Nanny resume summary examples
New nanny
Reliable babysitter with 3 years of regular evening and weekend care for 4 families with children ages 1 to 10. Comfortable with bottles, diapers, bedtime routines and homework help, and current in pediatric first aid and CPR. Looking for a part-time or full-time nanny role with a local family.
Career nanny
Career nanny with 12 years of experience across 3 long-term families and 2 newborn placements, caring for children from birth to age 12. Experienced with twins, sleep schedules, family travel and school-at-home support. Pediatric first aid and CPR certified with a clean driving record.
From preschool teaching
Former preschool teacher with 5 years of classroom experience moving into a full-time nanny role. Brings activity planning, milestone tracking and calm behavior guidance, plus clear, friendly communication with parents. Current pediatric first aid and CPR and a clean driving record.
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Nanny resume bullet points you can adapt
Strong bullets start with an action verb and end with a result. Swap in your own numbers.
- Cared full time for 2 children from infancy, 50 hours a week, for 4 years.
- Moved an infant from 3 short naps to 2 longer naps by 9 months with a routine agreed with the parents.
- Planned and cooked 10 meals and snacks a week around a vegetarian diet and a tree nut allergy.
- Drove children to school and 4 weekly activities with zero incidents over 25,000+ miles.
- Supported toilet training with no daytime accidents within 1 month.
- Sent end-of-day updates on meals, naps, moods and milestones 5 days a week and met with parents for 30 minutes each Friday to plan ahead.
- Led 2 hours of reading, crafts, outdoor play and Spanish practice each day.
- Read with a first grader for 20 minutes every night, helping her move from below to at grade level in reading in one school year.
- Led a classroom of 10 toddlers with a co-teacher, planning daily activities for language, motor and social skills.
- Tracked milestones for 10 children and wrote progress reports for families twice a year.
- Kept daily health and safety checklists 100% complete through 3 state licensing visits.
- Managed children's laundry, playroom organization and the family activity calendar, saving the parents about 5 hours a week.
- Traveled with the family on 6 trips, keeping nap, meal and bedtime routines across time zones.
- Babysat for 4 families with children ages 1 to 10, with repeat bookings every month for 3 years.
Best skills for a nanny resume
| Hard skills | Soft skills |
|---|---|
| Infant care (bottles, diapers, safe sleep) | Patience |
| Toddler and preschool routines | Warmth |
| Meal planning and cooking for children | Reliability |
| Food allergy awareness | Clear communication with parents |
| Toilet training | Positive discipline |
| Homework help and reading support | Flexibility |
| Age-appropriate activities | Good judgment |
| Safe driving and car seats | Discretion |
| Pediatric first aid and CPR | |
| Children's laundry and light housekeeping | |
| Family scheduling and calendars |
Match these to the job posting before you apply. The ATS keyword checker shows which terms from a posting your resume is missing, and the skills guide covers how to list them.
Tips for writing a nanny resume
List ages and number of children
Families want to know if you have cared for children like theirs. For each job, give the number of children, their ages when you started and how many hours a week you worked.
Show routines and results
Nap schedules, toilet training, reading progress and healthy eating are results parents care about. Describe what you did and what changed, with a number when you can, and credit the parents when the plan was shared.
Put safety credentials up front
Pediatric first aid and CPR, a clean driving record and car seat skills show a family you can handle emergencies and school runs. List each one with the issuer and expiration date, and add any training in infant safe sleep, water safety or food allergies.
Protect each family's privacy
Write 'Private family' in place of the family's name, and leave out addresses and children's names. Ask families before you list them as references, and bring their contact details to the interview.
Include household and travel duties
Many nanny roles include meal prep, children's laundry, errands, scheduling or travel. List the extras you handled so a family can see the full help you offer.
Make the summary personal but professional
Give your years of experience, the ages you work best with and one or two strengths, such as early learning or newborn care. Leave out details about your own family or personal life.