MEET NICOLA
Nicola is the founder of The Nanny Matchmaker and a trusted household staffing professional with more than a decade of experience supporting families and the professionals who care for them. Known for her thoughtful approach, strong industry knowledge, and genuine investment in people, she has built her career around one simple belief: the right match can transform a household.
Her path into household staffing began unexpectedly. While studying sound design at university and working as a nanny, Nicola discovered that her greatest fulfillment came not from the creative arts, but from working closely with families and helping children thrive. What began as a temporary role evolved into a long-term career and gave her firsthand insight into the unique dynamics, trust, and relationships that shape life inside a home.
Over the past 12 years, Nicola has worked closely with families across a wide range of household staffing needs. Through that experience, she came to understand that a successful search requires far more than matching qualifications to a job description. Every household operates differently, with its own values, routines, personalities, expectations, and priorities. Finding the right professional means understanding all of them.
That understanding became the foundation of The Nanny Matchmaker. Nicola takes the time to understand the people behind each search and thoughtfully introduces professionals whose experience, personalities, and approaches align with the household's needs. Her firsthand experience working in private homes, combined with more than a decade of guiding families through the hiring process, brings a perspective that is both personal and deeply informed.
Today, The Nanny Matchmaker has grown beyond its beginnings in childcare to support families across a broader range of household staffing needs, while retaining the highly personal approach on which the company was built. Nicola remains closely involved throughout each search, offering thoughtful guidance, candid insight, and individualized support to families and professionals alike.
For Nicola, this work has always been about people. Creating connections built on trust, compatibility, and mutual respect, and seeing those relationships become an integral part of a household, continues to inspire her every day.
