Shannon

My Summary

My Experience

I have now been a qualified primary teacher for four years. During this time I have gained invaluable experience ranging from early years to challenging pupils working at a high school level.

I have private childcare and tutor experience for families with multiple children ages from 2 months-10 years. I have worked for several wonderful families with a wide range of needs. I work alongside parents/carers maintaining open, clear and supportive lines of communication to ensure they are happy and confident placing their children in my care and their children’s needs are met throughout each day.

Throughout my time at university I worked in a private nursery as part of a small team planning and leading play experiences which helped promote the emotional, social and educational development of children aged 2 months-4 years. This included ensuring every activity was adapted to meet the age and stage of each individual child. I was in regular contact with parents, sharing information and discussing new targets or any concerns parents had. I helped settle in new children, ensuring they felt comfortable and safe in new surroundings and helping children learn to share and play with others. The care I gave children also helped promote their independence-where appropriate helping children learn to feed themselves and begin to take confidence in completing tasks such as zipping up their jackets and putting on shoes.

Prior to gaining my education degree, I was responsible for the smooth running of a safe and enjoyable children’s club programme for children aged 4months-17 years. This included training and supporting a team of nannies to deliver the highest standard of care; ensuring each child experienced a nurturing, fun and safe environment each day so their families felt confident leaving their children in the care of myself and my team of nannies. This job role was wide and varied however my main day-to-day tasks were ensuring children were having a brilliant time, joining in with childcare where needed and liaising with families to tailor childcare requirements to suit them where necessary. This included dealing with any issues which arose, whether this was supporting nannies caring for children with challenging behaviour or soothing children that became distressed when their parent/carer left.

My daily routine included;

• Ensuring the enjoyment and welfare of children aged 4 months-18 years. In particular those aged 4months-6 years.
• Welcoming new guests and children each week- building relationships, learning routines and settling children into my care.
• Researching and carrying out sensory activities for younger children to both stimulate and engage even the youngest of children in my care.
• Quickly building a relationship with families to ensure they felt happy and confident leaving their children in my care.
• Following a night time routine for younger children including making bottles, feeding, bathing and settling children to sleep.
• Adapting to the different needs and behaviour of each individual child.
• Creating a memorable experience for children of varying ages by organising a diverse range of fun, active and safe activities each day.
• Communicating with families to ensure smooth transfer of information and care.

Prior to this management role I spent four summers working with this active holiday company across Europe as a qualified nanny with extensive baby and toddler experience; building strong and lasting relationships with children and their families, creating fun and engaging activities for every age group and delivering the high standard of care which I then supported my team to achieve.


This is by no means an exhaustive list of my childcare experience- please do not hesitate to pop me a message if you have any questions or would like any further information.

My Qualifications

BA Education (Hons) with languages.
HNC Childhood practice
Paediatric first aid (April 2019-April 2022)
Food Hygiene and Health and Safety (2015)

My Availability

My Fees

• Nannying from £15.00 per hour (gross)
• Babysitting from £15.00 per hour

Negotiable