Babysitter Available in Culpeper, VA: Alice R.

$12.41/hr

3 years of paid experience

A little bit about me

My name's Alice, I've worked with kids all my life, siblings, friends, daycares in my home town, and lots of paid jobs, along with that I am amazing with pets of all kinds I even have two massive dogs myself, I have a lot of experience with special needs children, mainly autism and ADHD but I am more than willing to take a course or do research on any kind of disability, I am a very good cook and meal planner and good at baking, I am willing to clean free of charge while taking care of your little ones along with small lessons if you wish, I'm great at teaching curriculums for young ages, math, reading, writing, that kind of thing. Only thing I am unable to do at the moment is drive without a person in the car, I had surgery a few years ago which prevented me from getting my learners permit on time, I am now fully healed and working towards my license. Please reach me at [phone number hidden].

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Light housekeeping

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Work Experience

3 years of experience caring for:

Toddlers (1-3 years)

Preschoolers (4-9 years)

Infants (0-11 months)

High-schoolers (13-17 years)

More About Me

Relevant experience where I also cared for children were...

My last childcare job was for two young kids, (4 and freshly 7) I made them breakfast and dinner (they went to church camp during the day so I didn't do lunch), I would clean the house while they were gone and when they came back I'd help with homework and chores, then make healthy dinners and get them tucked into bed for the night after reading a bedtime story they got to pick out.

Activities I enjoy doing with children...

I love to teach and make it fun, I like to, with parent permission, incorporate a bit of learning into activities, say we're baking something I may ask them, depending on age, to measure dry ingredients out, or ask them simple math questions about the measurements, along with that I love to read, I bring my own books with me when parents allow, all kids books and of course one of my own for when the children are napping if they are of that age

The most important part about being a nanny...

Is caring for each specific child's needs, like a snowflake each kid is different, some need a form schedule and some need to feel more in control, finding that balance between what a child needs and a parent is asking you to do is the most important, get everything needed done, keep the child safe fed and happy, and make sure to pay attention to exactly how a child reacts to certain behaviors and change the way you do things to adapt to that

My experience with special needs children...

I have experience with autism, ADHD, anxiety, and childhood trauma, I've worked with 3 different kids with ADHD, a few with autism or anxiety, but unfortunately I've worked with more than a few young children with early age PTSD, I'm very good at sorting through breakdowns and getting to the real reason a child may be crying, sometimes kids cry for no reason but sometimes there having a memory that hurts but they can't explain why, I am very good at finding ways for that child to explain why while remaining inside the boundaries a parent has set for me. I am willing to take a course or learn about any other special need or disability your child may have to best help your young one .

The most important part about being a nanny...

My favorite memory babysitting is hard to choose, each kid is special and I have a favorite with them all, but most recently a young girl I babysat had gotten yelled at by her mother right before she had left for work, she was crying and thankfully I was able to turn her day around, we ate breakfast and talked and she was okay again, after we played games, worked on some math problems, and went to the park, later that day she told me she was happy I wasn't a mean adult, I asked her what that meant and she said her mommy never said sorry after yelling, and she's happy we actually talked about it, she later drew me a picture of a giraffe, it was a circle with 3 legs, it's still on my wall today