CHARACTERISTICS
Patience, and Creative and Loving
Strong management and organizational skills
Ability to work under stress and independently
Adapts well to the ever-changing needs of children and families

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2007
 
• Vacation care; boys 8 & 3 years, girl 5, Duck, NC; 2 week position; Entertaining children while on a family vacation, daily care for 3 year old, feeding children and cleaning up kitchen for family.  Evening care while parents are out, grocery shopping and planning fun activities for children.
 
• Vacation Care:  2 boys; 1 week position; Ocean City; MD; Entertaining children while on a family vacation, children’s laundry and planning fun educational activities.
 
• M- F Care:  6 year old girl & 2 year old girl; 1 week position; Chantilly, VA; , meal preparation, children’s laundry and planning fun educational activities.
 
• 24 hour care: 8, 3 & 2  year old boys: 2 week position; Ocean Pines, MD complete care of boys:  transportation to school and activities, meal preparation, grocery shopping, clothing shopping and planning fun educational activities.
 
• M- F Care:  5 year old boy and girl; 9 week position; Monrovia, MD; extended driving: school, 4 counties: after school activities, grocery shopping, dry cleaners, minor errands, family laundry, minor meal preparation, planning fun educational activities and play dates; care for 5 year old girl after surgery.
 
• Vacation care; boys 7 & 3 years, girl 5, Sanibel Island, Florida; 15 day position; Entertaining children while on a family vacation, daily care for 3 year old, feeding children and cleaning up kitchen for family.  Evening care while parents are out, grocery shopping and planning fun activities for children.
 
• 24 hour care: 11 & 8 year old girls, 17 & 3 year old boys: 4 day position; Ashburn, VA; care of children while parents travel, transportation to school and activities, meal preparation, and planning fun educational activities.
 
• 24 hour care: 13 & 11 year old girls, 5 year old boy: 1 week position; •Ashburn, VA; care of children while parents travel, transportation to school and activities, meal preparation, grocery shopping, children’s laundry and planning fun educational activities.
 
• M- F Care:  3 year old boy 1 ½ year old girl; 5 week position; Potomac, MD; , meal preparation, children’s laundry and planning fun educational activities.
 
• 24 hour care: 7 year old girl, 4 year old twins: 1 week position; Williamsburg, VA; care of children while parents travel, transportation to school and activities, meal preparation, grocery shopping, children’s laundry and planning fun educational activities.
• M-F Care; boy 10, girl 5; Rockville, MD; 4 week position;  getting ready for school, school drop off and pick up, driving to activities, supervise homework, organizing play dates and fun educational activities

2006

• Vacation care; boys 7 & 2 ½ years, girl 4 1/2, Duck, NC; 15 day position; daily care for 2 year old, feeding children and cleaning up kitchen for family. Evening care while parents are out, grocery shopping and occasional driving.

• Vacation care; boys 11, 9, & 6 yrs, girl 2 year, Smith Mountain Lake, VA; 2 week position; daily care for two year old, helping with meals and cleaning up kitchen, grocery shopping, driving.

• M- F Care: 9 & 12 year old girl and boy; 2 month position; Crownsville, MD; driving, meal preparation, planning activities and driving.

• M- F Care/Occasional 24 hour care: two girls 5 yrs & 1 year; 1 month position, Chantilly, VA; Mother recovering from surgery, complete care of children during the day & occasional evenings; children's laundry; planning activities; and driving.

• Vacation care; boy 9; two day position; escort around Washington DC while Grandmother attends a work conference. Driving, Metro and hotel entertainment.

• Vacation care; boy 6 & 17 months, girl 3 1/2, Sanibel, Florida; 15 day position; daily care for 2 year old, be in the house during nap time, feeding children, evening care while parents are out, grocery shopping and other driving.

• M-F care; boys 6 ½ & 2 years & girl 4, Vienna, VA; filling in for full time nanny who is battling an illness. Assist at home Mom with care of 20 month old, feeding children, grocery shopping and occasional pick up and drop of older children, planning play dates and fun activities for children occasional 24 hour care and evening care.

2005

• M-F care; boys 6 & 20 month boy & girl 4, Vienna, VA; filling in for full time nanny who is battling an illness. Assist at home Mom with care of 20 month old, feeding children, grocery shopping and occasional pick up and drop of older children, planning play dates and fun activities for children occasional 24 hour care and evening care.

• 24 hour care two girls 11 & 9, boy 4 years, Ashburn, VA; complete care of children while parents are out of town, driving, and, planning fun activities for children.

• Vacation care; boy 6 & 17 months, girl 3 1/2, Duck, NC; 15 day position; daily care for 17 month old, be in the house during nap time for the older children, feeding children and cleaning up kitchen for family. Evening care while parents are out, grocery shopping and other driving.

• Vacation care; boys 10, 8, & 5yrs, girl 1 year, Smith Mountain Lake, VA; 12 day position; daily care for one year old, helping with meals and cleaning up kitchen, grocery shopping

• M-F Care/Occasional 24 hour care: two girls 4 yrs & newborn; Chantilly, VA;; mother battling illness, assist with the care of children during the day; children's laundry; planning activities; and driving.

• Vacation care: boy 5 1/2, girl 3, boy 1 yr; Sanibel Island, FL; 15 day position; daily care for 1 year old; be in the house during nap time for the younger children, feeding children and cleaning up kitchen for family, supervise at the pool and ocean, drive errands and grocery shopping, evening care while parents were out., assist on flights round trip.

• M-F Care; boy 8, girl 4, girl 2; Rockville, MD; 1 week position; getting ready for school, school drop off and pick up, supervise homework, preparing meals, organizing play dates.

