Louise

My Summary

Occasional Babysitting

My Experience

1986 to 1991
As a teenager I was babysitting for family friends 2 girls during on a regular basis who were 2 and 4 years old when I started, on occasion I would stay overnight and sometimes accompanied the family on their trips to the beach. Activities involved a lot of creative play and story reading. I did this for about 5 years. I also used to babysit for my neighbor who was 8 years old.

1987 to 1988
I had contact with a lot of children during this time during my Teacher Training Placement in an infant school

2009 to 2014
During this time I attended Summer School at a Romanian Orphanage to help look after children there of all ages, I attended the Orphanage for a week at a time and went there 5 times during 2009 to 2014. The activities undertaken were alsorts of different types of play with the children. A lot of them had learning difficulties and I found that I was able to engage very well with the children and to communicate with them in a variety of different ways.

2009 to present

I helped my partner to bring up his granddaughter until she was 10 years old, I was regularly involved in helping to babysit. This child had stayed at my house in the past and I have been involved in her development at every stage. The main activities that I have been engaged with her over the last couple of years that I was involved with her were playing board games and role playing games as she requested, also reading and helping with maths and english homework. I had a very good relationship with this child.

2017
I worked with a 5 year old child with autism and communication difficulties who had challenging behaviour and who has been assessed as requiring 2:1 support. He was non verbal in his communication and so I had to learn how to best communicate with him. I had to help him at meal times plus bathing and personal care. I also took him out to the park.

2018
I spent some time working with two children ages 3 and 5; the older one having ADHD and autistic tendencies; he was highly energetic and had very challenging behaviour. I collected them from school and spent time playing with them for a couple of hours.

2019
I helped out with a boy of 8 years old who has autism, this was just for a short time.

2021
I have was babysitting for 2 boys 6 and 7 years old in April 2021 for a few months - activities include playing games indoors and out and keeping them occupied plus putting them to bed. They enjoyed card games and board games, twister and another game which was quite active and football.

I have 1st Aid Training and I have done a Cache 2 course in Autism in 2021, plus the ADHD and autism training offered on this site plus child safeguarding. I have studied child psychology as part of my social sciences degree some years ago and am presently looking at various other courses.

In my job as a nurse I have done behavioural family therapy training and I work as a carers lead at work, working closely with the families and running a Carer's Group.

2022 and 2023
I was helping out with 2 families over this time. One is a family of 4, the youngest was 5 with mild autism and the others teenagers. I stayed over for a few weekends and was there all weekend. Activities were card games, Lego, board games, art, reading and football. I helped
the youngest to shower and bedtime routine. We once made play dough from flour mix and I did light cooking and cleaning up of the kitchen.

The other family were 8 and 15 years old with autism, activities; light cooking occasionally, imaginary play, video games, dancing, and playing with dolls and putting to bed.

My Qualifications

1986 CSE Childcare Grade 1
A Level Home Economics
1991 Degree in Psychology and Sociology
1996 Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
2010 Diploma in Emotional Education
2021 Cache 2 in Autism
Child Safeguarding
First Aid
Paediatric 1st Aid 2021
Food Hygiene Basic Level

2000 Diploma in Family Therapy
2003 Diploma in Massage

My Availability

Mainly evenings and weekends when not at work and some days off in the week. Depends on my shifts. Can sometimes do afternoons if required.

My Fees

• Babysitting from £9.00 per hour

£8.50 an hour