ADVENTURE NANNIES × THE FORMATOR INSTITUTE™
Private childcare doesn’t fail because people don’t care. It fails because systems don’t exist. The Formator Institute™ was built for experienced nannies, and Adventure Nannies brought it to you.
NOW ENROLLING
The credential for experienced caregivers working in private households with complex, high-expectation needs.
Full Program $350
or any Part for $60
Adventure Nannies code FIAN1026: 10% off the Full Program at checkout. If Adventure Nannies gave you a seat code, enter it at checkout and the Full Program is yours at no cost. Both work on the Full Program only.
IS THIS CERTIFICATION FOR YOU?
No handbook. No backup. High expectations, complex dynamics, and professional judgment calls that standard training never prepared you for. Whether you're already working in private households or ready to make the move, Certified Formator™ gives your experience the structure, language and credential that families and agencies in this world recognize.
THIS IS FOR YOU IF
You have real childcare experience and you're ready to specialize
You work, or want to work, with families who have complex, high-expectation needs
You're a career nanny, a newborn care specialist, a governess or private educator, or a rota or estate childcare professional
You want a recognized credential and a path to advance
You want your expertise visible to families and agencies, not just felt
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF
You're new to childcare and need foundational training
You want a quick certificate rather than a substantive credential
THE CURRICULUM
Each Part builds on the one before it: professional identity, then the systems, the science, the standards and the career plan that make Certified Formators™ distinctly qualified.
Free
Why "nanny" no longer fits the work, what "Formator" means, and how the program runs.
Chapters 1 and 2
The history of the profession, the three outcomes families pay for, and IMPACT for turning everyday experience into professional language.
Chapters 3 and 4
Supporting children when the adults disagree, with LISTEN; coordinating with estate teams and across properties, with SBAR; documentation templates and privacy practices.
Chapters 5 and 6
Attachment, brain development, executive function, co-regulation and temperament in plain language, then systematic observation with TRACK and working respectfully with different parenting philosophies.
Chapters 7 and 8
Household employment law, worker classification, rota jobs, insurance and payroll, then mandated reporting, a four-step safety leadership model, and working with security and medical teams.
Chapter 9
A 2 a.m. crisis worked with every framework at once, The Antigua Rotation simulation, and a career plan: your résumé, three interview answers in IMPACT order and one deliberate professional conversation.
$100, or included in the Full Program
It opens once all five Parts are complete: a 60-question exam, five written responses and a ten-minute questionnaire, then your certificate and badge.
Each Part builds on the one before it: professional identity, then the systems, the science, the standards and the career plan that make Certified Formators™ distinctly qualified.
Free
Why "nanny" no longer fits the work, what "Formator" means, and how the program runs.
Chapters 1 and 2
The history of the profession, the three outcomes families pay for, and IMPACT for turning everyday experience into professional language.
Chapters 3 and 4
Supporting children when the adults disagree, with LISTEN; coordinating with estate teams and across properties, with SBAR; documentation templates and privacy practices.
Chapters 5 and 6
Attachment, brain development, executive function, co-regulation and temperament in plain language, then systematic observation with TRACK and working respectfully with different parenting philosophies.
Chapters 7 and 8
Household employment law, worker classification, rota jobs, insurance and payroll, then mandated reporting, a four-step safety leadership model, and working with security and medical teams.
Chapter 9
A 2 a.m. crisis worked with every framework at once, The Antigua Rotation simulation, and a career plan: your résumé, three interview answers in IMPACT order and one deliberate professional conversation.
$100, or included in the Full Program
It opens once all five Parts are complete: a 60-question exam, five written responses and a ten-minute questionnaire, then your certificate and badge.
Formator Method™ is built around four frameworks developed for private household settings. You learn each one in order, each building on the last, and leave with a complete system you can put to work the same week.
How you communicate your value to families, agencies, and future employers — in writing and in conversation — changes everything about how you're perceived and compensated.
Private households involve multiple adults with competing perspectives. This framework gives you the structure to navigate that complexity without losing sight of what matters most.
A clinical-grade communication structure adapted specifically for private household environments — so your updates, escalations, and handoffs are precise, professional, and trusted.
The system Certified Formators™ use to create the kind of documentation families rely on, specialists reference, and that sets you apart in every household you serve.
Formator Method™ is built around four frameworks developed for private household settings. You learn each one in order, each building on the last, and leave with a complete system you can put to work the same week.
How you communicate your value to families, agencies, and future employers — in writing and in conversation — changes everything about how you're perceived and compensated.
