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ISABELLA CHIDGEY

ISABELLA CHIDGEY

London

Summary

Friendly, energetic and responsible graduate nanny seeking professional nannying opportunities, including travel nannying positions. Over ten years of experience with children aged 0-11, currently working with various families in London on a freelance basis.

Dedicated to creating a positive impact within a family's life and committed to fostering a safe and loving environment for the children, supplying care through cooking, playing and maintaining routine whilst incorporating meaningful and fun activities. Offering child-related housekeeping responsibilities within the job role. Passionate about encouraging a child's interests and individuality. Excellent interpersonal skills and all-round positive, reliable and compassionate individual.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Nanny

Various
London
10.2022 - Current
  • Throughout my nannying career, I have also picked up various freelance London-based and travel nannying and housekeeping jobs, which fill in any gaps within my CV - the jobs on my CV are families I stayed with on a consistent basis. These are completed on a self-employed basis.
  • Other gaps indicate periods I have taken off work to travel.

Daily Nanny

Yusef Family
London
03.2024 - 05.2024
  • Affectionately caring for a baby, aged 5 months and toddler aged 18 months, working 50 hours weeks in London.
  • Housekeeping completed for the family including laundry, children's bedrooms and all common areas - generally maintaining the house to a high standard at all times.
  • Maintained an exciting schedule for the children, including daily playgroups, trips to the library and educational activities.
  • Managed naptimes, mealtimes, and intimate care with a caring and compassionate attitude.
  • Babysat for the family.
  • Maintain a positive and amicable environment with employers, whereby both parents worked from home.

Nanny/PA

Hadden Family
London
03.2023 - Current
  • Affectionately caring for four children, aged 4 to 15, working 35 hour weeks in London.
  • Incorporated my EYFS training into our play; painting and drawing, weekly trips to the library and lots of educational card and board games.
  • Helping all older children with their homework.
  • Housekeeping completed for the family including laundry, children's bedrooms and all common areas - generally maintaining the house to a high standard at all times.
  • School/nursery drop-offs and pick-ups for two youngest children.
  • Managed naptimes, mealtimes, and intimate care with a caring and compassionate attitude.
  • Planned weekly meal plan, did entire ocado shop and cooked for the entire family every day.
  • Maintained weekly schedule for the children, including playdates, sports clubs and any other commitments.
  • Packed lunches for all children, everyday.
  • Maintain a positive and amicable environment with employers, whereby both parents worked from home.
  • Ran errands for family including grocery runs, dropping off parcels, dry-cleaning, buying birthday presents and wrapping – generally anything needed that week.
  • Helped children pack their bags, including sports kits.
  • Proxy-parented for parents when they needed, for periods of up to 1 week sole charge.
  • Travelled to Portugal with the family, helped with packing and flying routines.
  • Reason for leaving: The Hadden's relocated to America and I have been to visit them numerous times. I also continue to work for them when they visit London approximately twice a year.

Camp Manager

Joy Theatre Education Ltd
06.2018 - Current
  • I worked as the Camp Manager for three summers, working within private-sector schools in Italy, Germany, and England with children aged 4-11.
  • Managed multiple staff members working with 50+ children in Italy, Germany and England. Registered children and reported absences.
  • Engaged classes of 4-7 year-olds with English workbooks, colouring, singing, dancing and lots of groups and circle games - Simon Says, What's the Time Mr Wolf, Wink Murder. Also engaged in lots of water play due to hot weather!
  • Taught classes of up to eighteen 4-7-year-olds, teaching them English and Drama, most notably "The Gruffalo" with a group of 16 children, coordinated for an end-of-week production for parents and teachers.
  • This position allowed me to explore different languages, cultures and methods of play for children.
  • Serving food at mealtimes and helping any younger children with intimate care if needed e.g. changing into swimming costumes or toilet-going.
  • Maintained positive relationships with parents of the camp-goers and staff members within the school, informing them of their child's day and the daily activities carried out.

