Junior Nanny Course

professional training for aspiring nannies

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Key Details:

  • certified course

  • 5 day residential course

  • exclusive partnerships with nanny agencies globally

 

Course Content:

  • 5 nannying-specific modules

  • CV, cover letter and interview preparation

  • 10hrs of online learning

 

Exclusive Opportunities:

  • Festival, Wedding & Event Nannying

  • Ski / Summer Season Nannying

  • Temporary and Permanent Nannying Opportunities

 
 
 
 

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Course Overview

Whether you are transitioning into nannying from a nursery, teaching or care setting, are taking a gap year and want to do something you love or fancy a complete career change - the Junior Nanny Course is perfect for you.

Practical and intensive, our 5 day residential course is designed to equip students with the skills, knowledge and confidence to start their nannying career and/or take it to the next level.

Key things:

  • 5 nannying-specific modules PLUS online elements completed in advance

  • Fully certified and accredited with CPD

  • Suitable for Ofsted registration

  • Residential; luxury accommodation and all food included

  • Course is based in Salisbury, Wiltshire

  • Qualifies for the Gold DofE residential element

  • Access incredible nannying opportunities after graduating with Freckles and our partner agencies

We cover one of the 5 main nannying-specific modules each day and the evenings are filled with activities, additional sessions and the odd bit of down time! You can see an example itinerary here.

The 5 modules:

  1. Baby Basics, 0 - 12 months

  2. Children’s Emotional Health

  3. Family Cooking & Nutrition

  4. Paediatric First Aid

  5. The Foundations of Nannying

 

Elements completed in advance:

  • Common Core Skills course (3 hours)

  • Online Paediatric First Aid Element (6 hours)

  • Enhanced DBS application (10 mins)

  • CV & Cover Letter mini course (60 mins)

Bonus sessions:

  • confidence and mindset sessions - how you show up matters more than anything when you work with children

  • a 1-1 session to review your CV and cover letter (specific to nannying)

  • interview training and mock interview session with feedback

  • Zumba, yoga and self defence sessions

The nanny starter Kit:

All students receive our essential nanny starter kit:

  • The Freckles Nanny Companion - our 230 page guide to nannying. It includes full course notes and extra sections.

First Aid Kit - fully stocked starter first aid kit in our handmade Freckles & Co. pouch

 
 

Why complete the Junior Nanny Course?

open the door to endless nannying opportunities both now and in the future

Graduate with:

  • Knowledge - covering all the basics of nannying, working with children and running a home

  • Skills - for life, not just for nannying

  • Confidence - it’s not only confidence in your skills and ability that we focus on but also on you, your mindset and how you’re showing up in life

Opportunities:

We are mighty passionate about opening the door to endless and varied nannying opportunities for our graduates. Of which a few are:

  • Festival Nannying

  • Wedding & Event Nannying

  • Ski Nannying

  • Summer Season Nannying (including on super yachts)

  • Temporary and Emergency Nannying

  • Traditional Nannying; in the UK and around the world

 Some of our Partners & Exclusive Job Opportunities

working together to provide exciting opportunities


Some of Our Partners:

 
 
 
 
 
 

Some exclusive Job Opportunities:

The Sunshine Nannies: Job Description here >>

  • Corfu

  • 3 nannies required

    • 3 different options; from 4 weeks to 90 days +

  • UK & EU passport holders

 

Mark Warner: Job Description here >>

  • Hotels throughout Europe

  • 10+ nannies required

    • ideally May - October, but flexibility

  • UK & EU passport holders

 

Ionian Nannies: Job Description here >>

  • Corfu

  • 6 nannies required

    • 3 different options; from 4 weeks to 90 days

  • UK & EU passport holders

 
 

The Modules & Our Trainers

Each module has been carefully selected, written and tweaked to ensure our student nannies gain a broad range of skills and the confidence to step into almost any situation in a family environment, knowing that they can do it.

Our team of trainers have been hand selected for their skills, knowledge and ability to inspire our student nannies to learn, ask questions and get as much out of the course as possible.

Module 1: Baby Basics, 0 -12 months

An intensive, whistle stop tour of caring for babies, the baby basics course gives nannies the skills and confidence to support a family with their newest arrival. Our training team are real, honest and relatable, sharing their experiences from both a nannying and parenting perspective.

