MARIA TOOMEY
Croydon,Croydon
Summary
Experienced childcare professional with a strong background in child development, safety supervision, and behaviour management. Proven track record as a Private Nanny and Lunchtime Supervisor, adept at fostering positive behavioural modelling and ensuring child safety. Skilled in parent engagement, learning reinforcement, and tutoring, with a dedication to enhancing children's educational experiences. Committed to maintaining a healthy environment through effective housekeeping and nutritious meal preparation. Career goal: To continue supporting children's growth and development in nurturing settings. Dedicated Private Nanny with strong childcare experience. Specialises in creating engaging, educational activities tailored to each child's needs. Skilled in managing household tasks and maintaining safe, nurturing environment. Committed to fostering emotional and intellectual development while ensuring parents' peace of mind. Firm but fun Nanny with vast knowledge of child development needs. Highly organised and compassionate. Skilled at building rapport with children while gently teaching appropriate behaviours and attitudes.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Private Nanny
childcare.co.uk
Croydon, Surrey
02.2018 - 12.2025
- Take chidren to school
- Collect children from school.
- Take children to after school activities
- Support with homework.
- Read with children to improve reading skills.
- Support with bedtime routine.
- Prepare children for next school day.
- Communicated with parents to provide daily feedback about child's development and progress.
- Prepared healthy, nutritious meals for children and supported with feeding.
- Maintained cleanliness and order in children's living and play areas to uphold a healthy environment.
Lunchtime Supervisor
Winterbourne Primary Norbury
Croydon, Surrey
09.2024 - 07.2025
- Monitored child safety at all times throughout playtime activities, promptly intervening to address hazards.
- Reported child safeguarding concerns to senior staff for swift follow up and resolution.
- Assisted young children in cutting, portioning and preparing food when needed.
- Administered first aid for minor injuries, ensuring timely and effective care.
- Supervised dining room environments, encouraging safe, positive behaviour.
- Assisted with clearing tables, sweeping floors and stacking chairs after lunchtime.
- Communicated and implemented lunchtime rules clearly and appropriately to children of varying ages.
Learning support Group leader
Fenstanton Primary School
Croydon, Surrey
01.2008 - 12.2012
- Worked with a small group of children, reinforcing learning principles and developing their personal and social skills.
- monitor class attendance in early years and work with outside agencies
- supervise lunch times
- work with behaviour management
- Meet parents when necessary.
- Co-ordinate with teaching assistants, running weekly TA meetings, as well as their professional development.
- Take assemblies once a week.
- Cover whole classes when necessary in a teacher's absence.
- Tutored students in one-to-one and small group sessions to progress learning.
- Used established assessment criteria to evaluate student skills and knowledge gaps.
- Worked with patience and flexibility, adapting to individual student needs to maximise mentoring potential.
- Logged student grades, attendance and participation in [Software].
- Managed administrative tasks associated with mentoring programmes, such as participant registration and progress tracking.
Teaching Assistant In Primary School
Fenstanton Primary
London
09.1999 - 12.2007
- Organised classroom spaces and materials to help teacher prepare for lessons.
- Enhanced student wellbeing by encouraging health, safety and good behaviour.
- Prepared, maintained and used equipment and resources required to meet lesson plans and learning activities.
- Helped teachers plan engaging activities and create level-appropriate teaching materials.
- Enhanced reading skills through guided reading sessions, tracking progress and addressing challenges.
- Encouraged pupil participation in classroom discussions, fostering critical thinking and communication skills.
- Administered first aid and care for pupils when necessary, following school policies and procedures.
- Moved with children between classes, keeping students in line and minimising disruptions.
- Assisted in the development of classroom displays, celebrating pupil work and thematic units.
- Supported student development by facilitating individual reading sessions and homework.
- Supported the induction of new pupils, easing their transition into the school environment.
Education
Education Lambeth
London, ENGSkills
- Child development
- Safety supervision
- Learning reinforcement
- Behaviour management
- Parent engagement
- Positive reinforcement
- Time management
- Friendly and polite
- Positive attitude
- Home cleaning
- Safe driving practices
- Following instructions
- Childcare
- Child supervision
- Housekeeping
- Driving licence
- Calm under pressure
- Dedicated and reliable
- School pick-up
- Story reading
- Pet care
- Empathetic attitude
- Good judgement
- Safeguarding awareness
- Laundry
- Snack preparation
- Positive behavioural modelling
- Safeguarding training
- Tutoring
Certification
- [Area of certification] certified
Timeline
Lunchtime Supervisor
Winterbourne Primary Norbury
09.2024 - 07.2025
Private Nanny
childcare.co.uk
02.2018 - 12.2025
Learning support Group leader
Fenstanton Primary School
01.2008 - 12.2012
Teaching Assistant In Primary School
Fenstanton Primary
09.1999 - 12.2007
Education Lambeth