About me

I grew up in Dallas, Texas as the youngest sibling with two older brothers. I am currently in school at the Fashion Institute of Technology. I have an AAS in Textile Development & Marketing and pursuing my BS in the same major. My educational and career pursuits are separate from my childcare work. I've always wanted to work with kids. This is why I am continuing to work in childcare-related work outside of school.

In terms of my childcare work experience, I have been a date-night sitter, part-time sitter, nanny, tutor, and camp counselor. One of the families I have worked for started when the children were 4 and 6 years old. This mainly consisted of watching the kids on date nights. The daughter attended the same school that I did. I speak French, Spanish, and English fluently and learned over the 15 years I attended this school. While babysitting, we'd practice her French through games, books, and apps on her iPad. Throughout my time working for this family, I also watched the children during the daytime for a few summers while the parents worked.

In high school, I worked for a close family friend. The children were 9, 11, and 13 when I started. I worked over weekends, holiday breaks, and summers. This involved many hours of babysitting, driving the kids to their extracurricular activities, picking them up from school, and helping each child re-organize their rooms. Two of the children attended the same school as me, so I helped them quite a bit with their French homework. Any time I went over to their home, I would help out by doing dishes, making the kids' meals, tidying up around the house, and did laundry for the family.

My most prominent childcare experience has been working at a YMCA summer camp for 3 years. I have been a camp counselor for girls ages 9-16. Every week, I am responsible for up to 12 girls in my cabin. I ensure the kids have the best weeks of their lives. I've lead activities including arts and crafts, sailing, skiing/wakeboarding, canoeing, outdoor living skills, archery, etc. At camp, I also work as a lifeguard. I am currently YMCA Lifeguard v6 certified. As well as CPR, First Aid, Basic Life Support, Emergency Oxygen, and AED certified.