Karen W.

Meet Karen

• Speaks English
• Comfortable with pets
• Has a car

I am 51 year old single mother of three; ages 23, 21, and 17. I have been a babysitter/caregiver/nanny to children since I was 13 years old. Taking care of children has been and is a passion in my life since I was a teenager. Watching and helping children achieve milestones and new tasks is very rewarding, and a joy. When I see the looks on their faces when they do something for the first time is priceless. Besides raising my own children, I have worked consistently as a nanny for the past 7 years, before that I did occasional as needed child care. The reasons for leaving past positions were due to a mom deciding to stay at home and or moving. The family I am with right now the children will be starting school in August. I have also done child care at my home, but prefer to Read more do it from their house since they are familiar and comfortable in their own house. I can provided to and from school transportation, including "in case of emergency/sick" calls from school, and before and after-school care. I am a very loving, caring, and dependable person and treat every child as if they are my own, showing love and affection to all in my care. I can and will do learning activities, as well as fun activities with the children. Some of the things I do with them are story time, I am a big supporter of reading and I encourage my charges to read if they can. I do read a lot of books to them and with them, as well as recognizing and saying the alphabet and counting. We will have outside play either at home or going to playground, story time at local library is always fun, coloring or some sort of art project, supervised computer age appropriate games, movies/TV time, as well as free play. I change diapers frequently and also do toilet training when age appropriate or at parents' request. I am very good at getting babies and young children into a structured routine, but not a rigid one, you have to be flexible with little ones. I do not believe in spanking as a form of discipline, I use redirection or time out. Both parents and caregivers need to be on the same page with discipline and care so I like to know what you would like me to do in that regards as well as what you allow them to do or not do. I have experience with all ages from newborn to school age, and with twins. I look forward to the opportunity of becoming your child care provider.

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