Melanie1
Nanny in Abergavenny (also available for babysitting)
Usually responds within 3 days
Female Member since Dec 2011 Last Updated Oct 2023 Last Login 08 Dec 2023
My Summary
About Me
Available for occasional weekend work; during the day and evening and for weddings/one-off.
I also provide full weekend and over-night care.
Also I am an experienced virtual nanny providing online teaching/fun sessions.
Exceptional references available.
I am a very bubbly and happy person who enjoys life and ensuring that everyone around me smiles! I love children and animals and I was brought up on a farm but now have a very pampered and loved cat called Misha. I live in the countryside and love it!
I have travelled the world over the years and I am a member of MENSA, but please don't let that put you off. I am very down to earth and friendly and can talk to anyone (if I talk too much please kindly ask me to stop). I enjoy having fun and I am told that I am funny and far too much of a fuss-pot as I tend to mother everyone.
Non-smoking, non-drinking and Christian (non-practising).
DRIVING: Own car and full driving license with insurance
CRB: Enhanced and current, available on request
INTERESTS: Playing the piano/music, playing and watching sport (including tennis, swimming, fishing), dining out, cooking, reading, wildlife and animals, outdoors (including walking and bird-spotting), history/old buildings and socialising.
I believe that I have the following qualities that will ensure success in being a nanny-
Loving and nurturing- I have unconditional love for children and always watch out for their well-being. I believe that every child needs loving and nurturing adults in his life to build his self-esteem and proper emotional development.
Good morals and manners- Children learn by example and copy the behaviour patterns of the adults around them. This applies to any type of behaviour, good and bad. They look up to their nannies and assume they can do no wrong. I am committed to setting a good example and being a role model with high morals and proper manners.
Patient- I can patiently answer the endless questions of a preschooler and I do not get frustrated when a toddler throws a temper tantrum.
Able to work long hours- I am used to working a long day whilst staying alert.
Organised- I have great organisational skills which come in handy when children have hectic schedules. I am experienced in not only taking the children to activities, but also coordinating them.
Reliable- I understand the importance of nannies to show up on time so that working parents can go to work and I take my job seriously. I realise that parents rely on me with the schedules and the good care of their children.
Trustworthy- I inspire trust and understand that parents leave their children only with people they trust and those children are their most important possession and the person who spends a lot of time with them must be trustworthy.
Flexible- I realise that most parents have a certain way of raising children and expect nanny to follow it. I have shown experience in adapting my child rearing philosophies to all of the parents that I have worked with.
Initiative- I realise that most parents do not want to be bothered with telling their nanny what to do every minute of the day. I like to keep the children occupied and entertained while getting the must-do things done in an organised manner. I am a committed nanny who creates activities to fill the day and takes the initiative to contribute to the children's development.
Communicative- I believe that open communication is the key to a successful nanny-parent team. I place strong importance on communicating any problems as they arise in a professional manner.
I am more than happy to carry out housekeeping, cleaning, ironing, cooking, etc (as I am a very tidy and organised individual) and travelling with children in my own car to after school activities and so on.
My Experience
I am a childcare professional with over 20 years broad experience of caring for and liaising with children and teenagers from birth to 18 years of age. I am experienced in looking after children/teenagers with mild and severe difficulties, including Dyslexia, Autism, ADHD and deafness.
An energetic, creative and musical individual who enjoys stimulating children through drawing, painting, role play and song/music. Self motivated with an outgoing personality, whilst dedicated to ensuring that all my charges mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health and wellbeing is optimised. I am looking to be a permanent Nanny and to make a positive contribution to a friendly family.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (child ages at start of employment):
September 2021-now Various temporary Nanny positions.
September 2018- August 2021 Full-time live-out Nanny/Housekeeper for family in Monmouthshire
Sole charge of boy 7
Daily home-made meals and baking
Housekeeping and cleaning
Creative development and Play and activities
Homework assistance and work setting.
January 2016-September 2018 Various Temporary/Fixed Term live-out Nanny positions for families in Herefordshire including newborn, toddler, pre-school, primary and secondary school, twins and premature baby.
September 2015 January 2016 Temporary Daily live-out Nanny for family in Herefordshire
Sole charge of Boy 9 months and Girl 2.5 years
Cooking and baking
Creative development and play
Music, song and dance.
September 2014-August 2015 Daily live-out Nanny for family in Herefordshire
Sole charge of Girl 11 months and Girl 3
Daily home-made meals and baking
Housekeeping and cleaning
Creative development and Play and activities, homework assistance
Dog exercise and walking.
