Elisa

My Summary

My Experience

I am an Italian speaking Early Years professional with more than 7 years experience caring for children.

I have worked with all ages, from 5 months old to 5 years old children. I have worked as a key person in early years settings, so I am very familiar with child's development stages and strategies to support each individual child to reach their full potential. Each child is unique, with their own interests and inclinations and it is important to be aware of this when supporting them with their development. I believe that learning should be an enjoyable process, based on the child's interests and through playful and enriching experiences. Through such learning opportunities I can support children to develop in all 7 areas of learning, and consequently support for school readiness. The first 5 years of life are the most important formative years in a person's life as they can lay down the foundation for a bright future, so it is important to support our little ones to build important skills such as resilience, independence and self-esteem.

So far I have been supporting two families, one with a 9 months old baby boy and another one with two boys aged 2 and a half and 4 years old. Daily duties have been: preparing daily activities to support the children’s interests and development, cooking homemade nutritional meals, doing the children’s laundry, ensuring that the children’s rooms and common spaces are clean and tidy.

I have also worked as a Deputy Manager, Leader of Learning and SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) in my previous settings, which gave me the valuable opportunity to continue to support children of all ages whilst creating ad hoc learning plans alongside specialist such as speech and language and physiotherapy professionals.

I love working with children and I am now looking to support families outside a nursery setting. I have done countless courses to help me provide a high-quality care, such as Paediatric First Aid course, Positive Interaction, Behaviour Management, Safeguarding, Food Hygiene and more.

My Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree in Education
- Recently obtained a BIIAB Level 5 Diploma for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services (England)
- 7 year experience in early years, caring for children aged between 5 months to 5 years
- Knowledgeable in the Early Learning Goals that children need to achieve by the time they end Reception Year and able to provide learning opportunities to support these.
- Native Italian Speaker
- Fluent English
- Basic Spanish

My Availability

The following availability starts in January 2023. I can work 8am to 6pm, Monday, Thursday and Friday from January until mid April. I will be supporting another family on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

My Fees

• Nannying from £15.00 per hour (gross)

£14.00/15.00 per hour