Travelling Montessori Nanny (Forest-School Qualified). 12-Month Contract. Start Date: January 2027. (South Africa, Cyprus, Ireland, UK, France).

Educated Households is a higher-tier household staff agency, based in London, placing élite educated private staff with VIP & UHNW families in the Middle East and worldwide: www.educated-households.co.uk.

The destinations covered will be:

• South Africa.
  
• Cyprus.
  
• Ireland/U.K.
  
• France.
  

The Nanny sought must be able to swim, to drive in foreign countries and must hold the appropriate passport(s) in particular to be able to go through the U.K., EU or Ireland. Therefore, the Nanny will have to be passport-ready, holding a passport allowing seamless travel across Cyprus, Ireland/U.K., France as well as South Africa.

The Nanny will lead the education and development of their son who turned two (2) in November 2026. As a specialist Nanny, you will deliver a Montessori-led programme across multiple countries, turning each new home and its surroundings into a prepared learning environment and you will track the little boy’s milestones throughout the year:

• Start date: 15th January 2027 (trial week in London/France beforehand).
  
• Contract: 12 months fixed, with the option to extend.
  
• Work pattern: 6-day live-in, travelling with the family.
  
• Child: one boy, aged 2 (born November 2024).
  
• Salary on offer: £ 5,000 – £ 7,000 per month depending on your Montessori & Forest School experience.
  

The Family and the Year

The family of three will be spending 2027 living abroad. One of the parents will be working U.K. hours from home.

Periods and Proposed Locations

• January – February 2027: South Africa.
  
• March – May 2027: Cyprus.
  
• June – August 2027: Ireland.
  
• September – October 2027: France.
  
• November – December 2027: South Africa.
  

Purpose of the Role

The aim of this role is for the Nanny to provide a consistent Montessori education through a year of constant change. You will be the stable adult in the little boy’s days as the houses, languages and climates shift around him.

The Nanny will have to ensure the following:

• Montessori-led days: a prepared environment, practical life, sensorial and language work appropriate to a 2 / 3-year old, following the child.
  
• Outdoor learning: Forest School principles applied to whatever is outside the door, - beach, mountain, garden, city park -.
  
• Adapting each home: within the first week in each location, set up a learning space from what is available locally and sourced in advance.
  
• Milestone tracking: observe, record and report his development across the year, so the parents arrive back with a clear picture of where the child is.
  

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

1. Plan and lead a daily Montessori rhythm: practical life, sensorial, language, movement, care of self and environment.
   
2. Lead outdoor sessions most days using Forest School principles, including risk assessment of new environments.
   
3. Set up and maintain a prepared environment in each home and pack & transition materials between locations.
   
4. Keep a daily observation journal and write a monthly development report against Montessori stages.
   
5. Continue toilet training and sleep transitions in line with the approach agreed with us.
   
6. Manage daily care: meals, naps, hygiene, routines and getting the child settled in each new place.
   
7. Hold a short weekly check-in with the parents on progress, plans and anything you need.
   
8. Source local resources: classes, groups, outdoor spaces in each location.
   

Essential Requirements

• Level 3 Montessori diploma (0–3 or 3–6) and at least two years leading Montessori practice with toddlers.
  
• Level 3 Forest School Leader qualification.
  
• Current Paediatric first-aid Certificate: outdoor or wilderness first aid preferred.
  
• Water safety competence and strong swimmer, as all locations will have swimming pools.
  
• Enhanced DBS (or equivalent) plus police checks from any country lived in during the last five years.
  
• Full, clean driving licence held for 3+ years, comfortable driving abroad.
  
• References from a previous live-in or travelling family post, plus a setting reference.
  
• Passport-ready: able to seamlessly travel to all five countries on the itinerary.
  
• Experience with toilet training and sleep transitions at this age.
  
• Able to self-organise, plan ahead and settle quickly in a new place.
  

Desirable

• A second language, French or Spanish preferred.
  
• Experience documenting development (learning journals, observation frameworks).
  
• Previous long-term travel with a family or extended time living abroad.
  
• Interest in cooking with children, simple & healthy food.
  
• Monthly remuneration to be discussed in the second round of interviews with both parents.
  

Working Pattern, Accommodation and Travel

• Days and hours: 6 days a week with one full day off, - a fixed day where possible -, flexing around travel days. Working days are 10 – 11 hours around the parents' working day, with up to two evenings of babysitting a week included.
  
• Travel days: counted as working days.
  
• Live-in: your own bedroom in every home, with a private bathroom where the property allows; you are free to stay away overnight on your days off.
  
• Travel: all flights and transfers on the family itinerary paid.
  
• Insurance: comprehensive travel and medical insurance covered for the full term.
  
• Visas: any visa costs paid by the family; arranging and holding them is your responsibility.
  
• Phone and driving: local eSIM and data paid in each country; you will be added as a named driver on the family's car or hire car.
  
• Home leave: one paid return flight home during the year, taken by agreement.
  
• Holiday: 28 days including public holidays, half at the family's choice to fit the Principals' itinerary and half at the Nanny's choice.
  

Benefits

• Salary: £ 5,000 – £ 7,000 per month depending on experience and qualifications, paid monthly.
  
• Contracting: arrangements will be discussed with the parents for the right candidate.
  
• Materials budget: for learning materials and outdoor equipment, plus activity and class costs agreed in advance.
  
• Trial week: paid at £ 300 per day.
  
• Probation and notice: three-month probation with one week's notice either way; four weeks' notice each way thereafter. If the role ends while abroad, the parents will pay your flight home.
  

The recruitment process will be as follows:

1. Video call with both parents.

2. In-person meeting in London with the child.

3. Paid trial week in London or France in December 2026 / January 2027.

4. Reference and background checks.

5. Offer and contract, ahead of departure on 15th January 2027.

What's next?: if interested, please send the documents below to: info@educated-households.co.uk

• CV and cover letter.
  
• Copies of your Montessori & Forest School Certificates.
  
• The parents are also requesting candidates to send a short note on how you would turn an unfamiliar rented house and its surroundings into a learning environment for a 2-year-old in the first week.
  

Disclaimer: please, note that we aim to provide feedback to relevant Applicants, provided that Clients do so.

Only Candidates fitting this brief will be contacted. Sadly, Candidates without any Montessori qualifications & experience will not be considered for this role.