Sevan D.

“ I am 33yrs old and have been working since I was 14. In all my work experience I have never found a job as fulfilling as working with children is. I started as a teacher's assistant, then went on to be an assistant site leader for an after school program, from there I went on to be a preschool teacher. After a little over a year one of the parents asked if I would consider being a nanny for her newborn and her...

I am 33yrs old and have been working since I was 14. In all my work experience I have never found a job as fulfilling as working with children is. I started as a teacher's assistant, then went on to be an assistant site leader for an after school program, from there I went on to be a preschool teacher. After a little over a year one of the parents asked if I would consider being a nanny for her newborn and her 3yr old. I cared for the children for two years, providing them with a safe, healthy, nurturing environment, engaging them in activities, providing healthy meals and snacks, transporting the older daughter when she turned 4 to and from pre-k. Last year, being my third year there, I also began caring for another 2yr old girl as well. By now the newborn was almost 3 and the 3yr old was almost 6. My responsibility with her was to get her off the bus, provide her with a healthy snack and help her with her homework. With the two younger ones, my responsibility was to make sure all their needs were met, that they were happy, we did arts and crafts, played games, a lot of outdoor activities, learning games, I would take them to the library, to the park, to an indoor playground, even just to the backyard, anything but sitting in front of the tv. Due to financial reasons the families were unable to keep me. They both said they were blessed to have me but I am the one who feels truly blessed. I loved caring for the kids, they made it easy to get up and go to work every day. I feel now I have an extended family.

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