Jess

About Me

Hi there - we are a close, happy family of 4, who live in Clapham. We have two little girls, C - who is 5, and N who is 9 months old.

C has just started Reception at school and is funny, kind and happy. She loves crafting, books and singing / dancing (and chatting!). She is very happily settled at her new school. N is a sweet natured, smiley little girl - she loves music classes, blowing raspberries and clapping! She's recently got into solids - so her other big interest is mash potatoes. N is in a steady routine day to day.

As a family we really value a loving, friendly and fun atmosphere in the house - the most important thing to us is that the children are content, happy and settled in their day to day lives. We want the children to always feel secure and loved. We enjoy reading lots of books with the children, playing board games and traveling (although we do not necessarily need a nanny to travel with us).

We are looking for a nanny to be a kind, guiding carer for the girls. Someone who is thoughtful and knowledgeable. For N, we are hoping for our nanny to be gentle, kind and confident and for C, someone that is happy to chat to her about her day, craft and read with her and join in her dance parties! We are looking for a nurturing nanny, but someone that also encourages independence and self-sufficiency where appropriate.

We are a supportive and kind family - we will always make the time to ensure that a nanny feels valued, respected and part of the family. We have had 2 previous nannies working with us and we are very close to both of them still (one retired and the other went to university).
We would make the time for regular catch ups, listen to feedback on the children and always aim to work with the nanny to ensure there is cohesive guidance from us and the nanny. We also hope we are nice to be around for chit-chats and the odd cup of tea :) We would like a nanny who is proactive, organised and self-sufficient - and importantly, kind and loving to the children. We would like the nanny we employ to be sole charge for N Day to day and care for C after school.

We will both be working full time Monday to Friday (mixture of at home and in the office). For N, the nanny would help with weaning and feeding (cooking for her and guiding her through to eating non-pureed food and a well-rounded diet), play with her and encourage her developmental milestones (walking, talking etc), maintain her routine, take her to music / local classes, keeping on top of her clothes / toys etc and ensuring that spaces in the house where N plays / eats are kept clean and tidy (we have a weekly cleaner, but we do like to keep the house fairly organised / tidy on a day to day basis). For C, we would be looking for help with drop offs and picking up from school, help with her reading, playing games and cooking her dinners. C attends some after school clubs (ballet and street dance class so she is out of the house from 8.30 - 4.30pm on those days and 8.30 - 3.30pm on the other days).

We have a good-sized house, near to lovely coffee shops (there is a great bakery on the corner of our road, that we probably go to too often!) and boutiques and restaurants. It is also between two big parks - Clapham Common and Wandsworth Common. We love spending time here and there are great playgrounds for the children in each of them.

There are so many young families nearby and hundreds of baby classes to choose from day to day with lots to do with children on our doorstep (or a 10-min train/tube into central London. Our house has an open plan kitchen / dining room (where lots of the children’s toys are) and then 2 living rooms and the girls each have good sized bedroom - meaning there is space for the children to play at home. We are an 8-minute walk from Clapham Junction station which has trains to central London every 3 minutes. There is also a bus stop at the end of our road that is really handy. There is no need to drive anywhere as we have everything on the doorstep and amazing transport links. School is a 10-minute walk away. We are happy to chat through any questions or give more info on us as a family.