Daily Nanny

Hine Family
London
01.2023 - 03.2023
  • Affectionately caring for two children, aged 2.5 and 6, working 50 hour weeks.
  • Managed a caring environment, rich with engaging activities to encourage fine motor development with the younger child, and fostering a love of sport and outdoor activity through daily trips to the surrounding parks.
  • Incorperating my EYFS training into our play; painting and drawing, weekly trips to the Science and Natural History Museum and biweekly trips to the library.
  • Encouraging a love of art and dance in the older child, by practicing her routines at home and preparing numerous art activities every week for her arrival home from school. This also includes violin practice in the mornings, and homework completion in evenings.
  • Housekeeping completed for the family including ironing, hoovering, mopping, bathroom cleaning, laundry, children's bedrooms and all common areas - generally maintaining the house to a high standard at all times.
  • All school/nursery drop-offs and pick-ups.
  • Managed naptimes, mealtimes, and intimate care with a caring and compassionate attitude. Cooked a range of nutritious and clean meals to encourage a love of eating healthily.
  • Maintain a positive and amicable environment with employers, and being mindful when Mum works from home two days of the week.
  • This is a temporary position while their permanent nanny is on maternity leave, where she will come back in April.

Daily Nanny

Rankin Family
London
03.2022 - 06.2022
  • Affectionately caring for two children, aged 13 months (Feb 2022) and 4-years-old (April 2022), working 30 hour weeks.
  • Managed a caring environment, rich with engaging activities to encourage gross motor skills development with the baby, as well as incorporation of EYFS Framework into play; lots of arts and crafts, puzzles, spiderman and dinosaur play as well as using open-ended toys such as magnatiles. Daily trips to the park to encourage in physical development and a love of nature.
  • Maintained a clean environment, managing laundry, cleaning kitchen areas, children's bedrooms and all common area's where play would happen.
  • Managed naptimes, mealtimes, and intimate care with a caring and compassionate attitude. Cooked a range of flavoursome meals to encourage trying new foods and a varied healthy diet.
  • Maintain a positive and amicable environment with employers, and share the care of the children every Wednesday with Mum.
  • Reason for Leaving: As discussed when I began, I had always planned to go travelling in June 2022, and the Rankins simultaneously relocated to Los Angeles.

Daily Nanny

Van Staden Family
Clapham, London
01.2021 - 06.2021
  • Affectionately caring for one child, aged 11 months (Jan 2021) during the third lockdown, working 40 hour weeks.
  • Managed a caring environment, rich with engaging activities to encourage motor skills development, as well as incorporation of EYFS Framework into play, encouraging further learning of the seven key area's of learning. Managed fun and stimulating activities such as reading a variety of English and Afrikaans books, drawing, colouring and painting, and daily trips to the park to encourage in physical development and a love of nature.
  • Engaged and learnt basic Afrikaans to support baby's language development in parent's native tongue as well as encouraging English, upon parents request.
  • Maintained a clean environment, managing laundry, cleaning kitchen areas, child's bedroom and all common area's where play would happen.
  • Managed naptimes, mealtimes, and intimate care with a caring and compassionate attitude. Cooked a variety of nutritious meals, beginning with batch cooking and moving onto cooking fresh meals everyday for the baby.
  • Maintained a positive and amicable environment with employers throughout third lockdown where they were both working from home, as well as a safe and caring environment for the baby.
  • Reason for Leaving: Parents decided to send baby to nursery due to finding it hard to WFH with baby and nanny in small flat.

Live-In Nanny

Asquith Family
Islington, London
02.2020 - 10.2020
  • Affectionately cared for three children B1.5, G4 and B8.5 (Feb 2020), before and during the Covid-19 outbreak, working 60-hour weeks.
  • Travelled with the family to care for the children in the countryside during Covid-19, where I lived with the nanny family, their grandparents, uncle and three cousins, between March-September 2020.
  • Managing a daily schedule of breakfast time, washing and dressing, and then incorporating engaging activities and outdoor play, with many of the activities being artistically-focused; musical instruments, watercolour painting, knitting etc, as well as outdoor play.
  • Forged strong relationships with my Nanny Family and their extended family throughout lockdown - worked in an excellent team with the parents, and implemented a sound routine whilst taking sole charge.
  • Organised and cleaned the household, including whole families laundry and cooking for all six children at the country residence. This included cooking nutritious meals.
  • Engaged in intimate care with toddler, as well as managing nap and mealtimes.
  • Helped employers with transition between households multiple times.
  • Travelled to Greece in October 2020, assisted with packing, flight routines and general travel organisation.
  • Transported the three children to and from school and nursery everyday (pre/post first lockdown) by bus, walking or cycling.
  • Assisted children with homework and school assignments, offering advice and guidance to build confident learners.
  • Ran errands during school hours including posting packages, grocery shopping and general household tasks.
  • Reason for Leaving: Wanted to take an extended period of leave from work to spend time with family after living away without contact for 6 months (March - August).