 
 

The module covers:

  • nappy changing 

  • bathing

  • bottles, feeding and sterilising

  • slings, car seats and prams

  • sleeping and naps

  • baby safety

  • caring for a poorly baby

  • weaning

 

Module 2: Children’s emotional health

This module has been developed with Dr Maryhan, who is a highly sought after child psychologist. Throughout the module students will cover a wide variety of topics, develop a toolkit of resources and will establish key pillars in their understanding of children's emotional health and how best to support them.

 
 

The module covers:

an introduction to emotional and mental health

  • anxiety

  • attachment

  • confidence

  • resilience

  • practical scenarios

  • putting together a toolbox of activities to take away

 

Module 3: Family cooking & nutrition

This module focuses on building the nannies confidence to cook healthy, simple and delicious food for children (and their families). With a big focus on gut health and zero waste (both from a financial and environmental perspective) the nannies will learn simple recipes, easy adaptations and how to overcome lots of challenges they may regularly face when cooking for children!

 
 

The module covers;

  • healthy snacks and treats

  • the essential veggie base for multiple recipes

  • nutrition for children of all ages

  • an introduction to weaning

  • adapting recipes for dietary requirements

  • clever family hacks

  • knife skills

 

Module 4: paediatric first aid

A 12-hour blended course; 6 hours of e-learning (completed in advance) and 6-hours of practical learning. This is an industry standard, recognised course that will give nannies the skills and confidence to handle any first aid situation. It is super practical with the students moving around the property to better understand different first aid scenarios.

 
 

The module covers:

  • CPR (babies, toddlers & children)

  • choking

  • bandaging

  • allergies

  • burns

  • bumps and scrapes

  • anaphylaxis and epi pens

  • what to do in an emergency

 

Module 5: The Foundations of nannying

Created by Jo, the Founder of Freckles. This Module is all about empowering nannies to be their best selves and therefore help to raise children to theirs too! Students cover in detail the expectations of a nanny and how to exceed them. They go through roles and responsibilities relating to both the children and the home. Ultimately they learn what it means to be a Freckles Nanny.

 
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The module covers:

  • Expectations of a nanny 

  • Duties; housekeeping and childcare

  • The role of a Freckles Nanny 

  • Managing relationships 

  • Contracts & Pay

 

BONUs Module: Common Core Skills

This module covers the basic skills and knowledge that Ofsted requires for registration. It is delivered online and completed in advance of attending the Junior Nanny Course.

The module covers:

  • communication and engagement with children, young people and families

  • child and young person development

  • safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child

  • supporting transitions

  • multi-agency working

  • sharing information

 

BONUS MODULE: GETTING WORK & LEVERAGING OPPORTUNITIES 

During this module students go through the different ways that they can get work and opportunities that are open to them as successful Freckles Graduates. They are shown that the opportunities are endless and are there for the taking. 

The module covers:

  • Advertising yourself 

  • Registering with agencies 

  • The key to successfully getting work 

  • Partner agency opportunities

 

BONUS MODULE: INTERVIEW SKILLS & MOCK INTERVIEW

This module is all about learning how to succeed at an interview. How to prepare, what to think about in advance (both relating to you and the job). Questions to ask and answers to have thought through. It’s not enough to get an interview, this is about Freckles graduates feeling confident enough to walk into that interview knowing they are the best candidate for the job. 

The module covers:

  • Preparing yourself for interview 

  • How to successfully read a job description and prepare accordingly 

  • Key questions to ask at interview to set you apart 

  • What interviewers are looking for (that you’re not saying)

  • Actual feedback from an actual interview

 
 
 

Accommodation, Location and Travel

Accommodation

The course is delivered in a large private family home. It has a beautiful and spacious kitchen, where the cookery element and smaller sessions take place and a large sitting room with wood burning stove, perfect for cold winter evenings! 

Bedrooms are shared between 2 - 3 students. Luxury bedding, fluffy towels and bathroom essentials are provided. The property has 3 bathrooms and a large lawned garden for relaxing in. 

We specifically run the course in a family home setting to simulate the environment, equipment and set up that students will experience when working as a nanny.

Location

The property is situated in a peaceful village 10 minutes from Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Travel

There is plenty of off-road parking available if driving to the course. For those joining us via train, the closest station is Salisbury. Team Freckles organise a taxi for those returning to the station on the final day, however you will need to make your own way here.

