Babysitter Available in Priest River, ID: Cherissa W.

$20 - $40/hr

10+ years of paid experience

A little bit about me

Certified Para-Educator | Childcare & Learning Support

✔ 30+ years working with children
✔ Pre-K through 6th Grade experience
✔ 1:1 and small group experience
✔ Homeschool, online, hybrid, and independent study support
✔ Before & after school care
✔ Last-minute care available (48-hour notice)
✔ Transportation to Newport/Oldtown area daycares available

Currently accepting 1-3 children in my home for the upcoming school year.

Safe, supportive, and education-focused care.

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Availability

Start: ASAP

Monday to Sunday 4:00am - 7:00pm Pick up and drop off to day cares located in old town and Newport available.

Full-time

Part-time

Occasional work

Live-out

Age Groups

Infants

Toddlers

Preschoolers

Grade-schoolers

How often do you need a babysitter?

Full-Time Part-Time

Qualifications

Certifications

Driver’s license

CPR certified

First Aid certified

Other

Own transportation

Special-needs experience

Work Experience

10+ 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)

More About Me

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

Dedicated, certified paraeducator with extensive experience in childcare and educational supports across diverse settings. I have completed all of my Early Childhood Education requirements, giving me both the academic foundation and hands‑on experience needed to support developing minds effectively. Over the years, I’ve worked as a nanny, babysitter, foster mom, yard duty, teacher's aid, stem teacher's aid, caregiver, kitchen aid, kitchen manager, and mother of four, providing me with deep insight into child development, behavior, trauma‑informed care, kitchen safety and nutritional requirements, and different emotional needs in varying positions.

I bring patience, consistency, strong classroom management skills, and a genuine passion for helping children learn, grow, and thrive.

Activities I enjoy doing with children...

I enjoy accompanying children on school field trips, teaching the children to read, playing cards, stem activities, watching age appropriate movies, board games, arts and crafts, attending their extra curricular activities like cheer, baseball, basketball, wrestling, going to amusement parks, water parks, supervising online gaming sessions,

The most important part about being a nanny...

For me the most important part about it is keeping the children safe while making it fun.

My experience with special needs children...

I worked in the West Bonner County School District from April 2022 to June 2026.
I managed to work my way up from 3.5 hrs of yard Duty services during the school year, and kitchen aid in summer to Kitchen Manager in summer and full time Certified Para-Educator during the school year. I am experienced in working in both general education classrooms and Life skills classrooms.

The most important part about being a nanny...

I worked with a preschooler 1:1 for about a year, and when they attended their first day of kindergarten their parents were blown away to know the child passed all the age level curriculum placement testing. Letter recognition, number recognition, name recognition and pincer grasp capabilities to write their first name, as well as color recognition.