Maggiem
Nanny in West Oxfordshire
Usually responds within 12 hours
Female Member since Apr 2016 Last Updated Oct 2024 Last Login 17 Oct 2024
My Summary
About Me
I have several professional qualifications in childcare and education including a first class honours degree in Early Childhood Studies and Early Years Professional status (level 6).
As a mother of two, now grown-up, daughters and a one-year-old granddaughter, I have plenty of experience in the trials and tribulations of parenting.
I work in close partnership with parents in order to provide the best possible experiences for each individual child, through consistency of care. By acknowledging the parent to be the expert in their child, I find that working with parents gives me great insight into how to meet each child's needs.
Although I am a great believer in play-based learning, I also enjoy offering "real life" activities such as planting herbs and vegetables and caring for them - and also digging them up and cooking them. I also enjoy baking, and love to go on outings to local playparks, the library, the shops, the bank or post-office and lots of nature walks.
My Experience
I moved into the childcare and education sector over 15 years ago, beginning in a pre-school and gaining my level 3 qualification. Since then I have worked in several pre-schools and Nurseries at different levels including Nursery nurse, Special educational needs officer, and Nursery Manager. Once I gained my level 3 I wanted to know more and so applied to do a degree at Oxford Brooks, which I achieved while working in a pre-school. During my work in preschools and Nurseries, I have worked with a lot of children with Special Educational needs and disability such as children on the autistic spectrum, Children with Downs syndrome, cerebral palsy, Global developmental delay, hearing impairments, and behavioral difficulties. I went into childminding in September 2014 as working as a Nursery Manager had taken me away from working with children into an office which didn't suit me at all.
In January 2016 an afterschool club opened in my local village and I applied to manage the club. I thoroughly enjoyed working with older children and stayed until my circumstances took me to Newcastle. While there I fostered two small boys and provided a stepping stone for them to their new life with their adopted family.
Now back in Oxfordshire, I have worked in another private day nursery for a year, but I prefer the freedom that nannying brings. So I am hoping to find a family that is looking for a child-focused nanny who loves to have a run around in the park, build dens, bake cookies, and read stories. And I will also ensure that the homework gets done in good time.
My Qualifications
Early years Teacher Status
First Class Honours Degree in Early Childhood Studies
Foundation Degree in Early years (Distinction)
NVQ level 3 in Early years Care and Education
Childminder Registration course
Delivering the Revised EYFS
Paediatric First Aid
Specialist Safeguarding training
Level 2 award in food Safety for Catering
Equality and Diversity training
Expressive Arts - Creative, wild and free
Special Educational Needs training
Supporting Young Children's Development of speech, Language and Communication.
Articulation Disorders in Children training
Promoting positive behaviour
Meeting the Needs of 2 - 3 year olds
My Availability
I currently have flexible availability. Ideally, I would like to work about 20 hours a week, but this is just a rough guide. Unfortunately, I cannot work on a Monday, as I am looking after my Granddaughter that day.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Afternoon | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| After School | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 17/10/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Nannying from £14.00 per hour (gross)
My Documents
- UK Driving Licence (added 02/10/2024)
- DBS Check (added 02/10/2024)
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