 
 
 
 

Course Dates & Pricing

2025 dates available NOW

2024 Course dates

 

Level 1:

  • Monday 12 - Friday 16 February 2024 **SOLD OUT**

  • Tuesday 28 May - Saturday 1 June 2024 **filling fast**

  • Monday 1 - Friday 5 July 2024 **SOLD OUT**

  • Monday 8 - Friday 12 July 2024 **SOLD OUT**

  • Monday 2 - Friday 6 September 2024 **SOLD OUT**

  • Monday 9 - Friday 13 September 2024 **SOLD OUT**

  • Monday 14 - Friday 18 October 2024 **SOLD OUT**

  • Monday 9 - Friday 13 December 2024 **SOLD OUT**

 
 

2025 Course dates

 
  • Monday 17 March - Friday 21 March

  • Monday 2 June - Friday 6 June

  • Monday 21 July - Friday 25 July

  • Monday 1 September - Friday 5 September

  • Monday 8 September - Friday 12 September

  • Monday 13 October - Friday 17 October

  • Monday 10 November - Friday 14 November

  • Monday 8 December - Friday 12 December

 

*courses start at 9am on the first day and finish by 4.30pm on the last day

 

Pricing & purchase options:

Option 1

  • Pay in full

  • 1 payment

  • Total cost £1,895

 

Option 2

  • 2 payments

  • £500 deposit

  • + balance taken 14 days later

  • Total cost £1,895

 

Option 3

  • Pay via payment plan

  • £500 deposit

  • + 4 equal monthly instalments

  • Total cost £2,050

  • Courses can be attended whilst payment plan is ongoing


Have a question?!

we’re here to help, so give us a call or drop us an email if you have any questions!


Please note:

  • Payment options 2 and 3 are set up as a direct debit. Once you make the deposit payment the remaining payments will happen automatically.

  • In the instance we have to reschedule a course due to COVID or otherwise student nannies will be offered the opportunity to attend a different course date or receive a full refund.

  • For our full t’s and c’s please click here.

 
 
 

FAQs

some of our most commonly asked questions

 

+ Is the course a qualification?

The course is certified and accredited with CPD (the continual professional development body) under the title 'Junior Nanny Course' see [here >>][1]. It is graded between pass and distinction plus. The 12hr paediatric first aid element and common core skills course are standalone qualifications in their own right.

+ I’ve got a level 2 / 3 in childcare and / or I’ve been working in a nursery. Is the course still suitable for me?

Yes. Absolutely. The course is designed to be super practical and hands on and covers the essentials of being a nanny. Nannying is very different to a nursery setting and the course compliments everything you’ll have already learnt through a childcare course / degree.

+ What job opportunities are available once I’ve done the course?

So many! You can join us as a Festival / Wedding or Event nanny when you have availability and we work with a large number of partner agencies to offer traditional nannying opportunities (temporary and permanent) both in the UK and internationally.

+ If I do the course will you guarantee me a job?

Unfortunately we can’t guarantee that you’ll get a job / extra work after completing the course but the majority of graduates who are seeking work are quickly snapped up!

+ Do I have to stay onsite with the course?

The course is residential as it’s very intense with long days of learning. We are incredibly welcoming, course sizes are small and the property is lovely - there aren’t any bunk beds!

+ Can I book and come with a friend?

Yes, of course. It’s just subject to availability on each course. We recommend booking onto your chosen course as soon as you’ve decided as spaces are limited.

+ I’ve noticed that payment plans are available. Do I need to have completed the whole payment plan before I can go on the course?

No! You can attend your course whilst your payment plan is ongoing. For example if you book onto a course in 2 months time and have a 5 month payment plan. You’ll attend the course having paid 2 instalments and the remaining 3 instalments will be paid after you’ve completed it.

+ I already have an Enhanced DBS on the update service / in date paediatric first aid certificate / common core skills certificate. Do I have to pay for these again?

No, of course not. Simply send copies of your certificates over to us when want to you book and we’ll organise a special purchase option for you with the correct costs removed.

+ What if I’m unwell before / during the course?

If you are unwell before the course, keep in touch with us and we will do our best to accommodate it and come up with a plan. If you're unwell whilst on a course then the onsite team will help you and will get you back for another course / organise extra sessions if you miss any training.

+ How old do I have to be to come on the course?

The minimum age for coming on the course is 16 at the time of attending. The minimum age to work with us and our partner agencies is 18 but we can support you with getting work independently before then.

 

Contact Us

For any questions or queries regarding the Junior Nanny Course, please contact Jo and she will be able to help you.