Danielle, nanny in Dartford DA1

Hello everyone :)

My name is Danielle and I am 31 years old. I grew up in Chingford and two years ago, me and my partner moved to Dartford to get a Mortgage. I have my own car and I am happy to travel for work.
I have worked in childcare for 13 years, this has been my passion since I left school. After I finished school, I then went on to college and got my level 3 in childcare.

I have always been very passionate about my career and love setting up stimulating activities to help children develop and grow, especially when it involves outdoor play.

I am a very energetic person, I love getting creative, singing nursery rhymes and doing lots of dancing.

I have been Ofsted registered since January 2017, this means I can accept Childcare vouchers.

I have worked in nurseries for over 11 years and in January 2017. I then took on a new role and became a Nanny for two lovely families.

Recent Experience

NANNY SHARE ROLE
March 2017- December 2017
In January 2017, I took on a new role to become a part time Nanny and looked after one lovely little girl named Summer. In March 2017, I also took on a cute little boy named Oliver. The children I looked after were 1 years of age. Oliver lived near me in Dartford, I picked him up in the mornings and took him over to Swanley, where Summer and her family lived. This happened only on a Monday and Tuesday. On a Wednesday to Thursday I only had Oliver and on a Friday I only had Summer.
This had honestly been such a good experience for me and I absolutely loved this role with all my heart.

When I had both Children, I would set up Summer's house with toys and activities on different mats to stimulate them throughout the day. I would set up a cosy corner for the books, a small world mat, so i could encourage them to help me build a track and cars or a track with trains. They would also have puzzles and electronic toys set out on the day. In the garden they had a sand tray with tools and moulds. They really enjoyed going in Summer's play house, I always have bikes, bubbles, chalking and balls set up in the garden. In the Summer we always did different water play activities. We always enjoyed doing musical movement together, inside and outside. We love to do messy play for example, they used sticking items and I encouraged them to use paint brushes to spread the child safe glue and to stick the items on to the kites. Once the kites were dry, I took them out to fly the kites on a windy day.
All three of us together, would really enjoy attending stay and play sessions, going to the park and we would absolutely love going to different music groups.

The days when I only had one child, we also attended music groups, stay and play sessions, toddler time and enjoyed exploring parks and soft plays in all the different areas.

Looking after Summer and Oliver over the last year, I feel I have really watched them develop and grow. I have been able to teach them baby signing, counting, they have learnt how to socialise and share with one another and I have helped them progress with their speech and language development.

Working for Busy Bees for such a long time, helped me to start my very own development folders for Summer and Oliver. The folders include observations on their progress and development. I take photos of all the activities I carry out with them and then I link them the 'Early Years Foundation Stage' and 'Characteristics of Effective Learning.' I then write up next steps to encourage them to develop further by using their interests. The folders are loved by the parents because they are able to read through and look at their child's memories. The parents are able to keep the folders, once they decide to leave me.

Unfortunately in December 2017, I lost Summer because she started at a nursery setting at the age of turning two. Oliver is now two years of age but I'm very lucky to still be looking after him and I look after Oliver from Monday through to Thursday. I'm now looking for another child, so that I can continue to do a Nanny share role. If possible I will be looking to do my Nanny share at Oliver's house. Oliver and his family no longer live in Dartford and they now live in Sidcup, however me and Oliver's family are open to all options.

If you are looking for a Nanny just like me and you are happy to have a Nanny share, please get in touch with me and we can discuss all the details in full. Summer's family were very happy with what I did for their little girl. Oliver's family absolutely love everything that I do with him and for him. Both sets of families are very happy to give me give me references.

Thank you for very much for taking the time to read my profile and if I'm not the Nanny for you, I would like to wish you good luck in your search.