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I have over 15 years of experience working with infants, toddlers, and children of all ages. I am First Aid and CPR certified and have a safe and reliable Volkswagen Jetta which I just purchased in October of 2010. I have attached a 1 page resume for you to review. However, my passion for working with children has allowed for me to obtain many years of experience working with children as a nanny as well as in a variety of other settings. Due to this, I have an extensive amount of experience and I am happy to provide you as much detail and knowledge if you desire. I graduated with a B.A. in Special Education and Theater Arts from University of Miami in 2004 and spent a number of years working as a Special Education Teacher for a variety of ages. I am also a certified reading coach and ran a tutoring program as well while teaching. My passion for social and emotional development became a huge significance in regards to a new job I received during a transition period. My role as a recreational therapist with middle school students encouraged my decision to continue with my studies by attending Naropa University in order to receive a graduate degree in Counseling Psychology. I currently graduated this past May which is very exciting!! Over the past year, I have completed my internship where I have worked as a play and art therapist with children, adults and families. I am a self-starter with great passion for supporting the development of children and adolescents. I enjoy a variety of activities for I am very dedicated towards obtaining as much knowledge and experience pertaining to the development of infants and children. I highly enjoy theater and the arts and spend a majority of my free time engaged in such activities. I am an avid reader and have a great passion for books and stories. I have been playing the piano for over 20 years and volunteer for 2 non-profit organizations that support art and music education. I also enjoy spending time outdoors biking, hiking, and rock-climbing.

I am the oldest of 3 siblings. I was a camp counselor for two summers for children ranging from 3 to 7 years old. I have spent the past 6 years babysitting various neighborhood children, including infants and adolescents. I love being around children and have many references. In the summer of 2010 I worked for the American Red Cross in Washington DC for their Preparedness Health and Safety department where I worked on the creation and implementation of child-friendly preparedness materials and presented those materials to various youth groups. I was also trained in CPR/AED and First Aid. Moreover, in the summer of 2009, I worked for my county prosecutor's office in the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes division, where I was assisted in the investigation and prosecution of cases involving crimes against children, but was solely responsible for the development of child-friendly information materials for youth victims. In short, my past childcare experience is both experiential and academic, and I believe that those experiences have enabled me to be an understanding, competent, and strong childcare provider.

I was a nanny/babysitter one summer for two boys, fours days a week from 7 am until 5 pm and sometimes evenings, in the state of Colorado in America. One boy was 11-years-old and the other was 7-years-old. Most of the time we would play at their home outside, stay inside and bake, go for walks or hikes, go to movies, or go swimming. The family had one dog. I made the boys breakfast and lunch. I also babysat a 7 year-old-boy almost every other weekend the year I was 17-years-old. Mostly I would make him dinner, then we would play with his toys, then I would get him ready for bed, read him a story, and then tuck him in. I would also look after my younger sister growing up who is two years younger than I am.

Other than babysitting for multiple children, childcare is part of my professional career and educational path. I have been a preschool teacher since 2011, caring for children ages infant-5. Currently, I am a Teacher of a Montessori Primary (ages 3-6) classroom. I hold 3 BA degrees in: women's studies, psychology, and early childhood educational studies, and have just completed the course work for my Montessori Early Childhood Teacher certificate (and am currently in my practicum/student teaching year).

I have a BA in Early Childhood Development, an MA in Educational Psychology, current CPR-First Aid certification and I am a former volunteer EMT. I have both taught and directed preschool, as well as nannied for many families over the past 10 years. I enjoy and connect with children of all ages, but have an additional great deal of experience and expertise with newborns through toddlerhood.