Early Childhood Educator in Edmonton, Alberta

I have babysat for 10 years for many families who are financially strapped with money. The ages have ranged from newborn to 14 years old. The children have grown to become like my brothers and sisters. I have a very close relationship with them even when I moved almost 200 kilometers away. When I first started to babysit the one family, I potty trained the one child when she was 2 years old. When I lived around home, I took the children to places where they were never able to afford such as the lake, skating, swimming, picnics, and much more. I was also referred to families from others by the parents observing how I babysat the children. One family just moved to Alberta and were watching me babysit at the lake all day and I didn\\\\\\\'t know they were watching me until they asked me to babysit their twin girls. They were really proud of how I was acting and instilling some rules towards the children I was babysitting such as not to go to deep in the water etc. I also packed alot of food to enjoy a picnic at the lake. I love watching children learn and enjoy the activities that are planned. When I was in high school, I did work experience with the grade one class. I worked with children with special needs working one on one helping with their learning difficulties. I also stayed after class to help the children understand and catch up with their work. I also volunteered at Robin Hood Association in Sherwood Park volunteering with special needs children. I also took them swimming on one of the field trips they went on.