SEN Nanny – Special Educational Needs Nannies

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Our bespoke approach to childcare means your child’s additional needs are fully taken into consideration when recruiting a SEN trained nanny. Speak to our dedicated team today to find out more about our special needs nanny services.
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Hire a specialised trained nanny to support your child’s special educational needs

An SEN nanny is a childcare professional with specialist training and experience in caring for children with special educational needs and disabilities. Great British Nannies places SEN nannies with families in London, across the UK and internationally, matching each child with a nanny whose skills fit their needs.

As a parent of a child with additional needs, employing a nanny with specialised skills to work alongside your child, that can understand their unique needs whilst offering a professional, kind and fun approach to learning is a necessity. Sourcing a person that is able to come into your home and provide your child with the special care they deserve, offer qualified knowledge and advice whilst providing respite to the rest of the family is our aim.

Needs our SEN nannies support

Our SEN candidates have experience with a range of disabilities and neurological conditions, from minor to complex. Depending on your child’s needs, they can support:

  • Communication, including signing, AAC devices and putting speech and language therapy advice into practice.
  • Physical development, including physiotherapy sessions and the Bobath method.
  • Behaviour, with a calm, consistent approach agreed with you.
  • Medical care, such as tube feeding, tracheostomy management and suctioning.
  • Learning, play and sensory activities at your child’s own level, including inclusive play with siblings and friends.

Qualifications and experience

Alongside experienced SEN nannies, we welcome teaching staff, therapists and clinical professionals as candidates. Every SEN nanny we put forward is highly skilled, fully qualified and DBS checked, with contactable references.

How we match an SEN nanny to your child

  1. Free consultation. We learn about your child’s needs, routines and therapies, and the team already supporting them.
  2. Search. We look for candidates whose experience fits your child, for example a nanny who already uses your child’s communication system.
  3. Introductions. You meet and interview the shortlisted candidates before making your choice.
  4. Ongoing support. Once your nanny starts, we stay in touch. Your nanny can also share training and support with the family and the wider team around your child.

As well as caring for your child, an SEN nanny gives the rest of the family valuable time to rest and recharge.

At Great British Nannies, we’ll help you find that something extra

Solution

You can trust our hand-selected nannies, tutors, and governesses to show the same level of patience, kindness, and encouragement to your child that you do. Working around the specific physical, cognitive, and developmental needs of your child or children, you can be confident they’ll thrive and be happy when in the care of a qualified specialist.
From anticipating your child’s needs to celebrating new milestones and successes, our specialist SEN candidates understand what is important to both your child and the rest of the family. At Great British Nannies we seek only the best candidates that wish to work in collaboration with you to achieve the very best for every member of the family.

Insight

Our nannies, governesses, and tutors arrive at Great British Nannies with a breadth of SEN experience that enables them to approach a range of disabilities and neurological conditions with unequivocal understanding and empathy. Their knowledge and insight into the characteristics and behaviours associated with a variety of SEN diagnoses, from minor to complex, and how these may affect the individual and the family, ensures our nannies are perfectly positioned to address any parental anxieties, be proactive in managing the needs of the child, and to offer training and support to the family and team around the child as necessary.

Inclusivity

Personable and friendly, whilst taking a consistent approach towards learning and behaviour management, we expect our candidates to tailor their approach to childcare around each individual. Working at your child’s own level of development, we promote inclusive play with their siblings and peers, encouraging your child to access new activities, and enjoy sensory experiences. Whether it’s learning to take turns or eliciting a little smile, their attainment is at the core of all we do, and we recognise that even the smallest of steps are sometimes the biggest.

 

Ingenuity

Great British Nannies welcome a diverse range of teaching staff, therapists and clinical professionals as potential candidates, sharing their expertise with the right families at the right time. Highly skilled, fully qualified and DBS checked, our specialist nannies can provide a variety of support including facilitating effective communication (signing, using AAC devices, and implementing speech and language therapy advice), promoting physical activity (through physiotherapy sessions and the Bobath method), managing behaviour, and performing medical care (for example, tube feeding, tracheostomy management, and suctioning).

SEN nannies: frequently asked questions

What is an SEN nanny?

An SEN nanny is a nanny with specialist training and experience in caring for children with special educational needs and disabilities. They support your child’s care, learning, communication and development, working alongside you and your child’s therapists and teachers.

What does an SEN nanny do?

It depends on your child. Our SEN nannies support communication (signing, AAC devices and speech and language therapy advice), physical activity (physiotherapy and the Bobath method), behaviour management and medical care such as tube feeding, alongside everyday care, play and learning.

What qualifications do your SEN nannies have?

Our candidates include experienced SEN nannies, teaching staff, therapists and clinical professionals. Every SEN nanny we put forward is fully qualified and DBS checked, with contactable references.

Can you find a nanny for a child with complex needs?

Yes. Our SEN candidates have experience with a range of diagnoses, from minor to complex, including children who need medical care such as tube feeding, tracheostomy management or suctioning.

How do I hire an SEN nanny?

Book a free consultation with Great British Nannies. We’ll learn about your child’s needs, shortlist nannies with the right experience for you to interview, and stay in touch once your nanny starts.

Get in Touch

Contact Form

Office: 7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR

Head office: 3 The Ranch House, 610 Hammondstreet, Goffs Oak, EN7 6PH

info@greatbritishnannies.com

+44 203 930 9453

 
 

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