Gender Female
Age 46
Experience 7 years nanny 10+ years babysitting
Skills Drivers License Car Swim
Can care for DisabilitiesBehavioral IssuesTwins/MultiplesElderly
Availability Start Date Is Flexible
Position duration long_term
Would prefer to Live-out
Preferred states CA
I’m a nanny because I love the close bonds I form with the entire family, to see the kids and parents interact and adapt to their parenting style to make things as consistent as possible for the kids. I enjoy helping parents navigate through the newness of parenthood and providing on hand advice and help. I love to teach and encourage developmental milestones to be reached and I find that with nannying, I can provide the valuable one-on-one attention that is so crucial and beneficial. I also cultivate the much needed social skills by planning outings, play dates and participating in group activities within the community for their appropriate age group. I am experienced in coaching children through the more difficult social dynamics and I enjoy watching them blossom and grow. I also promote self help skills that are crucial for their success upon starting school, toilet training, proper hand washing, learning to dress and undress, bathe, etc. I focus on developing the fine motor skills to operate zippers, snaps, buttons, tie shoes and so on. I find a nanny position suits me best as I can easily adapt to new environments, I instill a routine to provide consistency and predictability to make the children feel safe. I am active, happy, energetic and fun. I am firm but fair and desire to foster a love of learning that will last a lifetime. I am also aware of emotional development and focus greatly on the whole child becoming their own unique selves that fit well into their peer group and family dynamic.
My past childcare experience My combined childcare experience is more than 20 years. I have 8 years of experience in Preschools as the Lead Teacher. 7 years of experience as a Nanny. 3 years with the public school system working with children with special needs. I am one of eight children myself and I have an adult daughter. I began my paid experience when I was 14.
Additional comments I have a perfect driving record, provide safe transportation and am CPR and First Aid certified. I love to cuddle up with a good book, play pretend, do arts and crafts, sing and play guitar as well as remain active outdoors, biking, walking, playing on playgrounds, going for picnics and swimming. I have taught many children as young as 18 months to swim and am confident in my abilities. I have also taught several 5 year old's to ride bikes independent of training wheels. I love to teach and explore based on the kids interests and to make learning fun and engaging. The world is our classroom. As a result, I have organized dance classes and music mixes where a small group of kids come together to explore various instruments. I have grown a veggie and flower garden and housed many insects that children showed an interest in. I had one boy who watched caterpillars become butterflies and then we did a butterfly release that Spring. These are the types of opportunities I love to bring to the children. Things they will thoroughly enjoy and likely never forget.
Level of education Some College but Non-Graduate
Languages English, Turkish
Nationality American