Specialized Experience
• Sincerely passionate about providing warm, nurturing, and attentive, personalized care
• Naturally manage a hybrid approach between the Montessori, Waldorf, and Reggio Emilia theories, to better personalize engaging learning/practice activities, to children in my care
• Skillfully self-directed, proactive. Work well independently, and a fabulous team player
• Expertise in multitasking and problem solving to create/maintain a safe, healthy, and calm environment; in addition to agility dealing with people of various ages and circumstances
• Experience dealing with neurodivergent individuals
• Able to create and/or follow a structured daily/weekly routine
• Agility to carry out the discipline and care that allows for respectful and open expression
• Great competence housekeeping/managing with attention to detail: vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, dusting, bathrooms. Stove, fridge, microwave & cupboards cleaning. Creating/maintaining organization systems according to family’s flow. Laundry: linens & clothes washing/drying, folding, ironing, and putting away. Meal care: advanced personalized planning, getting groceries, prepping, and cooking. Plant care. Running errands: dry cleaning, delivering/picking up parcels/items, etc. Pet care: feeding, grooming scheduling, walks. Wardrove: rotating according to climate changes, donations
Skills and Attributes
• Exceptional communication –verbal and written– skills
• Genuine positive disposition and personal satisfaction offering a supportive contribution
• Proficient in speaking, reading and writing English and Spanish. Fluent in French, and Portuguese
• Excellent work ethic and a commitment to integrity. Trustworthy, reliable, patient, clean, organized, detail oriented, resourceful, loving, creative, encouraging
• Fabulous work and personal character references
• Non-smoker, non-drinker, and lead a healthy lifestyle. A Canadian citizen, thus legally able to work, with a valid passport until 2031
• A valid class 5 BC driver’s licence with a clean record and 10+ years of experience driving children and adults
• A recently obtained clean criminal record proof (March 26, 2026)
• A recently updated First Aid and CPR certification (March 26, 2026)
Relevant Education
• Mediation at Toronto Board of Education
• Languages at McGill University
• Psychology and sociology at University of Toronto
• Specialized in cognitive psychology. Master NLP (Neuro Linguistics Programing), Hypnosis, and Time Line Therapy with The Empowerment Partnership -affiliated to Kona University
• Nutrition (inclusive of supplementation care - updated through the years) at Edison Institute of Nutrition
• Doula Course (focused on supporting parents during pregnancy and after delivery, as well as infants, up to 5 weeks live-in support after the birth, when requested) Confidential
Nanny/Housekeeper in Toronto. Brown/Cohen family
September 1995 – August 1999 / Full Time (40hrs/week)
• Cared for a girl 9, a boy 7, and two cats
• Drove children to/from school, and various after school activities (girl practiced ballet twice a week, and boy practiced karate and had afterschool tutoring for math). I ensured homework got done and supported when needed. Tutored girl in French.
• Helped with birthday planning and parties, family gatherings planning. Coordinated and supervised play dates
• Facilitated intellectual and emotional support when children felt challenged.
• Guided children with life skills such as hygiene, relating, and individualized internal information processing on how to excel
• Planned and carried out special games and outings for children during PA days
• Provided all daily housekeeping, all laundry care, prepared meals three out of five days per week, prepared snacks for school, fed cats
Doula Services: Private company
2008 July – March 2011 / Bookings made through the school
• Facilitated educational preparation and guidance to parents during pregnancy, about what to expect and how to prepare for an in-home birth or a natural birth at the hospital
• Supported parents with overnight care for infants 7pm – 7am, and some day hours if needed, up to 6 weeks after birth
• Provided education on topics such as breastfeeding, personal care for women after birth, how to supplement with bottles, hygiene and sterilization care, how to promote confidence from attachment to mom, introduction to solids, older sibling care, pro-choice information on environmental chemicals, foods, and vaccines
Child care/Housekeeper, in Vancouver: Jones family (single father)
September 2014 - June 2015 / Part Time (35hrs/week)
• Cared for a girl 6, and a boy 9 with Autism level 2
• Made healthy dinners for children and the father, Mondays through Thursdays
• Picked up boy from school, and welcomed girl from neighbor drop off. Fed snacks to both children. Successfully guided the boy away from screaming, hitting and other aggressive behavior toward his sister to become calmer and responsive, instead of reactive. Supervised the completion of homework, and engaged children in activities like reading, playing board games, or physical activities
• Did all housekeeping necessary including laundry (linens and clothing). Run errands such as picking up the groceries, dry cleaning, and sent parcels
