Full-Time Child Care Provider Available in Brandon, FL: Skylar C.

$18/hr

10+ years of paid experience

A little bit about me

Hello! My name is Skylar. I am a fun, compassionate, empathetic, educated, and sometimes crazy haired person. With being a care provider for the past 7 years I always have the safety and care of children as my number one priority!

I have been an early childhood educator for the past 7 years. While the switch from classroom to home was a learning curve, and a different way of teaching, I loved it! I am an emergent type of teacher. This means that if we had planned to learn about apples and how they grow that day, but as we read a book we see a worm in an apple. If your child is more interested in the worm, we will change the learning path to be about earthworms!

When you child is in my care, they not only will be having fun, being safe, and getting well taken care of. They will also be learning! I would love to see what I would be able to do for you and your family. I thank you for taking the time to read and I hope to hear from you soon!

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Availability

Start: ASAP

Weekdays 7:00AM - 6:00PM

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

CPR

First Aid

Other

Car

Light housekeeping

Meal prep

Special needs

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)

Adults (18+ years)

More About Me

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

My earliest experience was babysitting at 10 years old. That is also the first time I took a first aid class. When I was old enough I became a teacher in child care centers from 2016- current. Since my start in 2016 I have attended many early childhood development classes. I have attended specialty classes and training for special needs, physical mobility, and water safety. I have completed my 45hrs of state classes needed to work in childcare centers. I also have maintained workshops yearly.

I also have worked for a swim school where I taught children from 4m-12 years how to survive and swim in water. I am able to teach basic survival skills if they were to accidently fall into a body of water. All the way to intermediate skills where they would be proficient in swimming pool widths and on.

Activities I enjoy doing with children...

I enjoy doing many different activities. When working with all ages, but especially infants. I love to teach and learn sign language with them! I'm currently still learning all I can about ASL but I do use a lot of basic signs with children as well in my own life. Some of my other favorite activities to do with children, of all ages, are music and art! It not only helps keep the boredom at bay, but it helps their body and mind work together. Dance parties are great for helping with big body movements. Which will later help with running, jumping, and balance. Kids see the world in such amazing ways. While doing art with kids you not only get to see how they see the world, you also get a small view into how their brain works from a very young age.

The most important part about being a nanny...

To be honest the best part about being a nanny is being able to give all of my attention to a smaller group of children. Being able to have more 1 on 1 time with each child and get to know them for who they are. Being able to have more of a personal relationship with the family is definitely a huge plus as well! I am able to share more about who I am as a person with the family as a nanny.
While being a teacher is great and has many positives. Nannying allows so much more focus, connection, and progress. With a smaller working group I am able to move at the pace of the student. If your two year old is reading already, we will progress that, not have to wait for the rest of the class.

My experience with special needs children...

While growing up I took care of my brother with Asperger's. I was a primary caretaker for about 5 years of his teenage life. While working in child care centers, I had children from many different backgrounds, and mental levels. I tend to have a keen eye out for what is triggering for children and trying to figure out what soothes them. Not everyone reacts or needs the same kind of comfort as the person next to them. My only request is honesty. While I meet your family I will want to see how your child acts in your home and with the members in your family.
I am also in the process of learning American Sign Language. Which is something I share with all children in my care. Sign Language is a super beneficial communication skill for all children deaf, hard of hearing, or hearing to have.

The most important part about being a nanny...

My first nanny experience I was a live in nanny for a family who had twins. I would work M-F with the kids and had weekends with the family off for free time. One Saturday the mom had asked me last minute to watch the kids. I had plans to go to the beach for the day and mom agreed to let me take the girls with me.

The beach is full of so many great learning experience for children of all ages. The smell and feel of the cold water. The heat and softness of the sand under them. The sounds and sights of the different things around them!

We added sea shells, we did races with the waves, they wrote their names in the sand. Or in other words, we worked on math, big body movement, and worked on literacy skills. All while having fun at the beach!!