Gemma
Nanny in North East Derbyshire (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Jul 2011 Last Updated Jan 2025 Last Login 24 Jan 2025
My Summary
Night Nanny
About Me
Hello, my name is Gemma and I'm a 45 year old married mother to a 17 year old daughter, Olivia. After working at John Lewis for 14 years I decided to leave and commit 100% into caring for families with newborns/children. I like to lend a helping hand to desperate parents in need of some much needed sleep as a self employed night nanny, which I've been doing for just over 16 years. I would care for your son/daughter throughout the night in his/her own surroundings allowing you and your partner to get some well deserved rest and awaken fresher for the next day.
I can also do evenings for anyone wanting to go out for socialising/date nights etc for a few hours (minimum 4hrs - pay)
I'm also available for a parent/parents who have also got night jobs themselves, for me to stay at your home as security for your child/children of any age/ages.
I'm a very patient, easy going, fun loving, trust worthy person and absolutely LOVE what I do.
I am DBS checked, paediatric first aid trained, have had training in safeguarding, child development and food hygiene.
Any questions at all please don't hesitate to get in touch.
My Experience
Obviously I've had the experience in bringing up my own daughter for the past 17 years, which personally I think is the best experience a nanny can possibly have! I decided to go into this line of work after struggling with my own daughter at birth. The sleep deprivation was very hard, especially trying to also recover from an infected c section. So I can totally relate to other parents struggling at night.
2008 - I cared for a families baby daughter from the age of 4 weeks to 11 weeks old twice a week at night to help with the first initial sleepless weeks. (Sheffield)
2009 - I cared for another families baby and still now sometimes do an overnight stay so they can socialise etc. (High Peak)
From September 2011 - 2013 I cared for a families 2 young children (aged 1 and 3 years) every Thursday evening and overnight stays when needed. (Sheffield)
Feb 2012 - July 2013 I helped another family with a newborn every Mon, Wed and Fri in the day until a good feeding/napping routine was established. (Sheffield)
May 2012 - I helped a Mother and baby with overnight stays while her husband was away on business for 2 weeks. (Sheffield)
June - Sept 2012 - I worked over night every Tuesday and Wed night for a family with a 9 day old baby until she slept through taking the pressure off the parents and giving them some respite. (Wakefield)
April 2013 - Sept - 2019 - Occasional babysitting for a little boy who I've looked after since he was 4 weeks old. First 12 months of his life I worked 5 nights a week. (Sheffield)
Sept 2016 - January 2017 - I did nights Monday through to Thursday for a family with a 6 week old until she slept through the night. (Rotherham)
June 2017 - Dec 2017 - Supported a family 5 nights a week until there baby slept through - 2 weeks old when started. (Manchester)
Jan 2018 - July 2018 - Tue/Thur days childminding. (Sheffield)
June 2018 - Helped a family for a few nights whilst the mother recovered from surgery. (Manchester)
July 2018 - March 2019 - Covering nights for a hospital doctor on night shifts herself (There son is 21 months old and sleeps through) (Chesterfield)
Sept 2018 - Covered nights for a vet on night calls. (Her daughter is 5 years old and sleeps through) (Burton)
Nov 2018 - Worked 2 nights for a 5 week old, supporting mum at night whilst daddy was working away in India. (Derby)
Dec 2018 - Aug 2019 - Worked 4 nights Mon through to Thur for a family with a 6 day old baby. (Sheffield)
Dec 2018 - Aug 2019 - Worked 1 night a week in Derby (Sundays) for a family with a 5 week old baby for respite. (Derby)
Sept 2019 - March 2020 - Respite two nights a week for 12 week old identical twin girls. (Sheffield)
Jan 2020 - March 2020 - Helping a mother one day with her newborn so she can rest due to ill health. (Sheffield)
Jan 2020 - March 2020 - Caring for a 7 month old one day a week so the parents can work together on a new buisness. (Sheffield)