April 2013- August 2014- Daily live-out Nanny for family in Herefordshire
Sole charge of Boy 10 months and Girl 3
Daily home-made meals and baking
Housekeeping and cleaning
Creative development and Play and activities.
November 2012 - April 2013 After School Daily live-out Nanny for family in Herefordshire
Sole charge of Boy 5 and Girl 9
Daily home-made meals and baking
Housekeeping and cleaning
Creative development and Play, various activities and homework assistance.
February 2012 - November 2012 Part-time live-out Nanny for family in Herefordshire
Sole charge of Boy 6 and Girl 2
Cooking and baking
Housekeeping and cleaning
Creative development and play, musical activities and homework assistance.
July 2012-October Part-time temporary live-out Nanny for family in Herefordshire
Sole charge of Boy 3 (autistic) and Girl 19 months, 2 cats and a very active dog
Cooking and baking
Housekeeping and cleaning
Creative development and play and musical activities.
January -July 2012 Short term live-out Nanny for family in Herefordshire
Sole charge of Boy 2.5 and Girl 16 months
Creative development and play, musical activities.
December 2011- Full time Temporary live-in Nanny for family in Bristol
Sole charge of Girl 13 and Boy 11
Housekeeping and cleaning
Cooking and baking
Creative development and play, outdoor activities, homework assistance
Sports involvement.
June-December 2009 Weekly Babysitting for above family.
2008-November 2011 Children's Contracts Officer with Herefordshire Council (public sector)
Find foster, residential and school care for babies, children and teenagers
Work directly with charges to ensure that their needs are met and placements are suitable. Experience of children with
special needs (physical and behavioral issues).
2001-2008 Health and Safety Advisor with Learning and Skills Council (public sector):
Provision of H & S advice to both internal and external clients
Face-to-face and telephone communication with teenagers on school work experience
Manage facilities, all health and safety compliance and complaints.
1997-2001 (transfer to LSC as Office Manager with Chamber Of Commerce (public sector; continuous employment) Manage all facilities and administration function including related staff.
1996-1997 Full time live-in Nanny for Catholic family in London
Sole care of Boy 2 and Girl 5
Light housekeeping and cleaning
Creative development and play, homework assistance.
1994-1996 Full time live-in Nanny for rural family in Bedfordshire
Sole charge of Boy 6 (dyslexic) and Girl 18 months
Housekeeping and cleaning
Cooking and baking
Creative development and play, outdoor activities, homework assistance
Sports involvement.
1992-1994 Full time live-in Nanny for Jewish family in Middlesex
Sole charge of Boy 15 (ADHD), Boy 13, Girl 5 and Girl 3(deaf)
Cooking and baking
Housekeeping and cleaning
Creative development and play, homework assistance
Sports involvement with teenagers.
1990-1992 Whilst at school, I carried out various babysitting duties of children (male and female) aged 12 months to 10 years. I also cared for my sister from birth.
EXCELLENT REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
My Qualifications
Ofsted registered.
Ofsted inspection 11/5/15 - passed (all areas met).
CHILDCARE RELATED QUALIFICATIONS:
Safeguarding 2022
ASD 2022
Phonics 2022
Covid Awareness 2022
Paediatric First Aid 2012, 2014, 2018 & 2021
Fire Awareness Training 2011
Level 1 Safeguarding (Children and Young People) 2009
Wellbeing of Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs 2008
OCN Basic Counselling 2002
Negotiating and Handling Conflict Course 2002
NEBOSH General Certificate Health and Safety 2001
IOSH Managing Safely Qualification 2001
Equal Opportunities Workshop/training 2001
Basic Health and Safety 1999
NVQ Level 3 Child and Adult Social Care Grade A Distinction (European)
1996
Diploma in Child Development Studies 1996
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:
Information Management 2009
Effective Manager Programme (NVQ 4 Management)
2000
Management Training (Branch Manager) 2005
Communication for Leaders 2005
Contract Management (two days) 2003
Customer Care Training 1999
Quality Management systems and QA 2003
Direct Marketing Certificate 1998
Report Writing Training (CD Rom based) 2001
NEBS Introductory Management Certificate 1998
NVQ 4 Business Administration 2000
Handling Customer by Telephone 1997
Various A Levels and G.C.S.E's 1990-1992
Various Typewriting/Word Processing distinctions 1988-1992.
My Availability
Available for occasional weekend work; during the day and evening and for weddings/one-off.
I also provide full weekend and over-night care.
Also free for online teaching/fun sessions with children. Wedding work undertaken.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Morning | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Afternoon | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Overnight | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Last Updated: 05/10/2023 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £12.00 per hour
- Nannying from £14.00 per hour (gross)
To be agreed individually depending on requirements.
