Governesses have formal education and usually have at least four years of high-level formal experience working with a family.   Formal education may include childhood development, child psychology, teaching, nursing, and/or credentials and certification from an established, accredited and highly recognized Nanny institution.

• Full charge over childcare
• Plan developmental and play-time activities
• Order school uniforms
• Maintain school schedules and schedules children’s activities
• Maintain contact database relative to children’s school, playmates, activities, medical, etc.
• Schedule extracurricular activities and secure professional instructors relative thereto, example, would research and secure the appropriate piano instructor
• Infant specialist
• Bathe, feed and dress the children
• Oversee the clothing wardrobe and seasonal selection
• Pack and prepare children for trips
• Maintain their bedrooms and play rooms
• Maintain computer and audio/visual equipment
• Maintain children’s library and video collections
• Wash children’s clothes and does light tailoring
• Oversee social and etiquette training
• Transports the children to and from activities
• Has current knowledge of latest educational tools and subjects
• Assists with safety measures
• Purchase children’s gifts, school supplies and other necessities
• Confidant to parents about children’s educational and social development
• Prepare all paperwork relative to school enrollment and activity requirements
• Tutor the children with homework
• Coordinate and design children’s menu with Chef or Cook
• Prepare children’s meals as needed
• Travel is required at a moment’s notice
• Full-time, on-call position