Childcare & Nannying

Childcare & Nannying

Specialising in newborn to 3 years

First and foremost, these are your children. I'm here to complement how you want them raised, not to impose my own ideas. Over time, we'll talk about what's working, what isn't, and how your goals are evolving. Your values lead. I follow.

What I bring is the ability to see the world through your child's eyes while also noticing where learning can be extended, when things are getting overstimulating, and when to draw it back in.

For the youngest babies

A day with a young baby is a gentle flow: feeding, sleeping, play, and back again. It sounds simple. It is anything but.

It's cross-body movements during a nappy change that by six months end in absolute fits of giggles — and at two and a half are still met with "more! more!" It's singing the family song, rolling through every member by name — mama loves baby, baby loves mama, daddy loves baby — until everyone has been accounted for. My current family calls it the nanny song, even though every word of it is about them.

It's narrating the world as we move through it. Talking about what I'm doing, what we're seeing, what's happening outside the window. It's dancing in the kitchen and singing through the hard moments. It's exploring the world one arm's reach at a time.

Babies are wonderfully repetitive. And they grow so fast it takes your breath away. A blink of an eye. My job is to work with baby rather than having baby fit into an adult world — to follow their lead, honour their pace, and make sure that every ordinary moment feels like enough.

Because it is. It's everything.

Daily rhythm over rigid routine

I work with a daily rhythm rather than a fixed schedule; though eating and sleeping stay consistent, the shape of each day can change. There's a quiet security that comes from rhythm. Long before a child can read a clock, they can sense that sheets get changed on Tuesdays, the playroom gets vacuumed on Thursdays. Young children look forward to knowing what to expect, and they're part of it. Sheet changing day isn't something that happens while they're occupied elsewhere; it's an event. A little one crawling across the pile of pillows, trying on mama's shorts as a hat before passing the clean laundry. Household rhythms become a child's first experience of being a capable, contributing member of their home. That's not a small thing.

And then it's time for tea. I drink a fair amount of it, and little ones love to be part of that too, handing me the teabag, passing the spoon, watching the steam rise out of arm’s reach. Once the tea is made, a book appears. We sink onto the couch together, me with my tea, them with their book, and that's the pause. Just the two of us, the pages, the storyline, and whatever is happening outside the window. When they're a little older, that same moment becomes time to talk about thoughts, worries, or going over and over something they're working out. I have had many, many conversations about the potty and which family members use one.

Seeing where to stretch

As much as I love connection and building a sense of safety, I love equally noticing where I can scaffold and extend on a child's interests. Taking turns in play. Small things that build something lasting.

Family first, always

If you're home, I step back when you're engaging with your children and step back in when your meeting is about to start, or you need to leave. Family bonds aren't something I work around; they're something I actively protect.

My approach

My care is grounded in Reggio Emilia principles — children as capable, curious people whose interests lead the way — combined with the rhythm and seasonal awareness of Waldorf Steiner. For the youngest babies I work with, responsive cued care, following baby's natural signals rather than imposed schedules. For sleep, I use gentle sleep shaping rather than sleep training, working with your baby's natural development rather than against it.

It's time. It's observation. It's finding the beauty in the ordinary and breathing through the hard days alongside your family.

Want to talk about whether this feels like the right fit for your family? Get in touch.