Erika, garde d’enfant à Surbiton KT5

Motivation letter

Dear Family/ Agency,

Please let me tell you a little bit about my experiences.

As you can see in my CV, I spent the last 5 years (apart from a couple of months) in childcare. Mostly I worked as a nanny as well as a Montessori-teacher assistant, support worker in a hospital and as a teaching assistant in a school from the age of 10 months until 18 years.

Although my original educational background is psychology, I wish to work with children in the future and apply all my knowledge into it. Therefore I will not only make sure that their physical and educational needs are met, but it is also very important to me that I look after their mental, emotional and developmental well-being and that I create a stimulating environment for their stages.
Apart from my studies, I had a chance to gain some experiences in the Gina Ford method with a baby from the age 10 months, so I would be able to work with this approach if needed, but I am open to adapt other ways too.
As well as I spent a fantastic year as a Montessori teacher assistant in 2013. During this special art and play sessions for children aged between 18 months and 4 years, we developed their emotional, mental, physical and social skills with a special psychological and educational method. I was responsible for organizing weekly art projects and leading groups independently at times, so I could also apply it to our playtime and other activities.
And with my teaching assistant experience, I am familiar with the national curriculum and would be a confident help with any school work.

As regards my personal skills, I consider myself a very reliable, punctual and hard-working person with nice and happy personality, who loves smiling all the time and enjoys having fun with children, but also tends to have firm and consistent boundaries with them. I have an endless patient and am able to stay calm and organized in every situation.

About the practical issues; I would be happy to travel to work up to 40 minutes/route, drive the children to different places, travel occasionally with the family, look after pets and do child-related household duties, such as cooking.
I have been very lucky to work with amazing families where I was rather a part of the children’s lives than a household employee and I wish to continue working in this kind of atmosphere.

If these experiences, my educational background and my natural caring personality make you consider me as the right nanny, please get in touch.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes,
Erika