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Leah D.
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Harrisonburg, VA 22802

from $30 per hour

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About Leah

Experience: 10 yrs

I'm a Newborn Care Specialist for preterm infant twins. I've been caring for children since I was a child myself, babysitting my first infant at age 13. I volunteered over 1, 000 hours at a childcare center through high school and college. I have a Bachelor's degree with concentrations in Education and Spanish. I've studied child development and various attachment & parenting styles extensively. I have experience teaching Pre-K and fourth grade as well as working as a live-in nanny in Washington, DC. As a teacher and nanny, my strengths include curating learning experiences across content subjects and caring compassionately for each child. I've been motivated on my own time for further study & have read a great deal on attachment parenting, RIE, Montessori, and Waldorf. I was inspired to become a Newborn Care Specialist because those early months are so integral to secure attachment and development.

Reviews

5.0
based on 1 review
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Erin S.

Reviewed on 8/31/2018

We are so happy we hired Leah! Our 2.5 year old daughter adored her and she took wonderful care of her. We highly recommend Leah to others for her understanding of child development and well thought out activities with our daughter. She also always cleaned up after play time and kept the house orderly.

Services

Age groups

0-11 mo

1-3 yrs

4-5 yrs

6-11 yrs

Willing to care for up to 4 children

Rates

Recurring jobs

$30-50/hr

One time jobs

1 child

$22/hr

2 children

$25/hr

3 children

$28/hr

4 children

$31/hr

Can help with

Child care

Companion care

Craft assistance

Groceries/errands

Light cleaning

Meal prep

Organizing/laundry

Swimming supervision

Transportation

Travel

Qualifications

Education

Eastern Mennonite University

Bachelor degree

Languages

English

Spanish

Professional skills

Early child development knowledge

Early childhood eductation

Other Qualifications & Credentials

Newborn Care Specialist training- I'm trained in feeding

sleep

soothing techniques

common newborn ailments

products available on the market

swaddling Thai yoga therapy- I'm a certified body worker; sessions have been described as "a moving meditation

Additional details

Comfortable with pets

Non-smoker

Safety

CareCheck

Completed

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