Private households involve multiple adults with competing perspectives. This framework gives you the structure to navigate that complexity without losing sight of what matters most.
A clinical-grade communication structure adapted specifically for private household environments — so your updates, escalations, and handoffs are precise, professional, and trusted.
The system Certified Formators™ use to create the kind of documentation families rely on, specialists reference, and that sets you apart in every household you serve.
Cohort 1 covers Communicating with Parents and Burnout and Self-Regulation.
Two topics, each with its own mini-course, with an AI tutor and Formator Method™ tools
Eight live sessions over 12 weeks
Four 90-minute teaching sessions: about 45 minutes of instruction, then 45 minutes of coaching
Two 60-minute open sessions with the topic coaches
Two 60-minute open sessions with Dr. Ginny Schwager, live only
The cohort library, for as long as you're enrolled
$50 off Certified Formator™ and one résumé and professional packet review by Dr. Ginny Schwager
Every participant completes the Confidentiality and Discretion course before the first session: under 30 minutes, ending in a quiz you must pass. Once you pass, you’re sent your unique session links and access to the cohort’s mini-course content.
The Formator Institute never reports your participation, or what you say, to an employer or agency, whoever paid for your seat.
Sessions are recorded only by The Formator Institute, for the cohort library. No one else may record, screenshot or photograph a session.
A session is a small group of working nannies, a coach, and the real situations you’re in. You bring one, and the group works it through with you.
For career nannies, newborn care specialists and household childcare professionals in private homes, certified or not, from a first job to twenty years in. $250 a cohort. Enrollment opens January 4, 2027, and Cohort 1 starts Monday, January 11, 2027. The waitlist is open now.
Families and agencies can pay for a seat. Ask your family, or ask us how to make the conversation easier.
For the nanny who wants one-hour virtual sessions on her own situation: with Dr. Ginny Schwager at $200 an hour, or with Angie Canny or Megan Summers at $150 an hour. Ask about bulk pricing. Group Coaching cohort members pay the member rate of $100 an hour with Angie or Megan.
Cohort 1 covers Communicating with Parents and Burnout and Self-Regulation.
Two topics, each with its own mini-course, with an AI tutor and Formator Method™ tools
Eight live sessions over 12 weeks
Four 90-minute teaching sessions: about 45 minutes of instruction, then 45 minutes of coaching
Two 60-minute open sessions with the topic coaches
Two 60-minute open sessions with Dr. Ginny Schwager, live only
The cohort library, for as long as you're enrolled
$50 off Certified Formator™ and one résumé and professional packet review by Dr. Ginny Schwager
Every participant completes the Confidentiality and Discretion course before the first session: under 30 minutes, ending in a quiz you must pass. Once you pass, you’re sent your unique session links and access to the cohort’s mini-course content.
The Formator Institute never reports your participation, or what you say, to an employer or agency, whoever paid for your seat.
Sessions are recorded only by The Formator Institute, for the cohort library. No one else may record, screenshot or photograph a session.
A session is a small group of working nannies, a coach, and the real situations you’re in. You bring one, and the group works it through with you.
For career nannies, newborn care specialists and household childcare professionals in private homes, certified or not, from a first job to twenty years in. $250 a cohort. Enrollment opens January 4, 2027, and Cohort 1 starts Monday, January 11, 2027. The waitlist is open now.
Families and agencies can pay for a seat. Ask your family, or ask us how to make the conversation easier.
For the nanny who wants one-hour virtual sessions on her own situation: with Dr. Ginny Schwager at $200 an hour, or with Angie Canny or Megan Summers at $150 an hour. Ask about bulk pricing. Group Coaching cohort members pay the member rate of $100 an hour with Angie or Megan.
The private childcare industry, unfiltered. Candid conversations with the professionals, families, and industry voices shaping private childcare today. Hosted by Dr. Ginny Schwager.
Standards, vetting, and why the private childcare industry is overdue for a higher bar & more
Payroll compliance, household employment law, and the tax mistakes that cost families and caregivers more than they expect & more.
Rachael is a Certified Professional Governess, a full-charge nanny with nearly a decade of continuous placement experience
EP 1: What It Actually Takes to Build a Nanny Agency Worth Trusting
Shenandoah Davis – CEO & Owner, Adventure Nannies.
Standards, vetting, and why the private childcare industry is overdue for a higher bar & more
Dr. Ginny Schwager brings fifteen-plus years of hands-on experience inside complex private family environments. Her work spans child development, professional training, and the design of operational systems for households with several caregivers and residences.
The Introduction is free. Your Adventure Nannies code or seat works on the Full Program.
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