Montessori-based Nanny Training

Creative Play and Learning

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

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

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  • 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: Hands-on and Playful Learning

The importance of hands-on play

Hands-on activities for better fine-motor skills

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Using playful learning opportunities every day

Module 2: Developmentally appropriate activities

Characteristics of Toddlers, Pre-schoolers and Elementary children

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Observing and following the child´s interests

Playing and crafting with natural materials

Module 3: Positive interactions

Dealing with tantrums

Playing with recycled materials

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Healthy eating, playing and sleeping routines

Module 4: Security and Hygiene

Creating a safe play environment

Playful hygiene education

Practical life and gross-motor skills

Module 5: Independence and Responsibility

Independence

Responsibility

Engaging children in chores

Module 6: Creativity and Inspiration

Inspiring children for greater creativity

Creative activities with recycled materials

The importance of arts and music

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.

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. This course therefore combines interactive individual and group learning methods and allows your Nanny to deepen the content at her own pace whenever she has time. 

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

… a mother of three children between 0 and 8 years old and a Montessori education and development expert. I am supporting multilingual families and families living abroad to easily bring playful learning ideas into their homes 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 love using Montessori and Reggio inspirations to make learning more fun and effective for my own children. And this is what I want to show you and your nanny – you do not need a lot to come up with amazing creative play and learning ideas. I’ll show you and your nanny how. 

Meet the Trainer Team

Laura
Trainer English and Amharic

My name is Laura and I am a special needs teacher at an international school in Addis Abeba. Working with children with special needs, I always have to come up with playful and adaptive learning activities. I love creating playful learning materials using local and recycled materials.

Maria
Trainer French and English

Maria will be working with French and English speaking groups. She is also leading the content development and coaching processes for the Amharic and Vietnamese trainings. Maria has a background in Montessori and Reggio approaches to play and learning.

Loan
Trainer Vietnamese

I am Loan and will be leading the Vietnamese trainings. I am a teacher and nanny, currently teaching at Colibri French Plurilingual Preschool in French and English. I also have been working as a nanny myself since many years. Coming up with creative activities is one of my strengths.

New courses starting in Fall 2023

The Training Package

  • 6 weeks on-the-job and practice-oriented training
  • 3 live training workshops with the trainer (ca. 75min, online or face-to-face depending on your location)
  • Weekly challenges to implement fun activities and positive education from the first day
  • A set of 6 modules and 12 practical activities in written, audio and video format
  • Coaching and personalized advice throughout the training period
  • Access to a learning group of nannies and weekly meetings for learning and reflection
  • Adaptation of training to your specific needs and the age of your child
  • Certificate of participation after successful completion

Upcoming Training Courses

Location

Start of the Training

Days of the training sessions

Time

Cost

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Training in English 

(Kenya, Uganda, Jordan)

1st November 2023

Wednesday 

 

10:00 am – 11:15 am

123 EUR

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Training in English 

(Thailand, Malaysia, Bali)

7 November 2023

Tuesday

10:15 am – 11:30 am

123 EUR

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Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
(in Amharic)

8 November 2023

Wednesday

9:00 am – 10:15 am 

123 EUR

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Hanoi, Vietnam
(with Vietnamese translation)

on demand

Tuesday
in Tay Ho, Hanoi

10:15 am – 11:30 am

123 EUR

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Other locations 

on demand

individual dates

tbd

123 EUR 

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Training in French 
(Dakar, Kinshasa, Pointe Noire, Abidjan, a.o.)

October 2023

on demand

tbd

123 EUR 

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Frequently Asked Questions

We use a blended learning approach combining the best of flexible virtual learning and face-to-face learning in a group depending on the COVID19 situation and your location.

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 the training in French, English, Amharic and Vietnamese.

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 Telegram, WhatsApp or Zalo. 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. 

You still have questions?

Let’s have a chat !

In a free orientation call, we will see whether this training is a good fit for you and your nanny. 

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