Amy

My Summary

My Experience

Nursery Deputy Manager (London)
SEPTEMBER 2024 – CURRENT
• Overseeing daily operations of a busy nursery, ensuring compliance with health, safety and education standards (EYFS).
• Lead a team of five teachers, providing ongoing support and feedback.
• Primary caregiver for five infants, building strong relationships with all children’s families, offering reassurance, guidance on child development, behavior, routines and transitions.
• Plan and evaluate learning experiences for individual children, to identify learning needs and provide them with support to achieve success emotionally, socially and physically.
• Assisting my manager with administrative duties such as rosters and compliance documentation, while maintaining a strong presence with the children.


Private Nanny (Auckland, NZ)
JANUARY 2024 – MAY 2024 (short term position)
• Sole charge of three children, aged 2, 6 and 10.
• Did school/nursery drop off/pickup, taking children to appointments and sports, arranged social events with friends.
• Stayed home with sick children if required, also worked additional days/hours at short notice if needed.
• Responsible for light household duties during the day, as well as cooking dinner and preparing lunchboxes/afternoon snacks. Responsible for household management such as communicating with daycare/school, running errands, picking up groceries, light cleaning, caring for pets etc.
• Stayed in communication with the family over the course of the day, updating with any changes or concerns with the children.


Private Nanny (Auckland, NZ)
JUNE 2023 – MAY 2024
• Sole charge of three children aged 10, 12 and 14.
• Was in charge of picking children up each day from school, taking them to activities, sports and appointments, preparing snacks and helping with homework.
• Communicating with the children's family about any changes with the children, sickness or changes of schedule on short notice.
• Became part of the family over the year, built very strong relationships with the family.
• Responsible for general tidying as well as cooking healthy meals for the family, and for running
errands such as grocery shopping etc.
• Planned fun and stimulating days out during the school holidays.
• Helping to care for the family’s cats and dogs.


Gaia Earth Forest Preschool (Manurewa, Auckland) – Children aged 0-3
MAY 2022 – OCTOBER 2022 Team Leader – helped to set up new centre
• Lead a team of six teachers, transitioned infants and toddlers into the centre in what was a challenging time, helped to guide new parents as they adjusted to childcare with their babies.
• Helped to create centre policies that ensured the best outcomes for infants (emotional, physical and social wellbeing, as well as for learning and development).
• Introduced the Pikler approach to the other infant staff, implemented primary caregiving with infants to support secure attachment.
• Worked alongside families to support their infants in weaning, sleep changes, new allergies, sicknesses and gave advice on milestones.
• Was responsible for staff absences, facilitating planning/curriculum meetings, leading professional development, collaborating with centre manager and owners.
• Ensured compliance requirements were met as required by the Ministry of Education and the company. Responsible for doing reference checks on new employees and job interviews.


Early Learning Counties Manukau (Takanini, Auckland) - Children aged 0-3.5
MARCH 2019 – MAY 2022 Early childhood educator
• I was primary caregiver for 6 infants, being first point of contact for families.
• Participated in professional development around developing routines for children, knowledge about sleep cycles and language acquisition.
• Worked confidently with families of different cultures to ensure they felt a strong sense of belonging and their children felt loved and settled.
• Managing children’s portfolios and following their learning journey. Implementing teaching
strategies to ensure positive outcomes for children’s learning and development.
• Set up different activities for the children each day, carefully planned to extend on their interests and support their development.
• Key person in supporting children with additional needs (SEN) and working alongside Ministry, speech and language therapists and family.


ACG Strathallan Preschool (Karaka) Children aged 6 months – 5 years
FEB 2014 – MARCH 2019 Early childhood educator
• Key teacher for 12-16 children - first point of contact for families and maintained children’s portfolios to a high standard.
• Was responsible for making changes to and developing key documents and leading internal evaluation and review, was a key person in organising school holiday programmes and community events in the centre.
• Worked with parents to support them and their child during the transition process – had developed policies around this with the support of the manager.
• Working closely with the ministry and families to support additional needs (SEN) children.

My Qualifications

I have a bachelors degree in Education (Early Childhood).
I hold a full Teaching Certificate (4 year certificate on top of degree)
Paediatric first aid certification
Enhanced DBS

Other certifications/courses
Fire safety training
Safeguarding level 1, 2 & 3
Child protection
Child development
Blossoming babies
Safe sleep
Biting in early years
Encouraging positive behaviour
Prevent duty and British values
Leadership and management
Food hygiene level 1 & 2

My Availability

Monday to Friday

My Fees

• Nannying from £20.00 per hour (gross)

To be discussed