The Governess & Co.
For Families Who
Expect More
Curated domestic staff — expertly matched in Marbella, Madrid & beyond.
Who Are We?
The Governess & Co. connects families in Marbella, Madrid & beyond with trusted domestic staff. We’re a team of professionals who combine expertise with empathy to deliver thoughtful, discreet placements.
What Do We Do?
We match families with reliable nannies, housekeepers, and private staff, tailored to each home’s rhythm and standards. Every placement is personal, practical, and built to last.
How Can We Help?
We take time to understand what your household truly needs — and deliver solutions that work in real life. It’s care you can count on.
Our Community
Building Community: Why Children Need Their Village
It takes a village to raise a child” isn’t just a saying – it’s developmental truth! Children thrive when they’re part of communities that extend beyond their immediate families, and we’re proud to help create those connections!
Why community matters for children:
Social Development
Regular interaction with diverse adults and children teaches flexibility, empathy, and social navigation that nuclear families alone can’t provide.
Multiple Role Models
Exposure to different parenting styles, personalities, and approaches shows children that there are many valid ways to be human!
Sense of Belonging
Children who feel part of larger communities develop confidence, security, and understanding that they’re valued beyond their family units.
Shared Experiences
Group activities create memories, friendships, and the kind of collective joy that shapes positive childhood experiences!
This is why we organise regular events – cooking classes, playdates, seasonal activities, and community gatherings that bring families together! These aren’t just “nice extras” – they’re essential opportunities for children to experience the richness of community life.
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Processes
When sourcing private staff to manage your home, support your lifestyle or to provide childcare, it’s important to find the best nanny agency with an experienced team that you can trust. The Governess & Co’s professional consultants follow strict protocols when sourcing and screening candidates, including customized evaluation techniques devised by experienced therapists to ensure the best candidates and a smoother hiring process.
Why choose us?
Trust in the difference
The Governess & Co operates on one simple unassailable truth, which is that one size does not fit all. Our domestic recruitment service is based on this principle.
Honest assessments and assistance
The Governess & Co operates a completely transparent service, we will not make promises that cannot be fulfilled. Sometimes it may be necessary to make compromises with regards to your specific staffing needs, it would be unrealistic to tell you otherwise. However, we can evaluate the compromises you are currently making (without the necessary help or unsuitable attendant) and advise you on more suitable staffing options. It is our aim to make sure that any compromises you are making will still deliver on your priorities.
Listen, evaluate and deliver
How do we operate? It’s simple, we listen. Our professional consultants really take notice to what you are saying. Consequently, we get to understand and evaluate with customized recruitment tools, that ultimately deliver upon your family’s specific staffing needs.
Supporting your family
Our consultancy service is about supporting you, your family and your home. This is your lifestyle. This is the support system you need to live it as you wish. Finding the right child care, housekeeper, or chauffeur is a leap of trust. Our dedicated and experienced advisors will provide the support you need to help you take that leap.
F.A.Q
Choosing the right support for your home comes with important questions.
And so does finding the right family to work with.
Here are a few questions we are often asked — and always happy to answer.
Ready to find the perfect nanny?
Or reach out to us at:
Av. Virgen del Rocío, s/n, 29670 San Pedro Alcántara, Málaga, office no. 7.
Want to work with us?
Working for The Governess & Co. means you'll have access to exclusive job opportunities, ongoing support and training, and a chance to work with some of the most elite families in the area. We value our staff, and we are committed to helping them grow and develop in their careers.
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