Nanny C

About Me

My name is Christine and I have for many years now had a great passion for working with children. From a young age I knew I was destined for a career in Childcare.

I am a very happy, bubbly, fun, motivated and energetic person with lots to offer within my work as a child carer. I am very committed in providing a happy, safe and stimulating environment for all children in my care. I am very enthusiastic with arts, crafts, cooking, nature, reading, singing and also with adventure.

I am a professional, organised, honest and reliable Nanny (and more recently Housekeeper), coming with excellent references. I hold a full clean driving license, I have my own car, and I am also DBS checked and First Aid trained.

Following a bold decision in my late 20's to avoid regret in later life, I took a break from Nannying in August 2013 to pursue my second love - Musical Theatre. I knew time was ticking and it would soon be too late to even try. I trained full-time for one-year at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and graduated in August 2014 with a Post Graduate Diploma / MA in Musical Theatre Performance.

I have had a strong passion for theatre my whole life and was always involved in local amateur dramatics in Cambridge before pursuing it professionally. Prior to my theatre training, I spent 11 years working in Childcare. The first 5 of which were based in a private nursery where I gained a wealth of experience and also completed my NVQ Level 3 in Early Years Care & Education. I was promoted to room leader after completing this training, which required me to take care of the daily running of the room and also be in charge of our 3-person team. I was based in the under 2's area, primarily working with 3mth-15mth old babies & toddlers, but also had regular interaction with the next room which cared for children up to 2 years old. During my early days there I had experience throughout the nursery with children up to 4 years old. I also regularly attended training courses throughout my time here - please see my CV for further details.

In search of a new challenge I left the nursery to become a sole-charge private Nanny in 2007. Following this, I worked for 3 families, 2 in Cambridge, and the third as a live-in Nanny in London whilst I began my part-time training at Mountview. All 3 families had 3 children and their ages, whilst in my care, ranged from 2 months - 9 years.

Since taking the gamble to put my Childcare career on hold whilst I pursued my long desired acting career, I have completed 6 professional contracts. These have included; a Pantomime tour of Jack & The Beanstalk around North London Primary Schools and Community Centres; a 5-month Singer/Dancer role as LEGO Friend 'Emma' at Legoland Resort Malaysia; an 8-month Singer/Dancer & Entertainment Host role at a Hotel Resort in Sardinia, 2 seasons as an Elf/Assistant Manager at a Christmas Grotto Experience Event in Essex and most recently a 10-month Singer/Dancer contract at a family holiday park in North Yorkshire.

Sadly, a few weeks before the end of my last contract I incurred a knee injury which I then discovered required surgery, so unfortunately had to leave.

Post-surgery, I found myself in a position where returning to the stage full-time was very possibly out of the question but I was also looking to settle down and seek more of a stable income within a permanent role, which is very rare in the performance industry, so I returned to my childcare roots in 2018.
I had missed this part of my life dearly and was very happy to return to it!

I have been back in this field for the last 5 years, aside from a brief Covid induced stint in a supermarket of all places, and my current scenario sees me available for some morning hours.
If anyone is requiring morning Childcare or Housekeeping support - please do get in touch! :-)

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and if are interested in talking to me further then please do get in touch.