Hi Nannies,
It’s important as a nanny to keep growing professionally, if there are certain areas within childcare that you have little or no experience in, then look out for ways that you can gain this experience to make you more employ-able.
Next Courses:
Toilet Training Crash Course: This is a 2 hour Crash Course for Parents and Nannies. 2-4pm
Come and learn how to toilet train your child/charge in 5 days!! impress your bosses. Certificate for each nanny. £25.00 per parent/nanny, £20.00 each if you book for 2 people
1.Preparation
2.The signs of potty training readiness.
3.The Nurturing Nannies five day method.
4.Suggestions on how to encourage mum and dad to work alongside you as the nanny, for it to be a success.
5.How to encourage a child who has no interest in using the potty.
6.The newly potty trained toddler.
7. What you should NEVER do when potty training your child
8.Nighttime training
9.Trouble shooting your current challenges with your charges/children.
ONE DAY INTENSIVE BABY CARE COURSE , 10th September 2016
Nurturing Nannies offers a fantastic One day Intensive Baby Care Course, that is run by a very qualified Maternity Nurse and Sleep specialist ( to Celebs!) If you are wanting to work with babies , this is a course that you need on your Cv. We have added some content into the course, to especially help nannies when looking for a job, How to write the perfect Cv, what to wear for interviews, interview tips on how to get that job and more.
Content
learn about the natural sleep rhythm of the young baby
How to aid the baby into a sleep routine with minimum crying
How to swaddle
How to keep a sleep diary
cleaning/sterilization/making of baby bottles
Winding a young baby
Weaning signs
How to prepare first weaning foods
Storing of meals
common illness of young babies and to tell the signs
and much more
You will be given a certificate of attendance at the end of the course. 10am -5pm and costs £105.00 Please see our facebook page for latest dates.
Baby Massage Course : DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
NURTURING NANNIES BABY MASSAGE COURSE – This course is suitable for parents to be , new parents and nannies whom have an interest in becoming a Maternity Nurse or working with young babies. The Extensive Baby Massage Award is an excellent course for any childcare professional to add to their Cv. The course runs as a one day session and is taught by a qualified infant massage instructor
Course Content:
Extensive infant massage training
Different massage techniques explained
How massage can benefit newborns with their sleep
Tips on teaching parents ( for nannies)
Colic and teething massage therapy.
Please note this is not a qualification and although very extensive , will not qualify you to become a baby massage instructor. It does give you the skills to perform a massage on your charge though and to teach parents the benefits of baby massage . To qualify as a Baby Massage instructor it takes 4 days and 4-6 months of coursework and costs between £499-£610