Sept 2020 - Oct 2020 - Sun - Thur nights respite for a family with a severely brain damaged 11 year old boy. (Worksop)
Oct 2020 - Dec 2020- Providing security for 2 older children whilst their mother works 3 nights herself a week. (Whitwell)
Oct 2020 - June 2021 - 1 night a week for a 13 day old baby. (Chesterfield)
Apr 2021 - Aug 2021 - 3 nights a week for a 7 day old baby. (Froggatt)
Sept 2021 - March 2022 - 4 nights a week for a 2 week old baby, helping establish a good bedtime routine as well as giving respite. (Leicestershire)
March 2022 - July 2022 - Respite for parents x2 nights with a preterm baby (32 weeks) with colic, reflux and allergies. (Nottingham)
March 2022 - June 2022 - X2 nights for a mother to rest and recover after postpartum psychosis. (Mansfield)
July 2022 - Oct 2022 - Staying in a families home for security whilst the parents work night shifts. (Huddersfield)
Oct 2022 - Jan 2023 - 4 nights a week for twins born at 35 weeks. (Leicester)
Jan 2023 - July - 4 nights a week for a 1 week old. (Belper)
July - Dec - (ill health)
Jan - 2024 - April - 2 nights a week respite for 4 week old twins (Doncaster)
April - May 2024 - 2 evenings for childcare (3 children) (Sheffield)
May - June - 1 night a week respite for a 6 week old baby. (Wilmslow)
May - June - 2 nights a week caring for newborn twins born at 36 weeks. (Sheffield)
July - Sept - 2 nights a week respite for a 6 day old baby. (Leeds)
July - Aug - 3 nights a week for 7 week old twin boys to help mum whilst dad is working over seas. (Sheffield)
Sept - present - 4 nights a week for a 7 week old baby. (Nottingham)
My Qualifications
I have 8 GCSEs from A - C one of them being in Child Care.
GNVQ intermediate in Health and Social care.
DBS checked.
Paediatric first aid trained.
Understanding of child development, Safeguarding
Food hygiene
Trained on delivering Epi pens.
My Availability
I'm available every evening/night, Monday to Thursday or if you prefer, just for a few hours if you wanted to just go out for a meal/drinks/cinema etc.
The hours I do throughout the night are; arriving at your house to whichever time suits you (from 7pm/preferably before 11pm) and leave at 7am, maybe earlier depending on the distance and personal preference.
For just evening babysitting I'd arrive from 7pm and leave at whatever time requested by yourself. I unfortunately don't work Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights.
I do travel upto 60 miles from my home.
The easiest way to get in touch with me is by email, phone calls I may not be able to take depending on if I am working but have an answering machine so will always ring you back. Email me for any queries or questions.
I don't work all school holidays so please enquire.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Overnight | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 19/01/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Nannying from £14.00 per hour (gross)
- Babysitting from £12.00 per hour
£12 an hour during evenings.
£14 an hour for over night stays
£16 an hour for twins evenings and over night stays.
Diesel charges outside 35 miles - £15
My Documents
- DBS Check (added 27/06/2024)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Gemma. 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.
After having my daughter Bella I really struggled with the sleep deprivation and after 2 weeks Gemma came and saved the day! Or should I say night!!
She was with us for 12hr nights, 4 nights a week, always arriving earlier so she could get organised with everything she needed throughout the night for Bella before taking her from us.
Gemma is extremely knowledgeable, gave me plenty of amazing advice whether it be for Bella or new products on the market which would make my life easier. She is caring, kind, friendly and sympathetic.
Gemma was my guardian angel sent from above, sadly my mother passed away whilst I was 20 weeks pregnant.
Thanks to Gemma's routine, Bella is now sleeping through the night.
I highly recommend Gemma, thanks to her I feel so much more confident as a new mum.
EVERYONE needs a Gemma!!
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Victoria
on 02/11/2024
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Gemma
on 02/11/2024:
Thank you Victoria for your lovely review.
