For professionals · Nurse-led · Dubai

The nanny in your home, properly trained.

WeNanny recommends Lullabies: a two-day programme that gives your nanny the tools and confidence to care for your baby safely. Feeding, sleep, safety, first aid awareness, child development and responsive care, led by a paediatric NICU nurse of 20+ years.

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Lisa Adair leading a hands-on Dubai nanny training session at Lullabies

A letter from Lisa Adair

From the ward to the nursery: why safety is non-negotiable.

Lisa Adair, paediatric NICU nurse and IBCLC

Lisa Adair

Paediatric NICU nurse · IBCLC · Paediatric sleep consultant

I trained as a paediatric nurse in the UK over twenty years ago and spent most of my career in NICU, caring for the tiniest, most vulnerable babies, often in genuine emergencies, where the difference between a nurse or nursery nurse who's trained and one who's guessing is the difference that matters most.

That's the standard I hold Dubai nanny training to. Not a certificate for the sake of one. Real, clinical, safety-first education: choking response, infant CPR, safe sleep practices, health & hygiene, safeguarding, recognising when a baby or child needs urgent help versus when they don't. The things you hope a nanny never has to use, taught properly so that if she does, she's ready.

When I moved to Dubai, I saw how many families were hiring childcare with no way to verify what "experienced" actually meant. No consistent nanny education standard. No one checking that safety basics were actually covered, not just assumed. That gap is why I built the Dubai Nanny Training Programme: a structured, competency-assessed curriculum, not a one-off workshop, covering everything from safe sleep and feeding to emergency response and age-appropriate care.

I'm also an IBCLC lactation consultant and certified paediatric sleep consultant, which means the nannies I train aren't just briefed on safety protocol. They are educated in feeding, settling, and infant development well enough to actually support your routine at home, not work against it.

Why train your nanny

The person who holds your baby should know what to do.

Safety isn't instinct

When something goes wrong with a baby, the first ten seconds matter most. Infant CPR, choking response and safe-sleep practice are taught skills: the difference between panic and a calm, correct response.

Care that matches yours

A trained nanny works the way you work: the same feeding cues, the same gentle settling, the same routine. Your baby gets consistency whoever is in the room.

Confidence, in writing

Training turns an anxious “I think so” into a calm “I’ve got this”, and leaves you a dated certificate of completion for your household file and future references.

What graduates walk away with.

Certificate of completion & sign-off

Each nanny finishes with a completed workbook, a group learning check and a certificate of completion, useful for your household file and future references.

First aid awareness & home safety

EFR-aligned CPR, choking, burns and emergency response, practised hands-on, plus a first aid / CPR take-away guide to refresh at home.

Feeding, sleep & routines

Latching support, bottle and formula prep, starting solids, safe sleep and age-appropriate routines. Built for the Dubai household reality.

Development, play & gentle care

Reading cues, behaviour as communication, the power of play and settling without shouting. No cry-it-out, no behaviour-chart shortcuts.

Ten modules, two in-person days

  1. 01First aid awareness & home safety
  2. 02Feeding the family
  3. 03Baby & child sleep
  4. 04Hygiene & personal care
  5. 05Child development & milestones
  6. 06Understanding behaviour & gentle management
  7. 07The power of play
  8. 08Technology in childcare & safeguarding
  9. 09Reflection, resilience & ethics
  10. 10Health of the home

The programme

Nanny Training Programme

Most nanny training in Dubai is generalist and play-based. This programme is created by Lisa, NICU and paediatric nurse, from the same clinical evidence base she has used with families for over 20 years. Dates and booking live on her course page. WeNanny does not sell a seat or a discount.

From

AED 2,495

per nanny · multi-day programme · Lullabies published price

Why it matters

Nurse-led nanny training in Dubai.

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1,400+ families supported since 2023. Royal College of Nursing alumna. Educational support, not medical care.

NICU ward, not a classroom

Lisa Adair has 20+ years as a registered paediatric NICU nurse. When she teaches feeding, safe sleep or emergency response, the depth comes from ward rounds, not textbooks.

IBCLC-qualified

She holds the highest internationally recognised lactation qualification (IBCLC #L-314181). The feeding module uses the same evidence base she uses with families one-to-one.

NHS-qualified educator

The programme design comes from formal NHS training in mentorship and facilitating learning, not a weekend train-the-trainer certificate.

DHA-licensed nurse in Dubai

She holds a Dubai Health Authority nursing licence and is registered with Dubai’s health regulator. That matters in a city where many course providers are not.

Lullabies

Properly trained. Proper care.

Feeding, sleep, safety, first aid awareness, development and play, taught hands-on by a NICU nurse, with a certificate of completion at the end.

From AED 2,495 per nanny. Dates and booking are on the Lullabies course page.