Joanne
Nanny in Brighton
Female Member since Dec 2015 Last Updated May 2025 Last Login 10 May 2025
My Summary
12 Year+ Career Nanny / Sleep Trainer
About Me
Looking for my next nanny role, please get in contact!
Hello, my name is Joanne, or sometimes referred to as “The baby whisperer”. I’m 32 years old and I’ve been working as a Daily, Live out career Nanny, (serving primarily as Newborn Nanny) for 12 years. I’m also a self taught sleep trainer that’s constantly learning and adapting to helping new families and their little ones by building healthy and safe sleeping skills with calm confidence. I mainly work sole charge, but can also offer shared care.
My main expertise is with young babies, however my skills go into toddlerhood and even with primary school aged children. I help families who have a natural approach to parenting and those who like to implement routine. I provide immediate and close support to new parents with their newborns and create tailored routines in line with babies milestones. I’m incredibly nurturing and create a safe and loving environment for every child that comes into my care.
My main focus is to have baby in a good routine from the start (no matter what age they are when I start). This includes good feeding and good naps (this is what I pride myself on, as well as having glowing references from previous families.)
The goal is to get baby sleeping safely, well and consistently, to prevent over tiredness, to greatly reduce the risk of SIDS, reduce symptoms of colic and ultimately having you (the parents) feel completely relaxed and rested when the baby is in my care.
The same goes for older babies, sleep is paramount, a good nights sleep and we’re ready for a fun day of adventures! (Full list of daily activities and responsibilities will be on my CV).
My requirements:
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EMPLOYED ONLY UNDER CONTRACT / PAYROLL
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Daily, Live Out Nanny sought family, please get in contact if we're a close match!
•Newborn role / under 1 year (& of course older siblings!)
•4 - 4.5 day role, minimum 36 hours maximum 44 hours.
•Sole charge/ shared care
•Can be flexible on days.
•Start date: tbc
•Parent(s) responsible for setting up Payroll & a contract.
Parents will receive support and guidance from me as the nanny for recommendations on payroll, any qs that need to be answered (breastfeeding, weaning, naps, sickness, etc) this continues throughout my whole employment. As your nanny, I become apart of your family, I’m there to communicate with you every step of the way, caring & loving your little one(s).
I have checkable references from all my previous roles. I hold an enhanced DBS Check. I'm trained in safeguarding and i'm also trained in paediatric first aid level 3- inclusive CPR & choking. I have a Full Clean UK Driving licence.
If i don't reply straight away please feel free to access my profile + information.
Best Wishes,
Joanne
My Experience
•12 years experience
•Solid newborn experience.
•Assisting in all nanny/ nursery duties.
Sleep Training;
•Safeguarding- safe sleeping for babies
•Techniques for Moro reflex (Startle Reflex)
•Tailored routines and sleep training notes from 8+ weeks
•Colic and reflux
•Feeding techniques
•First foods, purées, baby led weaning, finger food & managing fussy eating.
•Bottle fed babies, help with nursing, paced feeding and lactation
•Emotional support
•Safeguarding- signs of neglect
•Support and techniques with separation anxiety
•Helping toddlers manage their emotions
•Postnatal support
•Behavioural techniques; (Age Related)
For full skills and responsibilities please request my CV.
My Qualifications
-12 years hands on experience with newborns, toddlers, primary school aged children
-Paediatric first aid (Level 3)
-Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health (Level 2)
-Child Neglect - (Level 2)
-Safeguarding Young Children -(Level 2)
-Positive Behaviour- (Level 2)
-Early Language Development- (Level 2)
-Food Hygiene and Safety (Level 2)
-Enhanced DBS Check
-Full UK Driving Licence.
My Availability
Please message for ad hoc/ babysitting / night shifts and i will respond as quickly as I can with my availability.
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| Last Updated: 06/05/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Nannying from £19.00 per hour (gross)
Starting £19-£21 GPH hourly (employed)
Please message for ad hoc & night rates.
My Documents
- UK Driving Licence (added 28/10/2022)
- DBS Check (added 28/10/2022)
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 28/10/2022)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric (added 28/10/2022)
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Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Joanne. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
Joanne has been our nanny for the last year and she has been truly amazing.
