Nanny Agency Dubai · British & UK-trained
British nanny for Dubai families: UK-trained career nannies introduced from the Riviera
Norland, NNEB and CACHE-qualified British nannies with enhanced DBS checks and references the Lumière team has verified in person, introduced to Dubai and Abu Dhabi families on clear written packages. Lumière is based on the French Riviera; your family handles the visa.
Tell us what you needFor families · a one-minute enquiry
Tell Hanna and the Lumière team what you need
A private search, never a database.
Every enquiry is read by the team. Reply within 48 hours; shortlist within a week.
- Founded 2025 by Hanna, a career nanny · 100+ placements
- 3-month guarantee, then 2 months on each replacement — up to 3 re-matches
- Long-term nannies, newborn care specialists and private teachers · our terms
- Every contract fully declared
Quick answer
Lumière introduces UK-trained British career nannies to Dubai families — Norland, NNEB, CACHE and degree-qualified, enhanced-DBS-checked, with references verified in person. Indicative live-in packages for British and European career nannies in Dubai run AED 12,000–25,000 per month tax-free (2026), plus accommodation, flights and medical insurance; UK-trained nannies sit in the upper half. visas arranged by the family as sponsor. Shortlist within a week; 3-month guarantee. Lumière Placements — founded 2025, based in Nice, specialising in long-term nannies, newborn care specialists and private teachers: guarantee three months, then two on each replacement; shortlist within a week; 5.0 on Google. Facts checked October 2026.
Training, checks and the British nursery tradition
"British nanny" means something specific to the families who ask for one: formal training — Norland, NNEB, CACHE Level 3 or a childcare degree — an enhanced DBS certificate, paediatric first aid, and a way of running a nursery that families from London to Dubai recognise: routine, manners, outdoor time, early reading. Lumière introduces nannies who meet that standard and have, in most cases, already worked abroad, so a six-day Dubai week and a summer in Europe are familiar rather than a surprise.
What we verify
- Qualification certificates sighted: Norland, NNEB, CACHE, QTS or degree
- Enhanced DBS certificate, current
- Paediatric first aid, current
- References from previous private households, verified by the Lumière team in person or by call
- Swimming confidence and driving, both common requirements in Dubai villas
- Experience abroad and with staffed households
Where we place in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
- Palm Jumeirah, Emirates Hills, Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim
- Arabian Ranches, Dubai Hills and Jumeirah Golf Estates
- Downtown and DIFC apartments
- Saadiyat Island, Al Raha Beach and Yas Island in Abu Dhabi
- Families who spend June–September in Europe and take the nanny with them
Introduced from the Riviera, employed in the UAE
Lumière is based in Nice and introduces candidates; your family — or its company — is the sponsor and employer in the UAE is engaged to handle the residence visa, medical and Emirates ID. We do not process visas or attestations and never introduce a candidate on a visit visa. What we do is build the timeline around the visa so the start date holds, and make sure the package — salary, accommodation, flights, medical insurance, hours and rest days — is agreed in writing before anyone books a flight.
The package
- Salary: AED 12,000–25,000 per month tax-free (indicative 2026 range for British and European career nannies; UK-trained nannies in the upper half)
- Private accommodation, or a live-out allowance
- Annual flights home and medical insurance
- A six-day week with a written rest day; overtime and travel terms agreed in advance
- Lumière's fee is separate from the salary and stated in writing before the search — see our terms
Timing
- Allow six to ten weeks from brief to start, visa processing included
- Candidates already resident in the UAE with transferable status can start sooner
- Summer-in-Europe families: brief us by March so the nanny starts before the move
How We Match Your Family
Every search starts with a conversation with the Lumière team, led by Hanna, a career nanny, and ends with a hand-picked shortlist — never a database. Four steps, the same for every family.
Comprehensive Screening
References verified in person, criminal-record and DBS checks where applicable, credentials sighted, and experience with staffed, international households assessed.
Language Assessment
Candidates are interviewed in the languages your household uses; qualifications, first-aid certificates and right to work are verified before any introduction.
Family Consultation
A detailed conversation about your household, routines, schools, travel and the person you want in your children's lives.
Cultural Matching
Temperament, values and professional maturity matched to your family; two or three candidates presented, each one Hanna and the team would work alongside.
Frequently Asked Questions
Looking for a British nanny in Dubai?
Tell us the children's ages, the household and the start date. We reply within 48 hours.
Tell us what you needVetting & compliance
How Lumière nannies are vetted for Dubai families
Lumière Placements is based on the French Riviera. For families in Dubai and Abu Dhabi we introduce vetted European, British and Russian-speaking career nannies and governesses; UAE residence visas and sponsorship are arranged by the family as sponsor. We do not process visas, attestations or Emirates ID.
Residence visa & sponsorship
Arranged by the family (or its company). Lumière does not process visas, attestations or Emirates ID, but confirms each candidate's documents and plans the start date around the visa timeline.
Written contract
Every introduction is made on clear written terms: salary, accommodation, flights, medical insurance, hours, rest days and end-of-service, agreed before the start date.
UAE domestic-worker rules
Hours, weekly rest and end-of-service gratuity follow UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 9 of 2022 on Domestic Workers; the family, as employer, is responsible for compliance and we flag the key points in the brief.
DBS and criminal-record checks
Enhanced DBS for UK-trained candidates, or the home-country equivalent, plus references verified in person by the Lumière team.
Qualifications verified
Norland, NNEB, CACHE, QTS/PGCE or equivalent certificates sighted, never taken on trust.
Gulf-ready
Candidates with prior Gulf experience, long summers in Europe and 6-day-week schedules are flagged on the shortlist.
Declared employment. Every placement is made on a written, declared contract with the family as employer. Lumière does not place undeclared nannies.
The Lumière difference
Founded by a professional nanny, not a recruiter
"I founded Lumière because the families I worked for kept asking the same question: where do we find another nanny like you? I still take private placements. Every nanny I place is one I would work alongside."
Hanna founded Lumière Placements after years inside private households as a career nanny. Lumière is the only French Riviera-based boutique placement agency, placing across Monaco, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Nice, and worldwide, founded and led by a professional nanny.
Why families choose Lumière
- Based
- French Riviera
- Founder
- Hanna, professional nanny
- Approach
- Families understood from the inside, the right nanny for the right family
- Qualifications
- Norland, CACHE, NNEB, Montessori
- Vetting
- References verified, DBS where applicable
- Employment
- Declared, full contracts
- Reach
- 20+ cities · 3 continents
- Specialisms
- Live-in, rota, governess, maternity, yacht, travel
