Formal Education & Professional Qualifications:
CACHE Certified Newborn Care Specialist
Certified Newborn Specialist – CNS
Y2/2 Elite Newborn Care Specialist Student – Elite NCS™ Program 2022 (Newborn Care Solutions®)
Advanced Newborn Care Specialist Training (Newborn Care Solutions®)
Foundational Newborn Care Specialist Training (Newborn Care Solutions®)
Maternity Nurse (non-medical): Maternity Practitioner Award OCN Level 4 (MNT Training Institute, London)
Newborn Care Specialist – NCS (NCTA)
Multiples Specialist (twins, triplets+): Care of Multiples Course OCN Level 3 (MNT): caring for young multiples under 12 months old: covering topics such as care of preterm- low birth weight babies, supporting individuality, supporting parents of multiples, sleep in multiples and safer sleep, scheduling and routines, setup & equipment, planning to feed 2 or more
Private Service Coaching Program – working in the HNW and high-profile family environment (in progress)
Happiest Baby Educator Certification Program (in progress)
Montessori in the Home 0-1.5 y
Breastfeeding Coach: Lactation counselling in the early childbed
Continuing lactation education: Breastfeeding Multiples, Breastfeeding Late Preterm and Early Term Infants, Breastfeeding After Augmentation and Reduction Surgery
Infant Allergies, Reflux & Colic Training (Babyem)
Certified Infant Massage Instructor
Babywearing in the childbed
Weaning Babies Onto Solid Foods
Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2
Toddler Care Course OCN Level 3 (MNT)
HUG Training: Help, Understanding, Guidance for young families: Helping Parents Understand their Newborn Strategies and Skill Building, The Medical, Child Development and Lactation Fundamentals, Lactation Course
The First Six Weeks
Respectful Care for Newborns, Infants & Toddlers: Steiner/Waldorf, Montessori, RIE/Pikler, and Reggio Emilia
Sleep Solutions – Birth to 6 Months
Babysitter Certificate: First Aid (illness and emergency), baby-care, child development, needs at different age levels, conduct in difficult situations, educational play theory
Diploma in early childhood education (nursery nursing) and after-school care
(comparable to BTEC Level 3 Diploma/ Extended Diploma standard)
Professional Development and Additional Training:
- Postnatal Maternity Masterclass Series: evidence-based strategies for dealing with reflux, tongue-tie, birth trauma, what factors can affect sleep, and ways a Paediatric Osteopath supports babies
- Movement-Supporting Infant Handling
- The Art of 24 Hour Care
- Working with LGBTQ+ Families
- Positioning and Latch Guide for the Postpartum Worker
- Stanford University‘s short course on breastfeeding
- Adequate Intake for Birth – 4 months
- Breastmilk Storage and Handling
- Medela Symphony breastpump in-service training
- Infant Nutrition: from Breastfeeding to Baby’s First Solids
- Brachycephaly & Plagiocephaly
- Why Routines Matter
- Safer Sleep Training Day with Lullaby Trust
- Safe Sleep Practices
- SIDS and SBS
- Babies in Mind: Why the Parent’s Mind Matters
- Thrive Guide for Parents of Premature Babies: Nutrition, Achieving Breastfeeding Success with your Preemie, Allergies and Food Sensitivities during Infancy
- English in early childhood: Language Learning and Development
- Early Childhood Education
- further: The Five Montessori Principles, Montessori Sensorial Materials, Infant and Toddler Care, Nutrition and Social Emotional Development, Midwifery: gain insight into the role of the midwife supporting women and their families before, during & after birth, Ensuring the Health and Safety of Infants and Toddlers in Child Care, Swimming for Babies 6 to 12 months, Understanding and Responding to Biting, Separation Anxiety, Establishing Positive Relationships with Families, and many more
Valid Paediatric First Aid & CPR Certificate
Up-to-date DBS (Criminal Record Check): available upon request
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL MEMBER OF:
– The Association of Birth & Baby Professionals
– Maternity Nurse Association
