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Kathryn Skriabin

About Me

Experience & Qualifications

My References

Reference Received from: Chevallier Candice Reference: "Candice Chevaillier 4 rue de la Tremoille, 75008 Paris FRANCE Mobile : +33 06 79 00 20 84, Email : candice_chevaillier@hotmail.com To Whom it may concern, This is a letter of recommendation for Kathryn Skriabin, nanny extraordinaire. We are an American family living in Paris and we have worked with her year after year since 2012. Upon first meeting Kat, we knew she would be outstanding. She arrived early and immediately the children warmed to her. She proactively planned each day with a balance of outside play and indoor crafts for the children. She gave us a detailed account of how things went at the end of each day as well. Kat loves to take the kids outside to play in the snow and get fresh air and exercise. And during quiet times she brings games and activities for the children. All of the activities have a nice learning component, such as cooking, constructing a rocket, making salt dough etc. This was so above and beyond what we have experienced with any other nanny. She is nothing like many “phone‐it‐in” nannies who approach childcare with the TV remote in one hand and their cell phone in the other. She is also clever and consistent with children to help them listen behave their very best. I must say I have learned a few tricks from her! She also happily stepped into the role of private concierge with a deft hand by making sure that the mechanics of our stay were smooth. She helped us arrange for rides, lift passes, even restaurant recommendations and social events. So in summary, Kat is trustworthy, professional, playful, has a fantastic attitude and is all around just a joy to work with. In fact in subsequent years, we chose our vacation location in a large part because we knew that our children would be in great hands with Kat. Please feel free to have any interested clients reach out to me if they would like. Sincerely, Candice Chevaillier Mobile : +33 06 79 00 20 84 Email : candice_chevaillier@hotmail.com"

Reference Received from: Baldeesh Daumont Reference: "Reference Baldeesh Daumont 02/12/2015 To: Kathryn Skriabin To Whom it may Concern, Kathryn Skriabin - Kat - is a truly a super nanny, without whom our holidays in Les Arcs would not have been the same.  We are a Franco-British family living in Paris, and have been using the services of Kat for the past three years (soon to be four). We feel blessed to have found somebody as trustworthy, highly skilled and professional, yet kind, caring and fun as her. The ultimate endorsement comes from our son (aged 2 the first time he met Kat), who immediately warmed to Kat and who looks forward to his time with her each year in Les Arcs.  Kat has always been punctual and well-turned out. She is full of creativity and has provided our son with hours of fun and games, both indoors and outdoors. Her energy and enthusiasm knows no limits, and at the end of each day we have been provided with a written report about our son’s activities.  Kat is fully bilingual (English and French) and a great communicator. In addition to taking care of our son, she was able to provide invaluable advice about services and restaurants in the Les Arcs area and help us with bookings.  We hope to be working with Kat for many years to come, and wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for professional nanny services and peace of mind! Please feel free to email or call should you have any questions.  Baldeesh Daumont baldeesh@gmail.com +33 6 45 87 41 61  "

Reference Received from: Marianne Snow Reference: "We have a very shy 3 year old daughter who doesn't respond well to strangers, so we were initially slightly worried about hiring a nanny for our skiing holiday. However, we needn't have worried, she bonded with Kat within minutes. Kat had asked us about our daughter's interests before the holiday and arrived with toys and colouring sheets that related to her interests. She collected our daughter from ski school each day and did different activities each afternoon. We were able to relax and enjoy our skiing knowing that our daughter was in safe hands and having lots of fun. We arrived back to the chalet in the afternoons to hear lots of giggling. Now that we are home, our daughter is really missing her. We will definitely use Kat again if we holiday in a resort that she covers. Marianne Snow - March 2016"

Reference Received from: Pierre Hardy Reference: "Kathryn looked after our children in Val D'sere this March. She is wonderful with the children; sweet, kind, fun. She performed lots of different activities with our children, she has plenty of ideas. She was absolutely perfect! Pierre Hardy - March 2016"

Reference Received from: Shirley Carroll Reference: "Kat looked after our daughter in Les Arcs 1950 for one week in February 2017 and we can’t recommend her highly enough. She knows the resort very well and is a very competent nanny, answering all our questions and any concerns we had. Kat also provided a written report each evening so that we can see what they had been up to. We even made some changes to our daughter’s routine based on Kat’s advice which has had a very positive impact. It can be hard to leave your daughter with someone you don’t know but we had full confidence in Kat and our daughter was very happy to spend the day with her. Shirley Caroll"

Reference Received from: Holly Marriage Reference: "We have just returned from a fantastic week in La Rosiere where we had the wonderful Kathryn Skriabin looking after our two boys aged 3.5 years and 15 months. We honestly cannot say anything but praise for the amazing job she did being our nanny for the week. Her enthusiasm, knowledge and friendly personality really made our holiday. Our boys were super happy and loved all the activities she arrived with to do every afternoon. She also took them out and about and did the ski school run which really allowed us parents to have a proper break and enjoy the mountains. All in all Kathryn was the perfect nanny, cannot recommend her highly enough. With best wishes Holly (March 2017)"

Reference Received from: Daniel Atherton Reference: "This year we were lucky enough to book a nanny from Alpinechildcare.com. Kat was excellent, she was 100% reliable. We were very impressed with her. She provided a big box of toys for the 2 little ones, and each day had a creative "making" activity followed by some outdoor play. The kids loved her and looked forward to her coming, We were able to relax knowing that all was well. Basically, a big thumbs up for both the agency and Kat. Thank you to both. Daniel Atherton Les Arcs March 2017"

Reference Received from: Rebecca Coulby Reference: "We were so impressed by Kat, even before we met her in person. She sent us several emails asking about Arky and what his interests were, and she arrived extra early on the first day so as to chat through his routine and avoid eating into our booked time. Kat brought her own set of lovely toys and a sledge suitable for his age. We had never had a nanny before and Arky had not been in crèche. So we were really reassured by Kats extensive experience looking after children his age. She was brilliant with him from day one and very informed about things we’d never of thought of; like how the altitude makes young children extra tired. As parents we also learnt things from Kat in how she approached engaging Arky in activities and managing his somewhat volatile temperament. In summary we had the best holiday since becoming parents, thanks to a wonderful time being a couple whilst we knew our son was in the best hands. Thank you Kat, Rebecca Coubly, Saint Foy, February 2018"

Reference Received from: Liliana Marques Reference: "It is hard to say how great Kath was. I think it is important to make a quick summary of our background, we were 2 portuguese couples with 1 kid and 1 baby each. The babies were 9 and 10 months and they were never in a creche. So we were very anxious about getting a nanny for our babies in a place we didn't know anyone. We found this service and Kath answer us, she kindly agreed to a skype call before we went, and since the first moment, we liked Kath, she was very friendly, helpful and put the anxiety of two mums on ease. Kath arrived always on time and she was never rushing to leave, she was even entertaining the older ones when we arrived from the ski and we were with the babies. Kath is very natural with the kids, the little ones settled very quickly, it was a peace of mind for us. My little one got sick and Kath was so helpful about where to go (we were completely lost as we didn't know what would be the best clinic, pharmacy..etc). We highly recommend her, and we really hope if we will come back that Kath has availability to stay with them again. Liliana Marques Paradiski - 2019 "

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