I have been taking care of children all of my life.
The earliest I can remember taking care of a baby was when I was 5 years old. His mom would go to work and the only instruction she left was not to open the door for strangers. I prepared the baby's bottles, fed and burped him, bathed him, played with him, put him down for his naps, etc.
From that time I have been taking care of children.
During high school I babysat in the evenings and on weekends. During college I worked as a nanny. Then I taught for 5 years. Thereafter, I worked as a nanny for another 2 years.
I have been taking care of children all of my life because this is what I love doing. Working as a nanny is my career and I enjoy it.
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I am a single person with no biological children. However, I have helped raise tens of children.
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I enjoy reading and researching, listening to music and programs that encourage me, going for walks on the trails, playing sports, etc.
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I am patient, caring, compassionate, trustworthy, flexible, reliable, responsible, organized, possess excellent written and oral communication skills, respectful, self motivated with sound judgement, proactive etc.
I love children, understand child development and love connecting with them, have a lot of energy to play with them, safety conscious, etc.
Home Child Care Provider [Contract] Jan 4, 2021 – Dec 4, 2022
Private Home, Alberta, Canada.
Cared for two children’s physical and emotional wellbeing and attended to any emergencies
Bathed and dressed children, changed diapers; prepared, served and supervised balanced meals and bottles
Entertained children by engaging in various indoor and outdoor activities consisting of book reading, doing puzzles, playing games, encouraging physical exercise, conducting educational activities, visiting parks, etc.
Supervised children by ensuring a safe environment was maintained, ensured children were properly fed and healthy, supervised scheduled nap periods, provided appropriate attire for different activities
Conducted light housekeeping duties such as emptied dishwasher, washed dishes, watered plants, replaced bin liners, did kid’s laundry, tidied kid’s bedrooms, closets, bathrooms and play area, etc.
Potty trained and encouraged a toddler to gradually reduce temper tantrums
Home Child Care Provider Sept 1 2010 to Aug 31, 2014
Private Householder, Kingston, Jamaica
Cared for the child’s educational, emotional and entertainment needs
Ensured the child’s personal hygiene was maintained by providing prompts
Ensured the child got sufficient sleep each day by providing prompts
Disciplined the child according to the methods requested by the parents
Prepared meals for the child while adhering to all dietary needs
Monitored the child’s asthma on a daily basis
Motivated, provided assistance with course assignments, and provided child with access to resources which resulted in an increase in child’s grades and overall academic performance; thus enabled child to graduate at the top of his class