We moved back home after being abroad for a few years and Jo helped us to navigate the transition, our then 4 year old daughter spent the summer with Jo before starting school in September, they had lots of fun on outings and Jo is fantastic at setting up exciting activities. My daughter loves spending time with her. We then had our little boy in September and Joanne was able to help our daughter with this big change and also help support me with our new son. Joanne is so knowledgeable and natural with newborns, I felt very supported and safe with her at such a vulnerable time and she not only cared for my son but also for me, providing meals and helping around the house.
Jo is typically responsible for things like drop off and pick ups at school, weekly activities such as swimming lessons for our daughter or play dates and meal times. She does the laundry for the children, as well as wardrobe organisation. During holidays, Jo puts together exciting days for my daughter.
With our son, now 7 months old, Joanne is helping support our sleep journey with her sleep training techniques and is responsible for him whenever Im not feeding. They play and have fun together and he adores her, now that he is weaning she has also prepared food in advance for us and is supporting us through this new stage.
Joanne is reliable, diligent, organised and very professional but what is most important to us is that both our children love her as part of the family and we are very sad to be relocating and losing Jo. Any family would be incredibly lucky to have her!
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Rosie
on 28/04/2025
Joanne is lovely and one of the best nannies we have had. She was very calm which helped the baby settle immediately with her. We trusted our baby with her and she was very proactive and professional throughout. Not only did she get our baby into routine but also ensured our baby was developing as per milestones. She is a very good cook and cooked delicious and healthy meals for the baby. She has helped us so much that we can't thank her enough.
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Rajani
on 01/04/2022
Joanne has been outstanding with my newborn. She’s highly experienced and knows exactly what to do in every aspect. She was able to teach me things and that I didn’t know about newborns from the way they cry, to the way they feed etc. I felt so comfortable being around her, and leaving Joanne with my newborn over night.
Joanne was able to talk about sleep training in the future and ways to deal with colic and reflux which are so common in babies. I am so happy to have found Joanne as I feel that not just having her as a nanny but a guide to babyhood. I am able to text or phone her if I ever need help and she’s always there to help.
I could not recommend her more, she’s reliable, hardworking and my baby absolutely loved her. Will definitely be booking Joanne in again for any future babies.
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olivia
on 11/12/2019
Joanne was nanny to our almost 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter for 5 weeks (it was only a temporary role until both children started full time nursery). I cannot recommend Joanne more, she is very warm and loving towards the children (who adore her) but is still gently firm and in control (they listen to her) and extremely knowledgeable. We have had two previous nannies and what really puts Joanne in a class of her own how organised she is, pro-active and forward thinking. She made lovely nutritious meals for the children, took them on a variety of activities which she researched and organised herself both outside (the Zoo, Willows Farm, playdough, soft plays, music classes) and at home (baking, crafts, airplane runways out of masking tape on the floor and sofa caves!) etc. She is very health and safety conscious (from car seats to food preparation). Our house was always neat and tidy when we came home and she was more than happy to do light housework.
Joanne is one of the rare nannies that loves children and is also a true professional at what she does. As two busy working parents, it was great to have someone very organised who did a lot of the thinking for us. She was very attentive to what our parenting style is and respectful of that. She was also great at communicating to us – staying to tell us about the day in detail and sending us many photos and videos. Although she was only with us for such a short time, we will be staying in touch and I wish we’d had her for longer.
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Tanya J
on 09/11/2019
Joanne helped me for those first few initial weeks with my newborn, she is highly knowledgable and really knows what shes doing, i felt very comfortable for my baby to be in her care! Joanne is very calm and relaxed which helped my baby settle, couldnt recommend Joanne enough!
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Joanna
on 30/08/2019
Joanne joined us in April 18 when our daughter was 6 weeks old and son nearly 3 years. In the last year and a half, Joanne has helped to implement a routine for our daughter and adjust accordingly as she grows and reaches each new milestone, she has also helped our son to learn and grow and get him ready to start school in September. Joanne brought with her a wealth of knowledge and experience for both our children, I’ve learnt a lot from Jo too! Joanne is thoughtful and trustworthy, we’ve never had any concerns and could not recommend her enough. We will all be very sad to see her go, but know the positive impact she will have on her next family!
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Karen
on 11/07/2019
Jo came to help me get back to work when my baby was 13 weeks. It was fantastic to have her around. She is knowledgeable and helped us implement some new routines with my baby girl but she also came ready to work with us in whatever way suited us best. She was calm, friendly and my little girl had a ball with her. I felt completely comfortable with Jo in my home and taking my baby out. It was such a positive experience I cannot recommend Jo highly enough.
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