Natalia Baran has worked for us since the summer of 2016 as a nanny and housekeeper. The only reason she will stop working for us at the end of December 2017 is that we are moving abroad - otherwise we would have clung onto her for dear life!

I have no doubt whatsoever that Talia's Teddies will be an exceptional setting for all the children that attend because Natalia is fantastic with children and incredibly loving, fun and hardworking.

In terms of her work for us, Natalia has sole charge of our little boy Edward (now 22 months) three days a week. Her role includes organising and taking him to the park, playgroups, swimming and so on and Natalia is proactive at finding activities for him.

She plans a varied menu for his meals each week and prepares excellent food for him.


Natalia is superb with Edward and he adores her in return. Its lovely to see how excited he is when she arrives in the morning. She is very warm and loving with him and gives him lots of attention and affection, which for me was the most important thing when choosing a nanny.

Natalia is very good about sitting down and playing with him and at the same time teaching him things in a gentle way, which I see as one of the benefits of having a nanny who has experience as a nursey school teacher. She has been instrumental in Edward’s development and we are very grateful to her for that. Not only has she taught him how to play (both independently and with other children), share and manners, she has also taught him lovely little routines such as sitting down on the step to take his shoes on and off and putting on his coat before going out. It is clear that Edward is very happy with her and has a lot of fun. I greatly appreciate that at all times she is providing a warm, nurturing, structured environment for him.

She is also very good at keeping the toys, play areas and other children’s items such as the buggy clean and tidy. She also does housekeeping for us, including emptying/loading the dishwasher, hanging out/putting away washing, and shopping (both for Edward and sometimes for the family), tidying up the kitchen etc. She is excellent at spotting things that need to be done in relation to Edward or around the house generally and doing them without needing to be asked.

Natalia cares deeply about the quality of her work and always wants to ensure that we are happy with everything she does, which I can honestly say we always are. She is extremely hard working – I don’t think she ever sits down – and is a very motivated, energetic individual.

In addition she is always very punctual and tries to be as flexible as possible, for example, coming early or staying late for us, sometimes at short notice, which is very much appreciated. She also does lots of babysitting for us which again is very helpful.

My husband and I feel as if Natalia has become part of our family. She is an absolute pleasure to have around and we feel exceedingly lucky to have her as our nanny. I never worry for a moment about leaving Edward in her care as I know that she is 100% trustworthy and I have absolute confidence in her. I can wholeheartedly and entirely recommend her as a nanny, babysitter and/or housekeeper.

I’m more than happy to answer to speak on the phone in relation to any questions.

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