Montessori Nanny Training

Creative Play and Learning

5-week on-the-job training in Dakar in French/Wolof

Your nanny will learn how to engage your child in creative and educational activities while using a positive education approach based on Montessori.

REGISTER YOUR NANNY

Imagine your child is creatively stimulated when you are not at home.

  • Do you have an excellent nanny, but sometimes feel that she could engage your child into a greater variety of playful and creative activities?
  • Would you like to be confident that your child is creatively stimulated at home and when attending playgroups?
  • Are you looking to boost your nanny´s competency in child development, safety, hygiene and positive parenting techniques?
  • Would you like your nanny to learn how to offer activities that use natural and recycled materials?

Then this course is for you!

Because a well -trained nanny can make all the difference in the education and development of your child.

Yes, I want my nanny to benefit from this training
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About This Course

This training has been designed together with parents from various countries to respond to the specific needs of families living abroad and in emerging countries. 

We want to help you to be fully confident that your child is happy, creative and exploring new skills when staying with your nanny. 

The training course will help your nanny to:
  • Better understand the key elements of creative play and playful learning.
  • Have a set of simple, yet engaging activities at hand that foster fine- and gross motor skills, creativity, and early literacy.
  • Gain confidence to use a positive educative approach and respond to the child's developmental interests and needs.
  • Provide a safe environment in which your child can grow towards greater independence.
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What other Parents say

What your nanny will learn

The training is strongly oriented towards practice and active learning in the daily work of nannies.

Based on a parents’ inputs, we have set up an exciting program that covers the most important topics in the field of playful learning, the development of the child and positive education.

The training is based on Montessori pedagogy and the Reggio approach in creative education, because we are convinced that these approaches are best preparing our children for an increasingly complex world.

Module 1: Foundations of Montessori Play-based Learning

The importance of hands-on play

Hands-on activities for better fine-motor skills

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Using play-based learning opportunities every day

Module 2: Positive Education Techniques

Dealing with tantrums

Playing with recycled materials

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Observing and following the child´s interests

Module 3: Preparing a Safe and Inspiring Environment

Creating a safe play environment

Playful hygiene education

Engaging children in chores

Module 4: Independence and Responsibility

Independence

Responsibility

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Healthy eating habits

Module 5: Creativity and Arts and Crafts

Inspiring children for greater creativity

Setting-up arts and crafts activities

Playing and crafting with natural materials

The 3 key principles of the training

Practical Learning

The training engages nannies in hands-on learning and implementing activities in their work with the children on a daily basis from day one of the training.

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Daily follow-up and encouragement

A mix of training sessions and group reflections, concrete tasks and challenges to implement each week creative learning activities and daily personalized coaching on homework questions and results hold the nannies accountable for their own learning.

Usage of natural and recycled materials

In view of sustainability and the feasibility of all activities in different contexts of each country, all the activities taught can be done with natural and recycled materials available around you.

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How does the Training work

Nannys have a busy schedule between work and family commitments. Our objective is to offer your Nanny a course that is practical and combines hands-on learning on the job with some theoretical input. We anticipate a time commitment of 2-3 hours per week, including the workshops.

This course therefore combines interactive individual and group learning methods and allows your Nanny to deepen the content at her own pace and practically when working with your child. 

Voices from participants

I am so happy and thankful for this course. I loved the educational activities. The Art work activities were so interesting and helpful with the kids. You create something beautiful and useful. It makes the kids so happy and educated in different ways. This course is very helpful for Nannies like me.
Mahlet
Nanny of children 0-6 years old
The training was so interesting. I learned how to do more activities with the children and to create games with them together. Finding things together in the garden with the child was great.
Awa
Nanny of a 2 year old
The game with the toilet paper roll has become one of the favorite games of my little boy. We created it together for his cars to pass through. I was also so much surprised that following the session on independence and responsibility, he has learned to help cleaning up.
Genevieve
Nanny of a 2 year old
Thanks a lot for the training. I observed a lot of changes when interacting with the child. I learned so much how to educate a child. I know now what to do when the child has a tantrum or is being difficult.
Rose
Nanny of a 2 year old

Hi, I am Maria

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… a mother of three children and a Montessori education and development expert. I am supporting multilingual families and families living abroad to bring Montessori-inspired play and learning into their homes – with simple, yet effective activities using recycled and natural materials. 

Having lived over ten years in Benin, Ethiopia and Vietnam, I know exactly how difficult it can be to access high quality educational activities and materials. 

I have been privileged to train over 200 nannies in more than 15 countries in play-based learning and positive education. 

I love seeing how every day items can be transformed into fun play ideas in a few minutes. You do not need a lot to come up with amazing creative play and learning ideas. I’ll show you and your nanny how. 

Our trainer team in Dakar

I am priviledged to work with Claire, our training facilitator in Dakar. 

Claire has more than 10 years of experience working as a nanny with children 0-7 years old. She has done her professional training at the Poupinière in Dakar and has been trained in first aid. 

She participated herself in one of our first Nanny Trainings in Dakar and has since further developed her capacities to create amazing playful learning activities.

Claire will facilitate the training onsite in close cooperation with Maria who will supervise the coaching and virtual training part. 

Montessori Nanny Training in Dakar
in French & Wolof
starting 11 January 2025

The Training Package

  • 5 weeks on-the-job training in a small group of nannies
  • 3 Training Workshops (11 Jan, 18 Jan and 1st Feb, 2pm – 4:30pm)
  • One (optional) Learning Playdate with children (during the week)
  • Weekly challenges to implement fun activities and positive education from the first day in her work (time commitment for your nanny about 2h)
  • Training Manual and a set of ore than 15 Practical Activity Guides and written and video format
  • Daily follow-up and feedback on the activities throughout the training period
  • Access to a learning group of nannies on WhatsApp with 24/7 support
  • Certificate after successful completion
Montessori Nanny Training Senegal, Dakar

Early Bird Price
(only until 31.12.)
136 EUR
163 EUR

Register Here

Training sessions will take place on Saturdays
at Grand Yoff

⏰ 11 Jan., 2pm – 4:30pm
⏰ 18 Jan, 2pm – 4:30pm
⏰ 1 Feb, 2pm – 4:00pm

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Frequently Asked Questions

The training workshops will take place at Grand Yoff, hosted by our trainer, Claire. The exact location will be shared upon registration and with the nannies. 

No, this is an onsite course.
We use a blended learning approach combining the best of flexible virtual learning in a WhatsApp Learning Group and face-to-face learning in a group. Nannies meet for the training sessions at one of the family places. 

Please reach out if you have a group of Nannies and you would like to organise a tailored training workshop for them. 

We currently offer Nanny trainings in French, English, Amharic and Vietnamese. 

In Dakar our trainer on-site delivers the trainings in French and Wolof to make sure that all nannies can equally understand the content. 

Yes, upon the completion of the course and the weekly quiz, all participants receive a soft copy of a certificate of participation.

We prefer sending the materials via WhatsApp. But in case your Nanny does not have a smartphone, we can also send the materials via email to the subscribing family and follow-up by calls.

Yes, absolutely. We have run the course successfully with a group where half of the Nannies were unable to read and write. All materials are available via audio and video format. Taking the course in the group format also helps with accessibility. 

Yes, as the training is taking place during the work hours of most nannies, younger children who are not yet at school can attend the training. We make sure to include them in the practical activities to make it more fun for everyone. 

The training has been designed to fit the busy schedule of many nannies and families. It can easily be done in parallel to work. Including the training sessions, we anticipate a time commitment of 2-4 hours a week. Most practical activities can be done together with the children.