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Tara S.
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Melrose, MA 02176

from $15 per hour

(3)

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About Tara

Experience: 10 yrs

I am a nanny of going on 10 years of mainly full-time experience and would love to dialogue about taking care of and working with your children. As someone who is not only enthusiastic and conscientious about children's physical and emotional care, but also their growth and development I am passionate and experienced in working collaboratively both with children and their parent(s)/primary caregiver(s) to provide the best possible, while easy going, atmosphere for the well-being of the child/children. While my collegiate experience is in pre-medicine, I found that work to be too impersonal for my interests. My first formal childcare position was caring for and working with a disabled boy part time starting in 2001. I then was a nanny for three newborn triplets before spending three-and-a-half years in Germany working as an au-pair for a family with three girls. My complete employment experience is laid out in great detail in my resume. While my time thus far as a nanny has taught me the ins and outs of importance of basic childcare and house-keeping, my experiences have also taught me how to integrate into my professional families to a degree that allows the parent(s) or primary caregiver(s) to be worry, hassle, and stress-free, knowing that their children and state of their residence is under the best possible attentive and mindful care.

Reviews

2.3
based on 3 reviews
JA

Joana A.

Reviewed on 8/18/2012

Tara came into our lives during a little bit of a crisis in our life. She totally changed our lives. I was finally able to go to work without having to worry about my son. She was prompt, reliable, trustworthy, caring, and fun. During the interview she was the only person who talked to us in a mature and sensible manner while PLAYING with our son. She had his complete attention and heart at the very first meeting. The transition was flawless and my son regularly asked if she was coming to play when he woke up. When I asked my 3 year old son what he did with Tara his response was consistently "play". They regularly went to playgrounds, built with Leggos, went for hikes, read, and most importantly, had fun every day. Tara stopped working for us at the end of June because we have moved, but my son still asks when is she coming and that he misses her. I cannot thank her enough for providing such excellent care to the most important person in our lives. We wish she was still working for us. Any child will be lucky to have her in their lives.

Services

Age groups

0-11 mo

1-3 yrs

4-5 yrs

6-11 yrs

Willing to care for up to 3 children

Rates

Recurring jobs

$15-20/hr

One time jobs

1 child

$28/hr

2 children

$31/hr

3 children

$34/hr

Can help with

Carpooling

Craft assistance

Light cleaning

Meal prep

Swimming supervision

Travel

Qualifications

Education

University of Florida

Some college

Languages

English

German

Professional skills

CPR / First Aid trained

Additional details

Comfortable with pets

Has a reliable car

Non-smoker

Safety

CareCheck

Completed