Meet Danielle: A nanny and babysitter in Normanhurst, NSW

Hi Parents!

I am a professional, passionate & nurturing career nanny. I have over 17 years of experience caring for children aged 3 months to 7 years.

I possess a thorough understanding of the physical, emotional, social and intellectual development of children. I used this knowledge to form strong connections and bonds with the children in my care.

Over the years I have created & collected a huge collection of resources I use daily to educate and entertain the children i care for (eg. felt stories, puppets, craft materials, a very large variety of books, school readiness materials, games etc). I come packed each day with a large variety of educational activities to keep us engaged all day.

I arrive prepared with pre-chosen resources to ensure the children's time is filled with a variety of fun, meaningful & educational activities & experiences. I align these preplanned activities/experiences with the child's unique interests, personality & stages of development.

I provide a lot of project and inquiry based learning. If the child shows significant interest in a topic (such as dinosaurs, solar system, ocean animals etc) then I will

foster their organic interest by providing a large variety of activities and experiences centred around that topic. For Oceans some examples are visiting the Australian Maritime Museum/attend thier preschool group called mini mariners where they learn about different topics while touring around the museum and then engage with books, craft, dress up, sensory items etc to further explore what they learnt on the museum walk. Koi fish feeding at The Chinese Gardens at 11am daily. Creating jelly fish hats with clear shower caps and streamers, bubble wrap painting and pasting sand to create a beach scene, shell painting, paper plate fish. Going to the local library and finding ocean books to borrow. Learning ocean songs I've downloaded to my phone (here is the sea, little shell, all the fish are swimming in the water, 3 jelly fish). Ocean felt board stories. Looking at YouTube clips of different sea animals. Magnetic fishing game, ideal for fine motor skill development (this game is found at most toy libraries).

When the child starts to lose interest or when a new topic emerges, we begin focusing on the new theme.

I regularly engage in professional development through workshops, webinars, personal reading & research to further widen my knowledge & skills.

Please contact me for my resume and Childcare Portfolio.

Kind Regards

Danielle