Written by Fanny Di Domenicantonio, Director, Fox & Cubs Nanny & Private Staff Agency.
We are proud to share that Fanny Di Domenicantonio, Director of Fox & Cubs Nanny & Private Staff Agency, has won two Silver Awards at the Best Businesswomen Awards 2026 one of the UK’s most respected recognitions for female business owners and women leading organisations across the country.
Fanny was recognised in two categories:
- Best Business Woman Working With Children and Families
Best Customer Service
Being shortlisted as a finalist in two separate categories at the Best Businesswomen Awards is rare and reflects what Fox & Cubs has built and the standard the agency holds itself to across every dimension of its work.
Debbie Gilbert, founder and organiser of the Best Businesswomen Awards, said: “Behind every winning business is a woman on a mission who has taken risks, solved problems and worked hard to make her vision a reality. These awards recognise what those women have achieved and the difference their work makes to customers, communities and the people they employ. Our judges look for evidence of achievement. Receiving an award is a significant endorsement of the business each winner has built.”
Best Businesswomen Awards 2026: why this recognition matters
The Best Businesswomen Awards are not a self-nominated popularity contest. Founded in 2015, they recognise female business owners and women leading charities across the UK, with winners selected by an expert judging panel from hundreds of entries. Entrants are required to demonstrate their achievements through supporting evidence making this a genuinely judged recognition that carries real weight.
For Fanny, the significance of these awards goes beyond the categories themselves. Building a business recognised for both its impact on children and families and its standard of customer service in the same year speaks to something Fox & Cubs has always believed: that excellence in childcare and excellence in service are inseparable. You cannot have one without the other.
What these two awards reflect
The Best Business Woman Working With Children and Families category speaks directly to what Fox & Cubs is built around. Every placement the agency makes touches one of the most significant decisions a family will make who they trust with their children and their home. Building a business that families return to, recommend to friends, and rely on through the most important moments of their lives requires not just professional expertise but a genuine understanding of what families need at every stage.
Fanny brings both. As a mother of three herself, she understands the weight of that trust from both sides of the relationship as a business owner and as a parent. That dual perspective shapes everything about how Fox & Cubs approaches a placement, from the first brief through to the final introduction.
The Best Customer Service award reflects something the Fox & Cubs team takes seriously at every stage of the process. From the first consultation through to long after a placement is confirmed, the experience of working with Fox & Cubs is designed to feel personal, considered, and genuinely supportive. In a sector where families are often making decisions under pressure, the quality of service is not a nice-to-have. It is the foundation everything else is built on.
As Fanny reflects: “These awards feel particularly meaningful because they recognise not just what we have achieved but how we have achieved it. Fox & Cubs is built on relationships with families, with candidates, and with the people who trust us to understand what they need. Being shortlisted in two separate categories and winning silver in both is something I am genuinely proud of, and it belongs to the whole team.”
A Year of Recognition
2026 has been a remarkable year for Fox & Cubs. These two silver awards sit alongside a growing list of recognitions that reflect the breadth of what the agency has built:
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- Best Nanny Agency in the UK at UK Nanny Awards 2026, voted for by families, nannies and childcare professionals
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- Best Small Recruitment Business at Global Recruiter UK Industry Awards 2026
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- Best Premium Childcare & Private Staffing Company and Family Support Excellence Award at Lux Life Magazine Parent & Baby Awards 2026
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- Finalist at British HR Awards 2026
Each recognition comes from a different direction the families and nannies who work with the agency every day, the wider recruitment industry, the premium lifestyle press, and now the community of businesswomen recognised for their impact across the UK. Together they tell a consistent story about an agency that performs at the highest level across every dimension of what it does.
Thank you!
To every family who has trusted Fox & Cubs with the most important decision in their home, every candidate who has trusted us with their career, and every member of the Fox & Cubs team who brings genuine care and expertise to this work every day this is for all of you.
Fanny added: “2026 has been a year of extraordinary recognition for Fox & Cubs. Our focus for 2027 is to continue raising the bar expanding our international placements, deepening our partnerships with families across Europe, and ensuring that every family and professional we work with experiences the same exceptional standard of service that has defined Fox & Cubs from the beginning.”
If you are looking for a nanny agency in London that takes service as seriously as its awards suggest, we would love to hear from you. Get in touch with the Fox & Cubs team today.
About Fox & Cubs
Fox & Cubs Nanny & Private Staff Agency supports families in London and internationally with carefully vetted childcare and household professionals. With a personalised approach and deep understanding of family life, the agency helps households find reliable long-term support. In 2026, Fox & Cubs was voted Best Nanny Agency in the UK at the UK Nanny Awards voted for by families, nannies, and childcare professionals.
Get in touch with the Fox & Cubs team today or connect with Fanny on LinkedIn.
