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Sandra K.
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Erie, PA 16505

from $10 per hour

10+ years of experience

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About Sandra

Experience: 10 yrs

I have a Psychology BA with a minor in Anthropology, and have worked in a residential treatment home. I was a nanny for 2 1/2 years with a family I found on Care.com. The reference is published below. I am the oldest of 8, so I had a lot of care giving experience growing up. I also babysat while in high school and was a summer nanny for a couple of years. I have provided ongoing care for family and friends, dealing with all ages of children, including newborns. I have experience with colicky babies. I am patient and caring, plus I sing, dance, do crafts, and read aloud, which I think is important for young children in learning and retaining information. I also have potty-trained with success. I also do weekend, parent vacation nannying to provide 24/7 care for a limited period. I was a live-in care-giver for an elderly aunt for 14 years before her passing. I provided personal care, as needed, as well as meals, laundry, and other ADL.

Reviews

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Revathy S.

Reviewed on 2/13/2015

It gives me great pleasure to recommend a trusted friend, Sandra to nanny child/children in your family. Sandra has been with us since June 2013 taking care of our son since the age of 1. We will part amicably mid-March 2015 and the only reason for that being I am expecting by 2nd child and both my parents will be here for 6 months to help, as I need round the clock support due to family circumstances. Sandra has been honest, trustworthy and reliable during her time with us. She nanny for us from noon to 6 p.m. and she has been on time every single day. Her constant interaction/communication with our son at the age of 1 introduced a wide range of vocabulary at an early age. She gets down on the floor and plays with our son and not just monitoring/keeping child safe. I traveled to Portland, Oregon for work in the first 2 months she was here. I was gone for 2 weeks and Sandra took care of his every day routine and was seamless transition. She sent me text message, photos and constantly updates on him. Our family being bilingual, she went out of her way to incorporate common words that we used so our son would relate easily. I credit Sandra with teaching our son everything from colors, numbers, and alphabets and making it really fun and relating it to the toys my son had. I have personally learned a lot from Sandra's style of managing toddler tantrums. She does it effortlessly without raising voice but at the same time, getting the child to behave. I credit Sandra as she transitioned our son from napping in the car seat to sleeping in flat surface, transitioned him from bottle to sippy cup/regular cups, transition from diaper to training pants/underpants, and taught all basic manners (including saying excuse me if wants to interrupt adult conversation. My son looks forward to Sandra's arrival as they have so much fun together, playing in the snow, taking walks outside or playing indoors. Day-to-day activities like bath time is made so much fun that my son looks forward to. I recommend Sandra with full confidence. She is an outstanding nanny and person. Please do not hesitate to contact me by email if you'd like any other additional information; I'd be happy to share.

Services

Age groups

0-11 mo

1-3 yrs

4-5 yrs

6-11 yrs

12+ yrs

Willing to care for up to 2 children

Rates

Recurring jobs

$10-15/hr

One time jobs

1 child

$21/hr

2 children

$24/hr

Can help with

Carpooling

Child care

Companion care

Craft assistance

Groceries/errands

Light cleaning

Meal prep

Organizing/laundry

Swimming supervision

Transportation

Travel

Qualifications

Education

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania - 2002

Bachelor degree - Psychology, Minor in Athropology

Languages

English

Professional skills

CPR / First Aid trained

Other Qualifications & Credentials

I have a bachelor's degree in psychology. Experienced nanny/sitter for 55 years.

Additional details

Has a reliable car

Non-smoker

Safety

CareCheck

Completed