Child Care in Vancouver: Maia’s family
November 2018 – July 2019 / Part Time (2.5hrs week days & 8.5 during Pro-D days and winter holidays)
• Provided safety supervision for a boy (7) afterschool ensuring his wellbeing and positive relating. Engaged in conversation about his day, books he was reading, questions he asked during our 15min walk home
• Provided afterschool snacks. Monitored his screen time. Organized and supervised playdates with his friends
• Took child (and his friend(s) sometimes) to different activities like parks, eating, library, movies, swimming, etc. on Pro-D days
Child & Home Care in Portland: Foster family
March 2020 – August 2020 / Live-in - Part Time (About 28hrs/week, as needed)
• Cared for a girl (2.5), and a boy (10 months), Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays for a few hours while mom worked from home
• Facilitated fun discovery outings for the children at the park by the river, or walks around the neighborhood to monitor plant/tree changes, or visited the park and field across the street
• Taught children about seasons, plants, animals, insects, food, numbers, new words, pronunciation, how to hold crayons to draw. Educated children about relating with their environment and people. Corrected habits and speech. Instilled hygiene and organizational skills. Engaged children in arts and crafts to develop fine motor skills. Created games and challenged them physically. Enticed intellectual development through reading books, playing games, and talking about what was happening. Offered emotional support and guidance
• Provided snacks. Did diaper changes. Bathe children, got them into their PJs, and put girl to sleep, while mom fed and put baby to sleep
• Prepared meals three times per week, every two out of three weeks because the father worked shift hours
• Cleaned the house once per week and organized in between
Child Care/Housekeeper in Vancouver: Carter family
September 2020 – August 2021 / Part Time (35hrs/week)
• Provided care for a boy (4) and his sister (8), while their mom worked from home
• Emptied dishwasher upon arrival and reloaded with the day’s items, Packed snacks at the house, and extra clothing the mom suggested, then picked up the girl at the bus drop off, and then picked up her brother at daycare
• Provided snacks and took children to various nearby play grounds and parks, every day after school regardless of weather, for one hour. Ensure children’s safety, suggested and played games (sometimes only physical, other times imaginary, too), supervised interactions, which sometimes involved other children. Corrected behaviors with the necessary guidance
• I played or read to the boy, oversaw the girl did her homework and supported her with what was needed for completion.
• Did meal prepping for the mother too cook once, rarely twice per week, and cooked the other days for everybody. Ate with family as we discussed what came up or other things mom or I wanted to “bring to the table”
• After dinner, made lunches and snacks for the children. Loaded dishwasher and washed pots, cutting boards, etc., by hand, as the mom got children ready for bed. Organized toys left in living room, cleaned table, swept and mopped dining room and kitchen, every day
• Arrived 5 hours earlier on Fridays to do full housekeeping
Nanny/ Tutor/Housekeeper in Vancouver: Savova family
Feb – May 22, 2026 / Part time (28hrs/week)
• Offered care to a girl (8) and her brother (1)
• Prepared dinner for all. Cleaned kitchen. Cleaned lunch boxes and reloaded lunch and snacks for next day
• Fed toddler and supervised girl when parents were not available
• Tutored girl attending French immersion school with French, English, math, and personal skills to level up to grade 3 abilities
• Corrected negative hygiene and temperament using the situations that came up explaining and demonstrating healthier behavior and habits
• Folded and put away laundry father did (Adults’ and children’s)
• Responsible for boy alone on Wednesdays, while parents took time together. While cleaning kitchen, packing lunch boxes and loading dishwasher, kept the boy engaged physically, intellectually and verbally. Took him out to the park focusing on his motor skills and sensory development, while correcting neural deviations. Disentangled fears and discomforts, while encouraging the development of fine motor skills through play. Bathed and got him ready for bed. Read before bed and put him to sleep or passed responsibility to parents
• Arrived 6 hours earlier on Fridays to carry out full housekeeping duties of entire house including the changing, laundry, and put away of all linens
• Out of regular hours, such as Friday on “date night” or Saturday when parents run errands, I cared for both children going to the park, or stayed home playing games to connect and review events during the week that could not be addressed. Offered children a healthy perspective of relating, seeding internal strength and personal awareness. Fed them lunch/dinner/snacks as needed. Got them ready for bed and put them to sleep, when applicable depending on time of care
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First Aid Training, CPR Training, Associates Degree
