Nursery World - Early start (1)

A nanny who went from college to pre-school tells Helen Kewley how she set herself on the business path I first met Natalie Pragliola in 2004 when I went to talk to the DCE students at Stamford College. At that time Natalie had decided that she wanted to work as a nanny in the US and had already applied to the Camp America organisation for starters. When we talked about long-term career plans she told me she would like to set up her own pre-school, but not until she was at least 30.

I first met Natalie Pragliola in 2004 when I went to talk to the DCE students at Stamford College. At that time Natalie had decided that she wanted to work as a nanny in the US and had already applied to the Camp America organisation for starters. When we talked about long-term career plans she told me she would like to set up her own pre-school, but not until she was at least 30.

Natalie recently came back to the agency to look for nanny work, but instead of asking for a full-time job she wanted part-time work to fit around the pre-school she now co-owns - rather ahead of schedule, as she is only just 20 years old. I wanted to know how she had managed to achieve so much while still so young.

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