Nursery Nurse

Leo's Children's Nursery
Nottingham
01.2018 - 06.2019
  • After initially doing work experience here for my degree, I stayed on as an employee here for a further 18 months and loved my time working with the children and staff.
  • I worked with children aged 0-5, caring for them during mealtimes, naptimes, play and intimate care - I worked in baby room, toddler room and pre-school.
  • Provided a positive, encouraging and safe environment for children to learn and explore through play, including song and dance, arts and crafts, toys, thoughtful group play and outdoor activities. Maintained an enthusiastic demeanour with the children to promote healthy emotional and social behaviour amongst their peers, always encouraging using kind words and kind hands. This allowed me to build meaningful relationships with the children based on trust, positive reinforcement and having fun together.
  • Maintained positive professional relationships with all staff members, allowing us to work and communicate effectively as a team and create a positive learning environment for the children.
  • Conversed and built excellent relationships with families about their child's day, activities and health and well-being - babysat for one family due to such a great relationship with them and their child.
  • Recorded daily log information including meals, sleep, nappy changes, bottle feeds and any medications administered for current or ongoing health requirements.
  • Accompanied the children in outings to local park, library and nearby shops for meaningful real-life experiences, exercising important safety precautions throughout.

Respite Volunteer

CHICKS
Derbyshire
02.2018 - 02.2018
  • I volunteered for a unique opportunity working with disadvantaged children aged 8-11 for a 5-day residential respite break.
  • Engaged positively and kindly with the children, fostering a fun holiday experience for them through activities including rock-climbing, swimming and a day-trip to a farm. Alongside this, we also played lots of outdoor circle games, did group painting, lots of board and card games, and ball games with the children.
  • Followed company safeguarding procedures regarding the children due to their vulnerable nature, upholding the safest and most secure environment possible alongside other volunteers and leaders.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Education Studies And Early Years

Nottingham Trent University

A-Levels -

Rickmansworth School

GCSE -

Rickmansworth School

Skills

  • BA Hons Education Studies and Early Years (2:1)
  • Enhanced DBS Certified
  • Paediatric First Aid
  • British Passport Holder and Experienced Flyer
  • Full Clean UK Driving License
  • Self-Motivated and ‘Ready-to-Go'
  • Believe in Gentle Nannying with Fair Rules
  • Excellent level of Housekeeping and a 'Muck in' Attitude
  • Strong Swimmer
  • Experience of 4 Children Sole Charge
  • Experience of proxy-parenting for up to 2 weeks
  • Highly Organised and can Implement Structure
  • Excellent Communication Skills and Enthusiastic Team Player
  • Accomplished Understanding of Child Development
  • Babysitting
  • Homework Assistance
  • Nutritional Meal Planning
  • Proficient in Nappies and Potty-Training

Additional Information

  • 3+ EXCELLENT REFERENCES UPON REQUEST

References

References available upon request.

Interests

  • Travel is a true passion of mine - I love camping, hiking and exploring new cultures, as well as experiencing new outdoors activities such as mountain biking and kayaking.
  • Taking photographs, particularly film photography
  • Reading and journaling, particularly books about cooking, photography and travel
  • Lover of all exercise including cycling and pilates, particularly keen swimmer

Timeline

Daily Nanny

Yusef Family
03.2024 - 05.2024

Nanny/PA

Hadden Family
03.2023 - Current

Daily Nanny

Hine Family
01.2023 - 03.2023

Freelance Nanny

Various
10.2022 - Current

Daily Nanny

Rankin Family
03.2022 - 06.2022

Daily Nanny

Van Staden Family
01.2021 - 06.2021

Live-In Nanny

Asquith Family
02.2020 - 10.2020

Camp Manager

Joy Theatre Education Ltd
06.2018 - Current

Respite Volunteer

CHICKS
02.2018 - 02.2018

Nursery Nurse

Leo's Children's Nursery
01.2018 - 06.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Education Studies And Early Years

Nottingham Trent University

A-Levels -

Rickmansworth School

GCSE -

Rickmansworth School

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