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Matahira

Babysitter in London: Barking And Dagenham BASED IN MARKS GATE

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Female Member since Apr 2021 Last Updated Dec 2024 Last Login 27 Dec 2024

My Summary

DBS Check
Special Needs Experience
First Aid Training
Evening Babysitter
Weekend Babysitter
Daytime Babysitter
Childcare Qualifications
Newborn Experience
Emergency Babysitter

About Me

My experience of working at a children’s day care has enriched me with the ability to work successfully with a team and to communicate well with various groups of people including children, co-workers and parents. I have learned to be understanding, patient, and have learned to focus on others’ needs with great precision. For example, some of the children I looked after have specific schedules their parents want them to follow as well as strict dietary needs. I have meticulously and continually met these standards. I grew up with a very large family, I’m a middle child of 7 children. I also grew up with a lot of cousins, different age groups, at the age of 16 I was already taught how to take care of babies and children as I had to babysit most of the time, I enjoyed babysitting as a hobby. I continued to peruse my likes and wanted to do it professionally, at college I studied childcare, I wanted to be more practical so I was on a job search to work at a daycare. I’ve worked at the daycare for almost two years, I loved waking up and starting my day there, it was my first proper job. I say “proper first job” because I’ve been doing volunteering before that, I’ve worked in a community centre with children aged up to 10 and I’ve volunteered at a nursery at the age of 16. As of now, I’d like to call what I’m doing “freelancing” I babysit families here and there, I love to build connections with the children and it’s easier when it’s 1-1 in their homes. My plan for the future is to pursue my career with children.

My Experience

I’ve worked for two years at the daycare, Monday to Friday for 9 hours each day. So 45 hours per week, I’ve covered different rooms such as preschool, toddler room and baby room. I mostly worked in the baby room and stayed there for the rest of my time being there. My main responsibilities were to make sure they were well looked after such as keeping them clean, feeding them etc, building bonds and connections with them so that they are comfortable, I also made sure targets were met and helped them build their early years stages. (Physical, social, emotional development, communication and language).

UPDATE: Just left working full time with a family, started when the child was 1years old and is now 3 years old, alongside an additional child to their family who turned 8 months when I left. This gave me more experience and I’ve gained confidence with working with two children and one of them being a baby. Any questions, feel free to message and ask!

Occasional babysitting

My Qualifications

Level 2 in babysitting
First Aid Trained
DBS check
Infection prevention and control
The prevent Duty
Effective safeguarding

My Availability

Everyday

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Before School yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Morning yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Afternoon yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
After School yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Evening yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Overnight no no no no no no no
Last Updated: 07/12/2024

My Fees

  • Babysitting from £20.00 per hour

1 child - £18p/h (after 6pm, hourly rate changes to £20ph)
2 children - £20 p/h
3 children - £25 p/h

My Documents

  • Basic Disclosure Check (added 13/04/2024)
  • UK Passport (added 12/09/2023)
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