Maria

My Summary

My Experience

As a nanny and childminder support, I offer more than experience with children. I love children. My passion is building fascinating experiences that captivate their tiny heads and turn their imagination into lived moments, something I've loved since I began playing with my brother in our garden and later turning birthdays and celebrations into memorable experiences for children.

I have experience as the party clown and animating children's events. I sing for them. I dance with them. I act for them. I play with them. I'm a crafty person and a fantastic homeschooling helper. I love to cook nutritious meals and make tea time a fun and enjoyable experience.

I understand that they need discipline, but also so much love, tenderness and compassion and their day-to-day life should be structured around dynamic activities to keep them entertained and stimulate their minds. I love walks in the park and playing with them.

In addition to my experience with my little brother and my time as an event planner, I have plenty of experience working privately with children. Just in my family alone, I'm the trusted nanny for most of my cousins' children and at any family event or friend's gathering, they will be found in my care.

I provided nanny care many times throughout my university time in Venezuela, before I moved to the UK (from 2013-2016). This is something I did alongside my Art studies and my role as an event planner at my family's business.

When I moved to the UK in 2016, I began my journey as a live-in au pair, where I looked after the most gorgeous 7-year-old little girl, Ana Patara. She was based in Cambridge, and I supported the family as house help too, including homeschooling and extracurriculars, and I was teaching Ana Spanish too.

I moved to London in 2017, and in addition to my time in hospitality and my corporate law studies, I have helped many families with childcare and babysitting from 8 months up to 12 years. Another way to earn pocket money at the time was to entertain children at private events.

Now that I have decided to adopt a more family-oriented life instead of pursuing the corporate route, I am looking to join a lovely family as a live-in nanny. For me, it's a lot more enriching and satisfying to support a lovely family and find a home investing in the nurturing care of a family unit than renting a shared flat with strange people I don't know at this stage of my life.

I'm looking for a structured base where I can help work towards clear and set routines and values, and it would bring me great satisfaction to know that the work I'm doing on a day-to-day basis is supporting the family development and unfolding of someone else; as for me, there is nothing more beautiful than children and family.

My Qualifications

I haven't formally taken qualifications for childcare or babysitting in the UK. However, I do have first aid in hospitality, basic health and safety training and DBS checks are a must in the legal industry. I'm happy to provide you with the most recent one, or we can take a new one. It is my intention to pursue formal qualifications in the near future, as I would like to train for home schooling and nursery support.

My Availability

Long term, I aspire to become an editor for children's publishing, and I'm currently developing children's illustrations for my book project. This is why a day-to-day surrounded by family, children and love is crucial for me. The pace of day-to-day homely routines would help my mind on the journey of children's editorial that I want to embark on.

For me, it's important to enjoy what I do; that's why I'm in no rush to hit targets, which gives me flexibility in adapting to the family's current dynamic and being spontaneous in my own pursuits.

My Fees

• Nannying from £20.00 per hour (gross)

I'm setting my fees at £20 per hour. However, we would need to discuss a plan with the parents. Since I'm looking for a place to live with the family and help them with the day-to-day, I'm flexible to negotiate a package with mum and dad depending on the family’s demands, the number of children, pets and the weekly schedule.