Private teachers · Monaco & the Riviera
Private teachers in Monaco & on the Riviera
Full-time qualified teachers for children who learn at home, at the villa or aboard.
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
Updated 15 October 2026 · by the Lumière team
Quick answer
Lumière places full-time private teachers, homeschool tutors and governesses with families in Monaco and on the French Riviera — Monte-Carlo, Nice, Cap-Ferrat, Cannes, Antibes and Saint-Tropez — for the British, IB, American and French curricula. Every teacher is interviewed in person by the team in Nice, employed by the family on a declared contract, and can live in or travel with the family. Each brief is quoted privately. 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, up to three times; shortlist within a week; 5.0 on Google. Facts checked October 2026.
A teacher for the whole school year
Families in Monaco and on the Riviera hire a full-time private teacher when school does not fit the way they live: frequent travel, several homes, a child who needs a different pace, or the year before a move to a new school.
Who we place
- Full-time private teachers. Qualified teachers who run a child's whole school programme at home or while the family travels.
- Homeschool tutors. Teachers who deliver an online or distance-learning school's programme day to day.
- Governesses. Educators who combine teaching with care, manners, languages and culture.
- Entrance and exam preparation. Teachers who prepare children for a new school, a boarding school or exams taken as a private candidate.
What we vet for
- A teaching qualification: QTS or a PGCE, a teaching degree from the candidate's own country, or IB or Montessori training.
- Classroom and one-to-one experience, with references from schools and families verified by the team.
- The curricula your children follow: British, American, IB, French or Swiss.
- The languages your household uses, and the temperament to teach one or two children well.
The programme your child follows
Most children taught at home follow an established curriculum, so they can return to school or sit exams without a gap.
| Curriculum | Typical route at home | Exams |
|---|---|---|
| British | National Curriculum through an online school or a teacher's own programme | IGCSE and A level as a private candidate |
| American | An accredited online or umbrella school | SAT, AP and a high-school diploma from the online school |
| International Baccalaureate | An IB online school for the Diploma; PYP and MYP approaches at home | IB Diploma through an authorised school |
| French | The CNED or a French online school | Brevet and baccalauréat |
| Bilingual or travelling | A combination, planned with the family and the child's next school | Set by the school the child will join |
The teacher works to the programme of the school or exam board the family chooses.
Educating a child at home in Monaco and on the Riviera
Home education is legal in most of our markets, but the rules differ a great deal. These are the points families ask us about most.
| Where | What the rules say |
|---|---|
| France | Since 2022, home education needs prior authorisation from the académie. It is granted on four grounds: the child's health or disability, intensive sport or arts, a family that travels or lives far from a school, or a situation specific to the child. Requests are usually made in the spring for the next school year. |
| Families not resident in France | Children who stay enrolled in their school abroad and follow its distance programme during a long stay are in a different situation; check with the school and the académie. |
| Monaco | Monaco has its own education law. Resident families confirm the requirements for teaching at home with the Direction de l'Éducation Nationale, de la Jeunesse et des Sports before the school year. |
General information, not legal advice. Rules change, so confirm with the education authority before the school year.
Where we place private teachers
Teachers live in or work full-time from nearby, and many travel with the family.
- Monaco. Monte-Carlo, Larvotto, Fontvieille and the families who live between Monaco and the yacht.
- Nice to Cap-Ferrat. Nice, Villefranche, Cap-Ferrat and Beaulieu.
- Cannes and Antibes. Cannes, Cap d'Antibes and Mougins.
- Saint-Tropez and the boat. Summer villas and charter seasons. See yacht nannies.
What a full-time private teacher costs
Every brief is quoted privately. These are the elements that set the package.
| Element | How it works |
|---|---|
| Qualifications | Qualified teachers and IB or exam-board experience sit at the top |
| Curriculum and languages | Bilingual teaching and several curricula raise the package |
| Live-in or live-out | Live-in teachers receive accommodation and board in addition to salary |
| Travel | Travel days, flights and accommodation agreed in writing |
| Employer | Your family, on a declared contract: URSSAF in France, CCSS in Monaco |
| Lumière's fee | Set out in writing before the search; see fees and guarantee |
See also the Monaco cost guide.
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
Looking for a private teacher in Monaco and on the Riviera?
Tell us the children's ages, the curriculum and how you live. The team replies within 48 hours and introduces a shortlist within a week.
Tell us what you needVetting & compliance
How Lumière vets private teachers for Monaco and on the Riviera
In France and Monaco the family employs the nanny on a declared URSSAF contract under the national collective agreement for private employers (IDCC 3239), or with the CCSS in Monaco. 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
