Sarah

My Summary

My Experience

Over 25yrs Health & Social Care Experience, including roles managing parent conflict, supporting supervised contact and physical & mental health services.
Lived experience of parenting children with autism, ADHD and mental health difficulties, ECHP and DLA processes.
Lived experience of military life, postnatal depression, anxiety and diagnosed with ADHD at 41yrs old.
I am passionate about advocating for children & young people and currently work in Social Care.

I have also previously been a Registered Childminder 2011 to 2014 and 2024 to 2025, I am still on the DBS update service with an enhanced DBS due to working with children.

My Qualifications

Diploma Level 3 Children & Young People’s Workforce
NVQ Level 2 & 3 in Care
GCSE’s
Paediatric First Aid
Adult & Children’s Safeguard Training - including Prevent and Domestic Violence Awareness

My Availability

Updated 29/05/26 - Limited availability due to taking on a 6 month Local Authority contract until December 2026.

Occasional Evenings & Weekends - Once Ofsted Registration is complete, I will register with Tax-Free Childcare. Registration enables eligible parents to claim help towards childcare costs through Universal Credit and other schemes that require you to use an Ofsted Registered childcare provider.

Options I am considering:
- Self Employed Nanny service (restrictions as Nannies are normally classed as employed, unless work short term/not set hours)* Which is a service that I can possibly occasionally offer for respite/special occasions before 2027 - I am working elsewhere 9-5 Monday to Friday.

- As above, Events & Special Occasions where an extra pair of hands is needed.

- Childcare for all ages, such as children on a reduced timetable or waiting on suitable SEN provision to be found, parent support for those who homeschool.

I may consider re-registering as a Childminder and offer:
- Emergency Childcare for all age groups
- 1:1 or 2:1 childminder ratio for 0 to 2yr olds, able to use working families government funded hours Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday.

My Fees

• Nannying from £18.00 per hour (gross)
• Babysitting from £18.00 per hour

Nanny/Babysitting (Self Employed) rate from £18 per hour, if Overnight care is needed and child/children sleep through a discount will be applied to invoice

Event rates - to be confirmed once requirements have been discussed.

Nanny share option: Parents may opt to split the cost of childcare, T&C’s apply: maximum 2 families at one family home, a total of 6 children.

Currently unavailable for permanent/set hours, this option maybe available in the future but will need to comply with HMRC rules, Employed Nanny basis.

There will be the option to use Tax-Free Childcare & Universal Credit Childcare Element.