Naomi

My Requirements

The boys have never been left in daycare or with child minders so I spend every day caring and planning activities for them myself. We do see other family members 3 times a week (currently Mon / Weds / Fri) which provides some level of support, however I’ve recently started some part time freelance work from home and have been managing my work hours around caring for our children, so I’d like to find a child minder / mother helper who can help support / cover some ‘shifts’ while I focus on work on the days we don’t see family (typically Tuesdays / Thursdays). This would include supervising their play (indoors and outdoors here at our home) and helping to prepare meals and snacks. Once there is a strong relationship established it would be great if the boys could be minded in the carers own home, as wed like to get them comfortable with other safe environments.

We do have one parent / toddler session that we try to attend every week to give them a ‘group experience’, but possibly as a result of never being in nursery (and spending most days with myself) Finn and Reuben take time warming up to strangers (both adults and children) so we’re looking for a warm and confident carer who has solid experience with active young boys (and especially ones who might be slow to warm up!)

We also intend to home educate them come this September 2026, so finding a carer who works with 5+ age group would be essential