Stereotypically, being a “manny” or male nanny might not be a career path many young men from Hackney would choose.

But Joss Cambridge-Simmons was 19 and working in Harrods when he decided to change tack and work in a nursery.

“It was a good job but my mum said I needed to find something I was interested in,” recalls Joss, now 30, of Downham Road, De Beauvoir.

“I knew I was good with children, because I had my two-year-old brother around and I was good with him. There was a job fair advertised in the Islington Gazette, and I got the job on the spot. I’ve been doing it ever since.”

In the last 11 years, Joss has worked in many nurseries including the Fire Station Community Nursery in Leswin Street, Stoke Newington. He has also worked as a youth worker using DJing to connect with the children, and a support worker in care homes for children with convictions and mental health issues.

But he decided to branch out and set up his own agency Jossy Care – named after the pet name he’s given by kids – because he was often unable to secure work through nanny agencies. Keen to address stereotypes in the childcare industry, Joss wants to raise awareness of the sexism he finds to be inherent.