Owner and director of Duran Nannies
Amabelle Duran
Amabelle is the owner and director of Duran Nannies. She is a Filipina who speaks Filipino, English and German. She moved to Switzerland in 2000 to be with her Filipino husband Olan whose work assignment is in Zurich.
A mother to two girls, Rebekkah, aged 17 and Rhianna, aged 16, Amabelle has been with child education all her life. In Switzerland, she worked with Globegarden Bilingual Preschool, Hands-on-Kids International Preschool , and Swiss International School-Zurich North (formerly Wallisellen International School). In the Philippines, she was a beloved teacher and coordinator in The Master’s Academy and the International Christian Academy.
With the passion for teaching children, service and people skills, she founded duran ACTS in 2013 and acquired My Happy Family in 2017. Initially specialising in placing Filipino Au Pairs, she acquired My Happy Family and expanded her services by placement of Nannies and Housekeepers.

Amabelle Duran
Owner and director of Duran Nannies
Igniting the spark of genius in every child
We Work to Understand Your Family’s Needs
Duran Nannies and Au Pairs is the number one choice for nanny, au pair and housekeeper recruitment. With a leading reputation in the field of nanny and personal staff recruitment we have distinguished ourselves providing first class service and striving to make the nanny placement process a hassle free, efficient, cost effective and fruitful experience.
Our expertise lies in the unique ability to identify and understand the needs of both the nanny and family. We only refer for placement the candidates that can perfectly match the family needs, striving to maintain our goal of achieving the highest success rate within nanny/family relationship.
Since 2013 we have selected the best childcare staff for the families we work for. Our nannies, au pairs and nurses are professional, experienced and committed. They have excellent references and possess and up- to date police record.

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