I'm so pleased that Bella took to the routine and slept so well so quickly.
Thank you for also making me feel so welcome and comfortable in your beautiful home.
Always here if you need me for anything in the future.
I cant thank gemma enough. She is the complete package. She is calm and friendly , professional but humble , she has the right balance of confidence with your baby but not so it’s overbearing in any way . Even her voice is soothing . She really was a life saver with my twins . She gave me tips as I was very inexperienced . Due to Gemma’s routine of bedtime and lights out and method I carried that on and my 4/5 months old twins sleep through the night form 7 to 6. Thank you so so much Gemma , I will
Never forget you xx
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Philippa
on 22/04/2024
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Gemma
on 22/04/2024:
Thank you so much for your lovely review. It was an absolute pleasure caring for Max and Erin and I'm delighted they slept through so quickly.
Always here if you ever need future respite. Xx
Gemma came to help us when our son was just 6 days old. After a few nights at home (and having to recover from a c section) it was very clear we needed a rest and a few decent nights sleep a week to be able to work in the day and enjoy our new baby without being too sleep deprived. She stayed with us 4 nights a week (most weeks) for 6 months and it was so amazing to know that we had someone we fully trusted to look after our son. On some
occasions she arrived earlier in the evenings to enable us to go out for meals / run errands which was great that she was be flexible too! She was always on time and reliable so we can 100% recommend her to anyone looking for a night nanny. Thank you again Gemma for everything!
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Ashleigh
on 13/07/2023
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Gemma
on 13/07/2023:
Thank you Ashleigh for your lovely review.
It's been a pleasure caring for Jasper and giving you back your much needed sleep and respite whilst trying to recover from a csection.
It's been lovely to see Jasper grow into a really happy and smiley little boy.
Our little boy (Harry) was born 8 weeks prematurely after a complicated pregnancy and challenging delivery. He (and we!) spent his first few weeks on the neonatal intensive care unit and soon after we brought him home, it became clear that he had severe reflux causing him to be unable to lie flat and he had to be held upright continuously which meant that one of us had to be awake with him all through the day & night. It transpired that he had cow's milk protein allergy and his symptoms improved once this had been addressed but by that time, we were completely exhausted and really felt that we needed a bit of help.
Gemma looked after our son two nights per week which gave us incredibly valuable time to rest and also to come to terms with what had been a challenging few weeks/months. She immediately put us at ease & quickly started to feel like part of the family. Gemma helped us to work out the best way to administer Harry's new medications etc which was so welcome, and her practicality, warmth & positivity were just what we needed at a difficult time. She is extremely professional, knowledgable, genuine and caring & she shared her wealth of experience and wisdom with us.
We feel SO fortunate to have found Gemma as she was the ideal person for our family at this time and my son absolutely loved her. I would recommend her to other families unreservedly. We all miss her already!
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Rebecca
on 02/08/2022
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Gemma
on 02/08/2022:
Thank you Rebecca and Steve for such kind and thoughtful words. From the get go you made me feel so welcome and apart of your lovely family. Choosing me to care for your little boy, born 8 weeks early, with severe colic and allergies was an absolute honour. To watch him thrive over these past 6 months is just amazing.
You know where I am for future advice and respite. Xx
We experienced a very difficult birth with some follow on trauma which meant that when I returned home from hospital and MBU my rest was critical to my recovery. We found Gemma on childcare.co.uk offering a night nanny service which was ideal to have a couple of nights a week to get a proper night's rest. Gemma is absolutely amazing in many ways. She made us feel instantly comfortable and settled and explained everything very clearly on the first night. After this Gemma would arrive, take our son and look after him all night without us even noticing she was here. Gemma has a wealth of knowledge and experience, which she shares without condescension. Gemma helped us get our little boy into a routine and gave us some fantastic advice to get our son sleeping through the night. We are so grateful to Gemma for helping us through such a difficult time and treating us all with kindness and compassion. Thank you Gemma.