My Documents
- Reference: Aisling June 2023 wedding reference (added 28/06/2023)
- Reference: Martin Neeley May 2023 reference (added 21/05/2023)
- Reference: Katerina Wedding May 2023 (added 06/05/2023)
- Training Certificate: Introduction to ASD training June 2022 (added 25/06/2022)
- Training Certificate: Introduction to Phonics training June 2022 (added 25/06/2022)
- Training Certificate: Covid awareness training June 2022 (added 25/06/2022)
- Training Certificate: safeguarding training 2022 (added 25/06/2022)
- Training Certificate: Gold Service Award (added 28/02/2022)
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 14/12/2021)
- Training Certificate: childcare membership (added 05/12/2021)
- Reference: Lian Elton reference Feb 2021 (added 15/02/2021)
- DBS Check (added 07/02/2021)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric first aid certificate 2020 (added 05/02/2021)
- Reference: Amie Townley Reference (added 31/01/2021)
- Full CV (added 01/12/2020)
- Training Certificate: Certificate of Excellence (added 20/04/2020)
- Marriage Certificate (added 31/08/2018)
- Reference: Aleks Reference August 2018 (added 22/08/2018)
- UK Passport (added 22/08/2018)
- UK Driving Licence (added 27/07/2018)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding Certificate (added 12/03/2017)
- DBS Check (added 12/03/2017)
- Reference: Andrea Barker reference 1 (added 02/01/2017)
- Reference: Meredith James reference (added 02/01/2017)
- Reference: Alan Waters reference (added 02/01/2017)
- Reference: Naomi Alesbry (added 19/12/2016)
- Reference: Cindy Thomas (added 19/12/2016)
- Reference: Andrea Barker reference 2 (added 19/12/2016)
- Reference: Emily Harbottle (added 19/12/2016)
- Exam Certificate: Certificate in Child Development Studies (added 19/12/2016)
- Exam Certificate: NVQ Level 3 Childcare Certificate (added 19/12/2016)
- Inspection Report: Ofsted Inspection Report (front sheet only) (added 19/12/2016)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric First Aid Certificate (added 19/12/2016)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 19/12/2016)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Melanie1. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk users 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.
Melanie was everything I expected having read her other reviews. Arriving in good time and replying to messages very quickly.
Melanie was in action as soon as she met our daughter and engaged with her instantly.
Couldn’t recommend her enough.
Thank you Melanie, we’ll be in touch when we’re next in the area.
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We booked Melanie as a babysitter for our 5 year old daughter, and straight away on introduction, we felt that she was incredibly warm and friendly.
It took no time at all for our daughter to engage with Melanie as she was so welcoming, and felt instantly reassured that our daughter would be very happy with her for the evening.
Melanie updated me when my daughter had gone to sleep, which helped us to remain relaxed knowing that she was happy and settled.
Melanie was also absolutely amazing with our house cat too, which was an added bonus for us.
It's very clear to see how passionate Melanie is about working with children, and her expert service and lovely caring nature is second to none. Thank you so much, Charlotte and Jim.
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Melanie looked after our 1 year old daughter and two sons of one of my bridesmaids, who are 9 months and 2.5 yrs old, on the day of our wedding in Herefordshire.
I was initially cautious having one person look after three young children without previously knowing them all but Melanie said she was confident to do so and she was absolutely fantastic. From initial communication to arrival on the day, she was very professional and clearly extremely experienced. She started in the house in the morning whilst we were getting ready for the wedding and stayed until we returned at midnight. She is full of energy and able to keep a group like this engaged and entertained (which is not an easy task!) whilst also being loving and on top of all things safety. During the wedding, she provided my bridemaid/the other mother with regular updates.
I could not have felt more comfortable leaving our children with someone. I would definitely recommend Melanie and would have no hesitatation in contacting her for babysitting/nannying in the future.
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Melanie has been caring for my 7 month old girl two mornings per week. It’s safe to say she is fantastic! It’s been an absolute pleasure having her watch my girl. Melanie is very punctual, polite and super child focused with lots of songs, animal noises and cheeky faces, my little lady absolutely loves it! Melanie will go over and above to make sure she’s being helpful even when the little one would sleep! She has a huge amount of knowledge and experience which makes her role of caring for little ones come naturally and easy. Any family would be very lucky to have Melanie join them!
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We had Melanie for a 6 week period for mornings and she was very reliable and trustworthy. She is a really nice women who's experience in working with babies or children is second to none. Our daughter really enjoyed her time with Melanie and warmed to her as soon as they met. Melanie has countless games and activities that any child would love. I would highly recommend her services to all parents and i will definitely stay in contact.
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