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Colleen H.
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West View, PA 15229

from $15 per hour

10+ years of experience

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About Colleen

Experience: 10 yrs

Hello! I adore children because of their creative imaginations, their unabashed honesty, and there's nothing more cheerful than a child's laughter. I have been babysitting since I was in fourth grade when I started helping my sister watch families with multiple young children. During my summers in high school, I began life guarding and coaching a swimming team. Because of this, I have training in CPR and First Aid. About 4 or 5 years ago, while I was in school to get my associate degree of science, I began part-time nannying for a family with 3 children whom I absolutely adore. Since then, I have nannied and babysat for many families and for children of all ages, ranging from newborns to 16-year-olds. It has become a full-time job for me. Some of the jobs included cooking, housekeeping, and pet sitting. I consider myself better than average in all of these categories. I try to engage kids in healthy eating and like to get them involved in helping to prepare their food. I believe that children need to exercise their imagination and creativity as well as being physically active. I like to teach kids to love the outdoors, playing games and sports and taking walks and going to the playground. Arts and crafts, listening to music, dancing, puzzles and board games are also some fun activities that I like to incorporate with children. I am a huge fan of animals and have no problem helping to take care of family pets, too!

Reviews

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Holly M.

Reviewed on 2/20/2014

Colleen babysat and house- sat for us for 3 plus years. We met her when she was a lifeguard at our pool and she was amazing with the kids, so we asked her to babysit. It turned out to be a part- time job for 3 years. She took care of our house and dog when we went away. We even took her on vacation with us one year because our kids loved her so much! She is a caring, fun, responsible individual with lots to give.

Services

Age groups

0-11 mo

1-3 yrs

4-5 yrs

6-11 yrs

12+ yrs

Willing to care for up to 3 children

Rates

Recurring jobs

$15-20/hr

One time jobs

1 child

$24/hr

2 children

$27/hr

3 children

$30/hr

Can help with

Carpooling

Child care

Craft assistance

Help with pets

Light cleaning

Meal prep

Swimming supervision

Transportation

Travel

Qualifications

Education

Community College of Allegheny County - 2011

Associate degree - Science

Languages

English

Professional skills

CPR / First Aid trained

Early child development knowledge

Additional details

Comfortable with pets

Has a reliable car

Non-smoker

Safety

CareCheck

Completed

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