Newborn care · French Riviera
Maternity nurses on the French Riviera
Newborn care specialists for the first weeks — from Nice to Saint-Tropez, interviewed in person by the team.
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- 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
Updated 15 October 2026 · by the Lumière team
Quick answer
Lumière places maternity nurses and newborn care specialists with families on the French Riviera — Nice, Cap-Ferrat, Villefranche, Beaulieu, Cannes, Antibes and Saint-Tropez — for nights only or 24-hour live-in care, usually for six to twelve weeks. The family employs the specialist on a URSSAF-declared French contract; indicative pay is €5,000–6,000+ a month in 2026. Every candidate is interviewed in person by the team in Nice. Lumière Placements — founded 2025, based in Nice, specialising in long-term nannies, newborn care specialists and private teachers: newborn-care engagements are quoted in writing before the search; shortlist within a week; 5.0 on Google. Facts checked October 2026.
A specialist for the newborn months
A newborn care specialist (also called a maternity nurse or night nurse) joins the family for the first weeks or months after birth. In the French Riviera most engagements run six to twelve weeks, day-and-night or nights only.
What she does
- Takes the nights so the parents can sleep, or works 24-hour shifts six days a week.
- Establishes feeding, whether breast, bottle or both, and gentle sleep routines.
- Supports the mother's recovery and confidence, and hands over to the nanny when the time comes.
- Keeps the nursery, laundry and a written log of feeds and sleep.
What we vet for
- Newborn-care training and years of newborn-only work, including twins where needed.
- Infant CPR and first aid, current and sighted.
- References from recent newborn families, verified by the team.
- Calm, discreet and comfortable in a staffed household.
Newborn care across the French Riviera
Many families book before the birth and the specialist arrives in the last weeks of pregnancy.
- Nice and the coast to Monaco. Nice, Villefranche, Cap-Ferrat, Beaulieu and Èze. For Monaco itself, see maternity nurses in Monaco.
- Cannes and Antibes. Cannes, Cap d'Antibes, Juan-les-Pins and Mougins.
- Saint-Tropez. Saint-Tropez, Ramatuelle and Gassin, often for a summer birth at the villa.
What a newborn care specialist costs in the French Riviera in 2026
Indicative 2026 figures, not quotes. Every engagement is quoted in writing before the search.
| Engagement | Typical rate (2026) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Maternity nurse, 24-hour live-in | €5,000–6,000+ / month | Six days a week, 6–12 weeks |
| Night-only newborn specialist | Quoted per engagement | Five or six nights a week |
| Twins or multiples | Top of the range and above | Experience with twins verified |
| Declaration | In addition to pay | URSSAF employer contributions |
More detail in the French Riviera cost guide.
Employment, done properly
The family employs the specialist directly. These are the points to settle in writing.
| Item | How it works |
|---|---|
| Employer | Your family, on a URSSAF-declared contract under the national collective agreement for private employers |
| Hours and rest | Set out in writing, with weekly rest and nights-off agreed |
| Accommodation | A room near the nursery for live-in specialists |
| Right to work | EU citizenship or a valid French permit confirmed before any introduction |
General information, not legal advice.
And when the newborn weeks end
Most families need a long-term nanny once the specialist leaves. We can search for both at the same time, so the handover is planned.
See long-term nannies and the maternity nurse service. Full terms: fees and guarantee.
How We Match Your Family
Every search starts with a conversation with the Lumière team 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Expecting a baby in the French Riviera?
Tell us the due date, the household and whether you need nights or 24-hour care. The team replies within 48 hours and introduces a shortlist within a week.
Tell us what you needVetting & compliance
How Lumière vets newborn care specialists for the French Riviera
In France the family employs the nanny on a declared URSSAF contract under the national collective agreement for private employers (IDCC 3239). Lumière is based in Nice: we interview, vet and introduce candidates and explain each step of the paperwork; the nanny is employed by you.
Interviewed in person
Every candidate is interviewed by the Lumière team in Nice before any introduction.
Casier judiciaire
A current criminal-record extract (bulletin n°3) for French candidates, and the home-country equivalent for others.
References verified
Previous families contacted by the team, with multi-year roles flagged.
Declared employment
The family employs on a URSSAF-declared contract (CCSS in Monaco); we explain each step.
Qualifications sighted
Teaching, newborn-care and first-aid certificates seen before the shortlist.
Everything in writing
Hours, days off, accommodation and travel agreed before the first day.
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