• 24 hour care/M-F care; girls 2 1/2 and 11 months; Asheville, NC; 3 week position; family cooking; children's laundry; grocery shopping; planning activities; and driving; 5 days of 24 hour care.

• M-F Care; boy 8, girl 3 ½: Rockville, MD; 3 week position; getting ready for school, school drop off and pick up, supervise homework, driving to activities, organizing play dates.

2004

• Vacation care: boy 5 1/2 , girl 3, boy 9 months; Sanibel Island, FL; 15 day position; daily care for 9 month old, be in the condo during nap time for the younger children, feeding children and cleaning up kitchen for family, evening care while parents were out, assist on flights round trip.

• M-F care; girls 2 years and 6 months; St. Pete, FL; Abbot, ME, Asheville, NC; phoenix, AZ; 2 month position extended 1 ½ months; complete care of infant and toddler during the day; family cooking; children's laundry; grocery shopping; planning activities; and driving; occasional 24 hour care; Airplane and car travel up and down the east coast; assist wheelchair dependent parent.

• Vacation care; boy 5 & 5 months, girl 2 1/2, Duck, NC; 8 day position; daily care for 5 month old, be in the house during nap time for the older children, feeding children and cleaning up kitchen for family. Evening care while parents were out.

• Tues.-Sat care; girl 7 1/2 month; Westport, CT; 2 month position; complete care of infant during day/ 2 evenings and one 24 hr. a week; family cooking; child's laundry; personal assistant duties and household management; grocery shopping and parent errands; planning activities; driving to

• 24 hr. care M-F; girl 6 months; Westport, CT; 2 week position; complete care of infant during day and night; cooking for parents; child's laundry.

• M-F care; boys 2 ½ yr. & 10 months; Silver Spring, MD; 2 week position; getting 2 ½ ready for school MWF-dropping off and picking, planning outing, making breakfast & lunch for children, children's laundry, planning activities.

• M-F care; 11 yr boy; Vienna, VA; 1 week, planning activities with the child, supervising activities and play dates, starting dinner.

• M-F care; 4 yr. boy, 18 m girl; New Jersey; getting 4 yr. old ready for school, dropping off and picking up at school, planning outing for toddler, grocery shopping, evening care, making breakfast, lunch & dinner for children, getting them up and putting them to bed, children's laundry, driving to and participating in toddler’s activities, occasional care of newborn brother.

• 24 hour care: 8 yr. Girl & teenage boy; Shoreham, NY; preparing meals, organize play dates, getting ready for school, homework, driving to activities, home management and laundry.

• M-F care; 13 month boy; Arlington, VA; 2 week position, meal planning for family, laundry for child, errands for parents, grocery shopping.

• Newborn care, 9 week old twins; Ashburn, VA, complete care of twins at night and/or day.

2003

• M-F care; Reston, VA; 3 week position, 3 boys- 16 months, 4 years, 7 years; getting two oldest ready for school, dropping off and picking up at school, planning outing for toddler, making appointments, grocery shopping, homework, errands for parents, evening care, making breakfast, lunch & dinner for children, children's laundry

• Newborn care, 5 week old twins; Ashburn, VA ; 2 night position; complete care of twins at night

• 24 hour care; 3 girls 7, 10, & 11, boy 15; Chevy Chase, MD; 4 days/ 3 nights, preparing meals, organize play dates, getting ready for school, homework, driving to play dates.

• M-F care; 2 boys 7 & 10; Potomac, MD; 1 week position; getting ready for school, school drop off and pickup, supervise homework, making dinner, driving to activities, organizing play dates.

• M-F care; 1 boy 5 & 1 girl 8; North Potomac, MD; 2 day position; before on after school care, dinner preparation and clean up

• Newborn care, 2 week old twins; Ashburn, VA ; 2 night position; complete care of twins at night

• M-F care; 2 boys 9 & 12; Vienna, VA. 1 week position; picking up after school, help with homework, take to after school activities

February 2003-November 2003

Substitute Teacher, Worcester County Public Schools. Snow Hill, Maryland, Perform all the duties of the teacher in the following classes: Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Grades 1-6, Special Education, Music, Media and PE.

November 1993 - January 2003

Full time in-home child care provider; McLean, VA; Full time care of five children (from birth- 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 1/2): included management of household, developing an active learning environment, reading to children, supervising and planning trips and activities, making and keeping appointments, transportation, finding and employing household maintenance people, supervision of help, planning and preparing daily menu including grocery shopping, some 24 hour care up to 10 days at a time.

January 1990-November 1993

Substitute Teacher, Montgomery County Public Schools; Rockville, MD, Perform all the duties of the teacher in the following classes: Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Grades 1-6, Special Education, Music, Media and PE.

September 1991- September 1993

M-F care of two boys ages 8 & 11, Olney, MD; after-school, evening and occasional weekend care; laundry, meal prep. grocery shopping, driving to activities

1985-1989

Montgomery County YMCA; Group leader and morning site director, bus driver, After-school- aged childcare children ages 6-11

Evening and weekend baby-sitting

EDUCATION

Current First Aid (renewed every three years) and Adult, Child and Infant CPR (renewed yearly in July).

Reading Specialist, Virginia Tech, Falls Church, Virginia. GPA: 4.0. Course work toward a masters degree as Reading Specialist.

B.S., Elementary Education, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland. GPA: 3.28, December 1989. Maryland Certification: Early Childhood Nursery - Grade 3; Elementary Grades 1-6 and Middle School

AA degree from Montgomery College; Secondary Education and Elementary Education 1990

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