining children, running errands, light cleaning.
From £25/hr
My Experience
I have degrees in science and previously worked in research and teaching in higher education since 2014. After becoming a mum myself, I took the opportunity to work with younger children, and I absolutely love it. I am a part-time teaching assistant in a school, with children from 4-11 years. My specialism is reading, phonics and speech& language (including English as an additional language - i.e. when English is not spoken at home).
I have provided private babysitting/childcare for the past 15 years, and now also offer postnatal support. I work mainly with newborn to school age. I support the family unit as a whole by helping with baby-care, household tasks, and primarily looking after mum. I'm passionate that parents should have access to this type of support in the early months after childbirth, and I see first hand what a difference it has on their physical and mental well-being in those challenging early days.
My Qualifications
Previously a scientist, I have a Doctorate and BSc in science-based subjects. I was educated and spent my childhood in France (English is my first language, French my second)
CPD/work based training in:
child protection and safeguarding,
child nutrition,
ADHD/dyslexia/Autism awareness,
supporting children with SEND,
supporting literary skills and learning activities, phonics,
speech& language development.
Postpartum recovery,
postpartum nutrition and exercise,
perineal pain and treatment,
infant feeding,
sleep safety for babies,
baby care,
safe bottle preparation,
nannying
parental mental health.
My background in science gives me an excellent understanding of up to date scientific literature and guidance for newborn-care and child development/education.
My Availability
My schedule is flexible and I have regular families as well as providing ad-hoc support. From September 2025 I will have space to take on some new postnatal clients as older children in my care transition to school.
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
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| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Overnight | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Last Updated: 21/10/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £20.00 per hour
- Doulas from £25.00 per hour
From £25/hr
My Documents
- DBS Check (added 26/07/2023)
- Other (added 07/01/2024)
- Training Certificate: CPD Paediatric First Aid Awareness (added 04/10/2023)
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 14/09/2023)
- Training Certificate: Health and safety in Early Years (added 08/08/2023)
- Training Certificate: 0-3years nurturing development training (added 08/08/2023)
- Training Certificate: Nutrition in early years (added 06/08/2023)
- Training Certificate: Parental mental health course (added 05/08/2023)
- Training Certificate: Nannying training (added 05/08/2023)
- Training Certificate: Baby care (added 05/08/2023)
- Training Certificate: Sleep safety for babies (added 05/08/2023)
- Training Certificate: Training in Postpartum perineal pain: Prevention and treatment (added 05/08/2023)
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5 out of 5
Parents say
The nanny consistently receives high praise for exceptional care, patience, and trustworthiness. She engages children with educational activities, manages diverse needs, and supports families beyond basic childcare. Parents appreciate her calm approach, clear communication, and ability to handle challenging situations. Many express a strong desire to retain her services long-term.
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Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Emmy. 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.
Emmy has helped us with so much since our baby was a couple of weeks old. He is now 14 months and she does a weekly pickup from nursery for us & dinner / bath / getting him ready for bed. She recently did 2 nights for us & the first time we had left Jack - there is no-one else we would trust as much as Emmy. She is patient, kind and also uses initiative to get things done. She’s also saved us from a lot of situations when we were left without childcare. We have found an absolute gem!
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Debbie
on 31/05/2025
Emmy cared for my 4 year old and my friend's 19 month old while we vacationed in Oxford for the weekend. Emmy was able to make both girls feel secure and comfortable from the moment they met her. Both have very different needs because of the age difference but Emmy was able to provide for them with ease equally. When Emmy arrive the second day my daughter wanted to introduce her to all our other friends, she was so proud, that was special.
It was my first time hiring a nanny while on vacation, Emmy made me feel at easy and communicated so eloquently. I highly recommend Emmy, I only wished she lived close to me. Thank you Emmy
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Sonya
on 21/10/2024
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Emmy
on 30/10/2024:
Thank you Sonya for such a lovely review. It was a privilege to care for your daughter, and your friends daughter, recently. I appreciate the trust it takes to leave your children in the hands of someone new, whilst in a new country too. Thank you for choosing me! Both girls were a delight to be with.
Emmy worked as a part-time nanny for our two-year-old daughter for nine months between January and September 2024. We are extremely sad that she was unable to continue with us; this is only because we needed to move to a full-time nanny (due to both having another child and our daughter’s nursery cutting hours) and Emmy has other commitments.
We cannot recommend Emmy highly enough. She offers far more than childcare, teaching our daughter early lessons, arts and crafts and cooking (having fun preparing meals together has made our daughter much less fussy about eating). She is a wonderful person - extremely caring, nurturing and endlessly patient - and our daughter loves spending time with her. However, neither is she a pushover but will always carefully explain why something needs to be done. There is no doubt that Emmy has been a very positive influence on our daughter’s development and any child would be very lucky to have her in their life.
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