I am a 19-year-old full-time student currently attending the University of Waterloo. I come from Pickering, ON where I used to work at the EDUKIDS daycare centre as a caretaker. Due to my previous employment, I have extensive experience and training when working with all age groups of children. I have worked with children in the age range of 6 months to 12 years. I was also given CPR, First-Aid, and infant training along with prepping healthy and affordable meals for the children. Prior to my EDUKIDS employment, I would babysit for friends and family within the Durham Region and am very good at my job. I am very energetic and positive which helps when playing with younger children. Despite my light-heartedness and playful personality I also know when to be direct with children in a positive and corrective manner in order to ensure their best behaviour for both their own and my own safety. Being a full-time online student, my access or existence on the outside is extremely limited. I have little to no contact with others except for my other roommate who also is remaining home in isolation. I order my groceries off "Instacart" to maintain that I have as little contact with the outdoors as possible. The only request I would have of any possible employers would be the same precautions measures when dealing with the pandemic along with respect for my education and schooling. My classes are all online and non-scheduled thus I have open availability for any parents with difficult scheduling.

As previously described I worked for almost 2 years, part-time and in the summer full-time at the EDUKIDS daycare centre in Pickering, ON. Depending on the room and child's age range within that room, I had many different duties. INFANT (6-18 Months) - Changing Diapers - Playtime (playing with the children) - Intelligence stimulation - Naptime (getting children dressed, warming milk bottles, rocking to sleep) - Lunch and Snacks (prepping, cooking, and feeding the children) - Outdoor Walks (taking the children for a 30-minute walk around the neighbourhood) TODDLER (18 - 3 years) - Potty Training - Playtime (playing with the children) - Intelligence stimulation - Nap time ( helping the children fall asleep) - Lunch and Snacks (prepping, cooking, feeding and serving the children) - Reading circle (teaching and improving the reading skills of the children) - Outdoor time (taking the children outside to play for 40 minutes) PRESCHOOL ( 3- 5 years) - Potty Training and 'helping' with the bathroom (holding children if they cannot seat themselves) - Playtime (playing with the children) - Intelligence stimulation - Nap time (reading children to bed for 30-45 minutes) - Lunch and Snacks (prepping, cooking, and serving the children) - Reading circle (teaching and improving the reading skills of the children) - Outdoor Walks (taking the children outside to play for 60 minutes) GRADESCHOOLER (5-12 years) - These children were only during the summertime since they all attended school during fall, winter and spring. - During the school term, children would come after school and they were served snacks, given 45-60 minutes of homework time. During this time I would help children understand and complete their homework. Once completed children were given the rest of the time of free-play along with 20 minutes of outdoor time. - During the summer, the children would still be taught by the RA, while also given structure to ensure the children were not overly stimulated. This included interchanging study and playtimes, along with special dates for activities.