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Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny

  • 25 years paid experience
  • Nanny in Brooklyn, NY 11209

Meet Vari

  • Comfortable with pets

I have been an early childhood teacher of 30 years. I have numerous experiences with handling multiples of children first as a public school teacher for kindergarten, where I taught reading, writing and math, along with social studies and natural science. Then in 2003, I became a toddler teacher and creatively took on building curriculums for that age group. Besides setting up nurturing in-class environments for the toddlers that I had, I showed them how to learn from the local environment, and have fun while doing it. We shopped, had many nature walks ( all subjects), built on social and physical play with children from other centers. I am strong on literacy, so children of this age must build on tbeir oral vocabulary before they can embrace the actual words in print. My other experiences with toddlers include diapering, helping with potty training and basic first aid. I have had Read more a few experiences with children who have Asberger's Syndrome and understand some of the basic nuances that may come with having this syndrome. I am personally well travelled and accept all different ethnicities/religious beliefs without prejudice. My mother tongue is English with a smattering of German, Spanish, French and one or two words in Mandarin. Lastly,I have a B.S.and Master's from Hunter College in the field of elementary/early childhood education. And, 30 more credits in comparative education studies while I travelled abroad to Europe, Russia, East Asia and Puerto Rico. Presently, I am working for Bright Horizons as a preschool teacher in Manhattan.

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Availability

Babysitter

  • Generally available afternoons, evenings and weekends

Nanny

  • Willing to consider a full time position
  • Seeking Temporary (4 to 12 months), Permanent (1 to 2 years), Permanent (2 or more years) employment
  • Start date is flexible
  • My availability is valid through 12/4/15

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Evonne C.

11/24/2014

we had great experiences with Vari, she was our daughter's full time preschool head teacher from Feb 2014-Sept 2014 and we got to know Vari well during that time. she was an amazing head teacher and taught the kids many things along with the assistant teacher and teacher aide, such as watching birds nest. what birds do and why. how plants grow and what makes them grow. how different textures can be used in art. the number of things my daughter has learned about the world and how it works (very science related), is something i'm very grateful for since I'm at work most of the day. most of all, my daughter was loved in the classroom because of Vari and her other teachers. of course, my opinion of Vari is quite high as an early childhood educator. she is sorely missed.

Experience

Willing to care for 3 children per sitting

$15-$18/hr for the first child, $2 for each additional child

  • Toddlers (age 1-3)
  • Preschooler (age 4-5)
  • Grade School (age 6-11)
  • Special needs expand

    • Social/Emotional
    • Asperger's Syndrome
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
    • Autism
    • Positive Behavioral Support

Education

Elementary/Early Childhood Education

Graduated CUNY Hunter College 1989

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Additional services

  • Meal Preparation
  • Laundry
  • Light Housekeeping
  • Swimming Supervision
  • Crafts
  • Potty Training
  • Travel with Family
  • Willing to run errands as needed
  • Willing to drive children to events, school, appointments, or carpooling
  • Homework expand

    • Finishing homework
    • Checking answers
    • Studying for a test
    • Proofreading
    • Basic math
    • Elementary science
    • Earth science
    • English
    • Essay writing

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