Full-Time Child Care Provider Available in Houston, TX: Amanda R.

$20/hr

7 years of paid experience

A little bit about me

I’m Amanda! I have an extensive background in art education and child care through volunteer work, college, scholastic and the public school system as a teacher. I completed my degree in biotechnology and am well equipped to tutor Math and sciences if necessary. I’m great with kids and very good at identifying quirks early on and formulating methods of approach for conflict resolution and education.

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Availability

Start: ASAP

Full-time

Live-out

Age Groups

Infants

Toddlers

Preschoolers

Grade-schoolers

How often do you need a child care provider?

Full-Time Part-Time

Qualifications

Certifications

Driver’s license

Other

Own transportation

Light housekeeping

Meal prep

Special-needs experience

Work Experience

7 years of experience caring for:

Infants (0-11 months)

Toddlers (1-3 years)

Preschoolers (4-9 years)

Grade-schoolers (10-12 years)

High-schoolers (13-17 years)

Adults (18+ years)

More About Me

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

When I was in college I was a counselor at the YMCA and primarily worked with special needs children in the group. I taught in San Marcos at the Hispanic cultural center as a volunteer art teacher and at the elementary school. I have hosted scholastic vase competition workshops teaching students different methods of artistic discovery and application, as well as home childcare for various relatives and friends.

Activities I enjoy doing with children...

I think kinetic learning is one of the most important modes of learning out their for early childhood development- so anything tactile that is enriching to the mind, body, and soul! Whether that is creating art, learning a new game, interactive television (I try to limit this but we are in the 21st century lol) and above all- getting outside and soaking up the sun

The most important part about being a nanny...

Ensuring the children’s safety is paramount. Then meeting parent expectations and meeting the children where they are. There isn’t a blanket solution for learning and interacting- making an individualized approach and experience for the child is the key to unlocking their true potential.

My experience with special needs children...

Students in classrooms who exhibited varying degrees of autism, Down syndrome, or learning disabilities are a case by case basis. For some it’s a simple matter of knowing when to engage or leave them be. An anecdote I have was creating an individualized approach for socialization of boy with Autism . He wanted so badly to interact with the other children but did not know how, which manifest in misbehavior and outbursts. I tried various things like coloring, games, books- none worked. Until one day I noticed him playing with a ball and I asked some the other children to toss the ball to him, just to see if he would respond. And he loved it! He became part of the group through passing a rubber ball back and forth. It was really huge and I was so happy for him. I think it’s so remarkable how some of the most complex questions have the simplest answers.