SAHM for hire for childcare

[Caryn2010]

Hi - I'm new here at DC Urban Moms. I'm a SAHM in the Burke/Springfield, VA area. I'm looking to add to my days of babysitting one two and a half year old and my 22 month year old with some more (two max) friends. Below is my info...hope to hear from you!!! [e-mail]

Responsible for comfortable, safe, stimulating, non-threatening environment for preschool children, including my own while parents are tending to other obligations. Combine basic care with teaching responsibilities to give them a well balanced daily program. Help to enhance each child’s development through consistent care. Provide children with activities which promote physical, emotional, intellectual and social growth while interacting with other children. Aid children in exploring interests, developing talents, building self-esteem and learning how to share and properly interact with others. Other activities including; reading, storytelling, playing coordination and counting games. Support social and emotional development of the children. Attend to the personal hygiene of each child; changing diapers or soiled clothing and washing hands, trimming nails, checking ears, potty training. Maintaining a clean and organized area for play, meals, and supplies. Prepare nutritional snacks and meals. Encouraging physical activities. Communicate with parents suggestions, concerns, and praise regarding their child. Provide photographic documentation of some of their fun activities for I also have a photography biz at www.candcphotography.smugmug.com (pictures from fun would not be posted for all to see without permission).

More about me:
SAHM with two girls of my own, 6 years old and 22 months. I also babysit a 2 1/2 year old boy. I am a married, 35 year old female with a bachelors degree in merchandising with an emphasis on fashion. I worked several years with a major department store as a visual merchandiser before leaving when I had my first child in 2004. I would like to continue to babysit because I enjoy the interaction that the kids get from each other. I am a mom. I have watched multiple children since I left the working world in 2004, mostly for friends. I worked part time at a home daycare with my first daughter and realized I wanted more control over the conditions my child was exposed to, daily, especially with all the viruses going around. Schedule is flexible, however, I do prefer Monday - Friday, regular hours, but would consider other schedules. No infants under 12 months.

[Anonymous]

In other words, you are running a daycare in your home.

I assume you have a permit? CPR/First aid training? MAT training? The necessary number of hours of training? There are all requirements when taking care of children for pay in your home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In other words, you are running a daycare in your home.

I assume you have a permit? CPR/First aid training? MAT training? The necessary number of hours of training? There are all requirements when taking care of children for pay in your home.

Sorry, *there should read THESE

[Anonymous]

Agreed, get your permit or your license. Or do you have it? It's the law. You can't care for children in your home without going through the same regulations we have all gone through.

[Caryn2010]

Yes. Thank you. I am aware of the regulations.

[Anonymous]

So then you know it's not "babysitting" and which do you have a permit or a license?

[Anonymous]

I prefer not to use the word "daycare". Maybe you would have preferred I used childcare. None-the-less, I care for children in my home; weekly (childcare) and hourly (babysitting). I am in the process of getting my license and considered a V.I.P. with the county and they are very excited to have me on board. I am permitted to care for children while in the process of getting my license and I thought this Urban Mom's website would be a good place to do it. Thanks for all your support.

babysit |?b?b??sit|
verb ( -sitting; past and past part. -sat) [ intrans. ]
look after a child or children while the parents are out : I babysit for my neighbor sometimes | [ trans. ] she was babysitting Sophie | [as n. ] ( babysitting) part-time jobs such as babysitting.
DERIVATIVES
babysitter |?be?bi?s?d?r| noun

child care
noun
the action or skill of looking after children.
• the care of children by a day-care center, babysitter, or other provider while parents are working.

day care
noun
daytime care for the needs of people who cannot be fully independent, such as children or the elderly : family issues such as day care | [as adj. ] a day-care center for employees' children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I prefer not to use the word "daycare". Maybe you would have preferred I used childcare. None-the-less, I care for children in my home; weekly (childcare) and hourly (babysitting). I am in the process of getting my license and considered a V.I.P. with the county and they are very excited to have me on board. I am permitted to care for children while in the process of getting my license and I thought this Urban Mom's website would be a good place to do it. Thanks for all your support.

babysit |?b?b??sit|
verb ( -sitting; past and past part. -sat) [ intrans. ]
look after a child or children while the parents are out : I babysit for my neighbor sometimes | [ trans. ] she was babysitting Sophie | [as n. ] ( babysitting) part-time jobs such as babysitting.
DERIVATIVES
babysitter |?be?bi?s?d?r| noun

child care
noun
the action or skill of looking after children.
• the care of children by a day-care center, babysitter, or other provider while parents are working.

day care
noun
daytime care for the needs of people who cannot be fully independent, such as children or the elderly : family issues such as day care | [as adj. ] a day-care center for employees' children.

Great response, if I did not already have care for my child I would definitely talk to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I prefer not to use the word "daycare". Maybe you would have preferred I used childcare. None-the-less, I care for children in my home; weekly (childcare) and hourly (babysitting). I am in the process of getting my license and considered a V.I.P. with the county and they are very excited to have me on board. I am permitted to care for children while in the process of getting my license and I thought this Urban Mom's website would be a good place to do it. Thanks for all your support.

babysit |?b?b??sit|
verb ( -sitting; past and past part. -sat) [ intrans. ]
look after a child or children while the parents are out : I babysit for my neighbor sometimes | [ trans. ] she was babysitting Sophie | [as n. ] ( babysitting) part-time jobs such as babysitting.
DERIVATIVES
babysitter |?be?bi?s?d?r| noun

child care
noun
the action or skill of looking after children.
• the care of children by a day-care center, babysitter, or other provider while parents are working.

day care
noun
daytime care for the needs of people who cannot be fully independent, such as children or the elderly : family issues such as day care | [as adj. ] a day-care center for employees' children.

Love it! Great reply! I have a feeling you'll have lots of applicants. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

To call a childcare professional a "babysitter" is derogatory and insulting. Sorry, but we don't see eye to eye on this one.

[Anonymous]

I'm with 22:45 on that one. Never, ever refer to a child care provider as a "babysitter" and don't refer to yourself as one either. It just sounds unprofessional and it's also kind of insulting. I, for one, have never sat on a baby!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To call a childcare professional a "babysitter" is derogatory and insulting. Sorry, but we don't see eye to eye on this one.

I have to agree. I get insulted when I hear people refer to a childcare provider as a babysitter. Babysitting is what I did when I was in my teens and someone needed their children watched while they went out for a couple hours.

[Anonymous]

I completely agree, this is my chosen career-one I take very seriously and babysitting was what I did as a teen. At 46 years old with training and a well run business complete with contracts I would take offense at being called a babysitter.

[Anonymous]

I think some folks are misunderstanding - she was defining childcare as the weekly clients, and babysitting for hourly clients, which I interpreted as drop ins or maybe somebody just using her services for a few hours a week.

Good grief. I have total respect for our childcare providers (we actually call them teachers at DD's daycare) but if I'm running out of the house and someone is watching my child, or if I'm dropping off my child for two hours, it is babysitting. I think that is all she meant.

Trust me, given the recent discussions on the other boards, SAHMs who only use child care a few hours a week would much prefer babysitting - some of them think a "daycare provider" is the devil apparently.