Mara D.

Meet Mara

• Speaks English
• Comfortable with pets
• Has a car

My journey to taking care of kids started when I was 9yrs old. A close friend to my family "Aunt Lisa" gave birth to her first born. At the age of 9 I knew that I loved children and enjoyed caring for them! When I was 11 yrs old my mom & Aunt Lisa encouraged me to take the Babysitter Course at American Red Cross. I did & I became certified Babysitter. My first babysitting experience happened when I was 12. My Aunt Lisa & her husband would go out every Wednesday night. They asked me to babysit their daughter & baby boy. Some families found out that I was babysitting Aunt Lisa's children that they began to ask her if it would be okay if they dropped off their kids at her house so I could babysit them too. From just taking care of 2 children it quickly turned Read more into 4. Wednesday night for about 2yrs was FUN and GREAT experience for me as a new babysitter! 14yrs old my neighbor knew that I babysat & wanted me to care for their first born part time. I began babysitting their daughter several days out of the week for about 3yrs until their second child was born. When their daughter was getting close to Preschool age the days out of the week became less and less until she started Preschool and their son started Daycare. A new chapter of my journey of taking care of kids began when I was 17. My mom was a nanny for a mother & her two boys -full time. I would go with her to get some experience of what the nanny life was like since I wasn't of age to be a nanny myself. I enjoyed being the assistant nanny! When I turned 18, I purchased my own vehicle & my mom talked it over with the boy's mother to see if she was comfortable with allowing me to take over as the boy's part time nanny. The mother was absolutely okay with the transition. January of 2016 I began working part time at O2 Fitness Childcare in F-V while also being the boys nanny. I left working in the Childcare -March 2016 due to the fact that I was working two part time jobs plus finishing up High School and taking College classes. June of 2016 my nanny job with the boys ended due to them moving. I graduated High School and earned two College Certificates at Central Carolina Community College in Early Childhood Education on June 3, 2016. For the month of June 2016 I began babysitting again for a mom with 3kids every Wednesday 8am-3pm. Sept 2016-March 2018 I became a coach at Sonshine Gymnastics in Holly Springs. From March -to- June 2018 I was a full time nanny for a 3month old girl (now 5mo).

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