Deja W.

Education

Lafayette college,
B.A. in Sociology
B.A. Women & Gender Studies

Professional Childcare Experience

Nanny & Dog Walker
New York City, New York, 09/15 - 06/21
Two Boys, ages 8 and 10

Weekend/Date night sitter
Yonkers, New York, 09/18 - 01/20
Boy and Girl, 4 and 6

After Preschool Babysitter
New York City, New York, 05/15 - 06/17
Boy, age 3

Part-Time Nanny
New York City, New York, 08/14 - 08/15
Boy and Girl, ages 5 and 3

Other Experience

Nanny/Tutor
New York City, New York, 11/21 - 11/21

Hostess/Server
Easton, PA, 08/13 - 05/14

About me

Hello! I was born and raised in Manhattan of New York City. I am the third of 4 children and from a young age, my parents knew I was special and decided to take me to an interview at the Ethical Culture Fieldston school at age 4. I was accepted into Ethical Culture as the first of my family to attend private school and found a new place to call home. I enjoyed singing, theater and performing at school. After high school, I went on to graduate from Lafayette College where I received my Bachelor's of arts degree in Sociology with a minor in psychology. During college, I spent time volunteering at a non-profit organization for kids in the neighboring community where we mentored & tutored the children (ages 4-12).

Since 16, all of my professional experience have been in childcare and I've found most joy in working with children by either nannying or tutoring them. As an aunt of 5 and older sister, I've had my fair share of childcare experience in and outside my home.

At age 18, I started working as a camp counselor for Fieldston Sports Camp. I was a lead counselor at the camp for 4 summers and was in charge of a group of 16-20 preschoolers. After college is when I started to nanny professionally. The past 7+ years, I have been a part-time and full-time Nanny to about 4+ families. My previous job ended in June 2021 after 6 years together. The position ended because both boys (now 14 & 16) went away to boarding school and the family is relocating out of NYC. With my previous family, I was their nanny as well as dog walker/trainer. I spent the mornings taking care of the dog and afternoons taking care of the boys by assisting them with homework and their time management. I was also in charge of making dinner daily for the boys and taking them to/from various appointments. Eventually, my job evolved and I became an additional family member. While they were on vacation, I would take care of their pets and house sit. I have also went on vacation with a previous family (children aged 3 & 5) that I worked for.


I have professional child care experience with...

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    Toddlers
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    Preschoolers
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    School-aged (K-5)
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    Preteen
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    Teenagers
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    Multiples

In 5 years, I hope to be...

Married and working for a family long-term in which I have created a strong, trustworthy bond and connection with.

Activities & skills I love to teach & share with children...

I love teaching mathematics and Spanish. I love all languages and learning new words and math has always had a special place in my heart because you get so much satisfaction figuring out the answer to a problem. I also love to teach the basics of cooking/baking. To me, it's such an important skill to teach children how to be sufficient and knowledgeable in the kitchen. You can blend so many different subjects into cooking (history, science, math and cultural studies).