Full-Time Child Care Provider Available in Orion Township, MI: Ashley B.

$25/hr

7 years of paid experience

A little bit about me

Hello! My name is Ashley Barrington I’m 28 years old and have been working in the childcare field for 7 years. I have a wide range of experience from group care with an academic focus to nanny care. I also have worked with a wide age range from birth to 13 years old. I hold a child development degree with a minor in special education from San Francisco State, graduated in 2020.
I enjoy embracing the whole child, meeting them where they are at, and encouraging them to build positive views of themselves and the world around them. I foster children’s independence, curiosities, and ideas.
I am a very down-to-earth and go-with-the-flow individual. I enjoy spending my day hiking and reading. I value quality with my family, some days look like a cozy day at home or going on an adventure in the great outdoors. I have two 13 year old boys I would need to drop them off at school at 7:45am and pick them up at 3pm. Please reach out if you feel like I might be a good match for you and your family!

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Age Groups

Infants

Toddlers

Preschoolers

How often do you need a child care provider?

Full-Time Part-Time

Qualifications

Certifications

Driver’s License

CPR

First Aid

Other

Car

Light housekeeping

Meal prep

Special needs

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)

More About Me

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

I have cared for children in many different environments and in different philosophies. For five years I had experience in a play-based environment with KinderCare. I was both a lead teacher and a curriculum specialist in my time there. I also have experience being a teacher in Reggio, Waldorf, and Montessori-inspired early childcare centers.
If I'm being honest I don't truly believe that one philosophy works best for a child. I think that all children learn differently and at different stages of their development different aspects from all learning philosophies can be beneficial to children.

Activities I enjoy doing with children...

I have always believed that a child's environment is a large contributor to their learning. Being a nature lover, I have experience using the outdoors as a way to scaffold children's learning in many areas such as; gross and fine motor development, speech and language development, cognitive development, and when done with peers social and emotional development. Learning that takes place in the outdoors looks different at every age. 0-2 years of age It may look like exploring sounds, colors, textures, and shapes that nature provides. For 3-5, It may look like running and jumping while taking a nature walk and discovering new flowers or wildlife that we can expand on their learning indoors. Expanding on what they discover outside may look like getting some books about butterflies and learning about all the different breeds, life cycles of butterflies, and some creative activity around that.
Whatever it maybe I enjoy when activities are child-focused.