Meet May: A nanny and babysitter in Caulfield, VIC

Hi there!

I am very excited about meeting and getting to know you.

ABOUT ME:

I have been providing childcare over the past 22 years, and I have looked after more than 50 children in this time. The last 9 of those years, I have been a Nanny. I have worked with many different families: with 1-4 children; twins with a younger sibling, all girls, all boys, brothers & sisters; with an age range of 9mths - 12 years old.

As all children & families are different I like to stay adaptable, to meet the needs of the unique situation.

Some children are runners, some are quite contemplators, others always need to be crafting and creating big cardboard constructions, while another is quite happy to sit while colouring in and drawing hrs on end.

However they all ask questions non stop, lols. And I love that because of their curiosity, I too learn; from having to google answers to the questions I don’t have answers for, e.g. I now know the oldest living animal is the Greenland shark, and it is guessed to have a lifespan of 250-500 yrs. With the current oldest one guessed to be 300 years old! But I only learned this because one child I looked after LOVED the ocean and all its wonders. :)

I find I lean towards the Montessori Method of teaching children.

I follow the theme of their current interest for play, games and conversations, and I like to incorporate their current obsession, be it space or dinosaurs into our word & math games and everything else we do together.

MORNING ROUTINE;

breakfast, lunch boxes, school bag packing, day-care/kinder/school drop offs

-For the little ones when at home and not at daycare/kindy. I like to have our week planned. Be it excursions to the zoo, park, an indoor play center, library time or classes that helps their development: that the parents have enrolled them into, or I have found that the Mum’s & Dad’s like; e.g. Gymbaroo, Ready steady go, All Sports etc., to activities we can do at the house like baking or painting or even a playdate with their friend/s.

HOUSE MANAGEMENT;

groceries, maintenance of pantry & basic medicine (ie expiry dates & organisation), light laundry duties, light house keeping, tiding up after myself & the little ones, keeping the kitchen clean & hygienic, school holiday & pupil free day planning, meal planning, food & meal prep (dietary requirements taken into consideration) multi-tasking and other Ad-Hoc tasks.

AFTERNOON ROUTINE;

networking with other parents & carers at the children’s school- that the children are friends with or do extra curriculum’s with, extracurricular coordination (this is where the networking can sometimes help with car pooling & swapping weeks), planning of play dates, supervise-assistance with homework and practice for their extra curriculum’s.

With additional extras from me if wanted/needed or time permits (eg. Music theory, maths etc.)

***I have help children further develop their music skills with my attention and knowledge than what they get in 1 30min class a week. And I have helped with development of their Math & literacy skills.

HOWEVER my proudest achievement was some how managing to help my French charge (when an AuPair in Paris) go from an almost F (from her former AuPair) in her French Class to an A. While I was only at a very basic beginner level with my own French skills.

EVENING ROUTINE;

Shower/bath time, dinner, oral hygiene, an evening game (if time permits) and attend their unique bedtime routine.

HISTORY SUMMARY:

•2002-2003

I started child caring when I was 14: for my piano teacher’s son. I cared for him 3 days a week, (after school) from the age of 2-8, while his mother worked from home: I had to master the skill of noise level control, while I was young & noisy myself.

•2003-2005

Once I was 16 I began to babysit for other families during the evenings & weekends.

•2006-2009

Durning my tertiary studies I babysat casually between my part-time job and classes.

•2010-2015

I babysat and assisted as a mother's helper, whilst working 4 part-time jobs.

•2016-2017

I was an AuPair in Paris. And fell in LOVE with France.

•2017-2017

Back in Melb; I did causal & part-time child-care, for families with babies, toddlers & preschoolers. Until I found a family that needed a Full-time Nanny.

NOTE: for the below the ages are how old the children were when I left.

•July 2017-July 2020:

F/T Nanny—4 Days a week: Full Days, for a family of 5; 3 girls aged: 7, 10 & 12.

• Feb 2021-Aug 2021:

Temp P/T Nanny—5 Days a week: Split days, for a family of 4; 1 boy aged 9 & girl aged 7.

•Sept 2021-Dec 2024:

F/T Nanny—5 Days a week: 2 Full & 3 Half days, for a family of 4: 2 boys aged 5 & 9.

ESSENTIALS:

- Valid Victorian Drivers Licence

- WWCC: exp. 26/10/2028

- Police Check: exp. 20.09.25

- Level 2: First Aid (inclusive: Asthma, CPR exp. June 2025, & Epi-pen) exp. June 2027

- CV: with copies of my credentials

- References

If you have read this far, I look forward to receiving a message from you. ☺️