Olivia

My Summary

My Experience

I've been nanny for around 13 years and run my own nanny agency - theycare.

I’ve had various roles such as; nursery teacher, live-in au-pair in both France and Australia, rugby coach, football coach, festival nanny, babysitter, drama teacher, live-out full time nanny, school run fun for a huge range of ages. Most recently, a premature newborn all the way up to 16 years old. I have a DBS check and paediatric first aid.

I’ve written a bit about me below and my background around aupair/ nanny and ad hoc babysitting.. sorry for info overload but heres a whistle stop tour of my CV!

My time at college was spent studying sport, I went into schools to teach PE, both practical and theory, coached football for 11-yrs and babysat in my spare time. At 18, I moved to London to become a nanny for two children with duties that included a mixture of homework, housework, meal-times and keeping them active. It was a huge challenge but was a fantastic push out of my comfort zone. I then moved to France for 4 months to look after 5 girls, now that was a challenge!

I read Drama at University and it gave me a creative and academic grounding. Whilst studying I worked at a preschool and nannied for families in a small village. My spare time has always been surrounded by young children that matched my enthusiasm and active lifestyle.

In the past, I have taken 10 children to France for a few years in a row, each year we enjoy the sunshine and I organise sport, drama, arts and crafts whilst juggling feeding and bed time. I certainly thrive in a challenge!

After graduating, I moved to Australia to work as a full time nanny, looking after 3 wonderful children (and a huge puppy!)
I was the sole carer and worked 6 days a week, cooking, cleaning and teaching the children. I tried studying there to be a teacher but due to costs and visas I decided to come home.

I then took a recruitment job for two years until we went into lockdown. From May 2020 I looked after G (8) B (6) and B (newborn) over the years I homeschooled, light housework and worked 12 hours, 5 days a week.

A short interlude as a Senior recruiter for The Digital Fairy, BBC and PinkNews, I decided that you should do what you love and become a nanny full time before starting my own business.

For the past 10 months, I have been looking after a premature baby 3 days a week, school run for two boys in East London and 3 girls in North London, whilst juggling lots of babysitting!

If you’ve got this far in my profile I’d love to chat!

My Qualifications

BA Drama Degree
DBS Check
Paediatric first aid
Teacher training

My Availability

Babysitting only

My Fees

• Babysitting from £18.00 per hour

I charge £16-£20 an hour and happy to discuss depending on your location and how many kids!