About me

I grew up in the beautiful country of Guyana. I migrated to the United States at the age of nine years old. I am the middle child of five children. I attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice where I obtained my masters degree in criminal justice. I originally planned on pursuing a career in law where I would eventually work with children as a law guardian and a family attorney. As a young child my mother would always tell me how much I always loved babies. Even at seven, eight, and nine-years old I wanted to take care of my younger cousins. I come from a very large family consisting of many many little cousins. In our culture it is important for the older children to assist with the younger ones while the adults were busy taking care of other household duties. So you see, caring for children have been a part of who I am. As a teenager I babysat the neighborhood children after school. I really enjoyed that aspect of my teenage years because I had an opportunity to really live in my true passion. I taught them everything from how to walk to potty training to their alphabet and numbers.
At the age of 16 I joined a program called NYPD exploring. Outside of the disciplinary aspect of the program I was given an opportunity to work with children after school. We had tutoring sessions and had a chance to talk to them about their day and future plans. It was great to give back to my community in that way. As a young adult I worked for an organization called Center for Human Development in Family Services (CHDFS). I worked on a one-on-one basis with children ages 5 through 17, all who had disabilities ranging from ADHD to schizophrenia and bipolar. My youngest was a five year old little girl who I picked up from school and spent several hours with talking about her day, and assisting with homework. I also had a 13-year-old and a 17-year-old who I worked with several days a week. The job requirement included homework help, assisting in social skills, taking the children to several recreational activities, and giving both a verbal and written report to my supervisor and social worker of their progress.
In 2011 I started to get in to private childcare more professionally. I had a job with a family working with their four month old daughter as a baby nurse. This was only supposed to be a temporary job but because of the great connection between the family and I the job was extended to a long-term position. I worked with the parents to get the child to reach every milestone. When the child was 18 months old, her parents had a new baby boy who I assisted with as well. Over the years I have had several jobs working in private homes with children ranging from two days old to 15 years. I am still in contact with many of the families that I have worked with in the past as I have developed a really great bond with the children over the years and have been fortunate that the parents are happy to have me still remain in contact with the children.
In recent times I have worked with a family who has two children ages now seven and nine years old. I no longer work with this family because of COVID-19. However, the two years spent with them was nothing short of amazing. We did everything from homework help, to the park, after school activities, school activities, assistance with school projects, birthday celebrations, play dates and so much more. The children and I had such a great connection. We understood each other and worked really well together. Although I stopped working with the family because of the pandemic, I spent a lot of time talking to the children via FaceTime and even partaking in nighttime readings before bed. This made the transitioning from me being there a little easier for them.
I have had several short time jobs as a Baby Nurse in the last ten years where my job responsibilities included but not limited to diaper changes, lactation assistance, bottle sterilization, baby classes, meal prep and introduction of solids, sleep training, potty training, documenting daily progress, laundry, administering medication, light housekeeping pertaining to the baby, and creating a routine/schedule that works for both parent and child. However, my most recent long-term job was with a seven-year-old girl who I spent quite a lot of time with. This was a very important job because it started in a time where children were still trying to grasp the concept of the pandemic. It required a lot of emotional support as she was frustrated many times with remote learning and not being able to play with her friends like she’s used to. But once again we worked really well together and I was able to create an environment where she was comfortable and happy despite her circumstances. The parents and I got along exceptionally well which made this even easier. I still work with the family from time to time as they are getting ready to transition to an Au Pair.
It is great watching the little ones develop the necessary skills and explore the many things they are surrounded by. I love to engage in all the fun activities that children enjoy most. I love to run in the park, read books, play basketball, play dollhouse/ Barbies, build puzzles, legos and magnet tiles, and talk to them about all the little things that they are so amazed by. Overall I absolutely love children. It is my passion and brings me much joy.