Leah Farrelly McFadden - Hiring in Chicago

Babysitter Available in Chicago, IL: Leah F.

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$18/hr
6 years of paid experience

A little bit about me

Hi I’m Leah! I’ve just finished my four-year law degree and I’m spending the summer in Chicago getting to know this amazing city. I’m originally from Ireland, and my love for children started at home, being the big sister to two awesome younger siblings (now 11 and 9). I’ve spent years helping to raise them—getting them ready for school, cooking meals, doing school runs, and keeping them entertained with fun activities.

On top of that, I have six years of experience regularly babysitting family friends and neighbours children. I also worked for two years as camp staff for a multi-sport summer camp for children ages 3 to 16. I’m very comfortable with children of all ages. I’m confident, reliable, and love creating a fun, safe environment for kids—whether it’s outdoor play, board games, crafts, or just a good story before bed.

If you’re looking for someone trustworthy who will treat your kids with kindness and care, I’d love to help out this summer!

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Start: ASAP
Occasional work
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Age Groups

Infants
Toddlers
Preschoolers
Grade-schoolers

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Qualifications

Certifications

Driver’s License
CPR
First Aid

Other

Light housekeeping
Meal prep
Special needs

Work Experience

6 years of experience caring for:

Infants (0-11 months)
Toddlers (1-3 years)
Preschoolers (4-9 years)
Grade-schoolers (10-12 years)

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Activities I enjoy doing with children...

I love doing arts and crafts because I’ve spent a lot of time helping my sister throughout the years with her drawings, colouring and paintings. I worked for 2 summers as camp staff at a multi sports camp, where we played all different sports including soccer, hockey, rounders with kids of all ages. I love the competitive spirit of children and would enjoy playing any type of sport with your kids. I love to swim, whether in a pool or sea, and would love to bring your kids out for a fun day out in the water!

My experience with special needs children...

From the ages of 15-17 I volunteered one weekend every month at a respite camp where parents could bring their children away for the weekend and volunteers such as myself would spend the day playing the kids, doing fun activities like arts and crafts, swimming, playing sports. At times we would babysit overnight to allow parents to go out for dinners and dates. The experience was magical and unfortunately closed with Covid but instilled a love in me for caring for children with specials needs.

The most important part about being a nanny...

Is when im getting the kids ready in the morning or putting them to bed at night and we have a little laugh and giggle about our day.

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