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AndrewW
on 30/06/2022
Response by
Gemma
on 30/06/2022:
Thank you for your lovely review. It was my absolute pleasure being apart of your family whilst you got some well deserved rest. Daniel is lucky to have such a lovely mummy and daddy.
You know where I am if you ever need me for respite or advice.
Gemma.
Gemma, or Mary Poppins as we call her because she truly is amazing and has so much experience in her field and has so much time and sympathy for new parents like ourselves and has been a life saver! After having a emergency c section, and being a first time mum I was very exhausted when I returned home, thankfully we came across Gemma and currently have her look after our 8 week old 3 nights a week. Gemma is kind, sympathetic, trustworthy, un judgemental and has a awesome sense of humour which helps pick up your mood when your feeling sleep deprived. I 100% have been able to trust Gemma with looking after our little girl without any issues Gemma has gone above & beyond to help myself and our baby, and has provided amazing tips and advice whenever it has been required. Ive definitely made a friend in Gemma, and am so happy that Matilda has her in her life & I know that in the future if we ever need Gemma, she will be more than willing to lend a hand!
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Amelia
on 02/12/2020
Response by
Gemma
on 03/12/2020:
Thank you for such kind and thoughtful words. I feel totally overwhelmed after receiving such a lovely review. We've built a very good bond these past 6 weeks and it's an absolute pleasure to be part of your lovely family.
Matilda is just the most gorgeous little girl and I can not wait to see her grow and develop.
Always, Gemma aka 'Mary Poppins.'
After a very hard few weeks with our newborn and desperately sleep deprived I contacted Gemma to ask for her help.
She was a breath of fresh air and put us at ease immediately. You can tell she has a wealth of experience with newborns so leaving our baby in her capable hands for the night wasn't a worry at all.
We've used her for the past week and she really has changed our lives. I know longer feel tired after a week of rest and our baby seems a lot more settled during the day.
Gemma is a very calming person to be around and anyone looking for help with there new baby should jump at the chance.
Thank you Gemma!!
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New Mum
on 15/08/2020
Response by
Gemma
on 15/08/2020:
Thank you for such a lovely review. I'm so happy I could be there to help you both with your beautiful little girl. Such a little treasure.
I'm always here if you need another week of respite or support.
Gem. X
Outstanding is the word I think, Gemma used to look after our son during my long days and night shifts that includes picking him from the nursery and some times taking him to the nursery
, she is responsible, nice, friendly and more important clearly interested in he job, She is caring, organised and well liked by our son. We feel that our son is in safe hands.
She is always willing to help and try to accommodate our emergencies and short notice cover as much as she can
I would definitely recommend her.
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Hind
on 17/03/2019
Response by
Gemma
on 17/03/2019:
Thank you Hind for your lovely message.
It was an absolute pleasure helping you and your family. Yusuf is an absolute credit to you and your husband.
I'm here anytime for you all in the future. Xx
Gemma awesome! With no family around and my husband away frequently me and my son need help and sanity! Gemma was on time and gave me so much reassurance as a new mum.
Highly recommend and will be using her as much as need
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Dwyny
on 22/11/2018
Response by
Gemma
on 22/11/2018:
Thank you very much.
I'm glad to have given you the support you needed. Theo was a little beauty.
Gemma. x
I recently employed Gemma for night nannying when I had an urgent situation after having some surgery and was struggling to look after my daughter as a result. It was really short notice and Gemma responded really quickly, also travelling quite far for the job. I hadn't done anything like this before and was struggling with my own recovery as well as an unsettled 4 month old so I was really grateful that she put my mind at rest straight away. Gemma is really friendly and I felt very comfortable with her in my home. She's also really flexible and I got the impression she's an expert in this kind of thing, though I'm sure would be a great day-nanny too. I got lots of good tips on how to settle my baby a bit better. And most importantly I got some sleep!
Will definitely be using her again in the future.
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Ottie18
on 19/06/2018
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