Gladys Fiona Chikosha
Kendal,England
Summary
Highly skilled childcare professional with extensive experience in new-born care, potty training, and effective disciplining. Proficient in child safety procedures, handling medical emergencies, and educational game design. Demonstrates strong initiative and mindful caregiving with sensitivity towards children's needs. Adept at coordinating playdates, mastering sleep routines, and performing domestic duties efficiently. Career goal: to continue providing exceptional childcare while fostering early education and development.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Nanny
Nikki
01.2011 - 12.2015
- My duties included, changing nappies, bathing baby, clothing and feeding
- Preparing purees and formulas, settled down to sleep at regular times
- Encouraged when learning to crawl, encouraging to reach for toys, doing baby gym and stretches to strengthen muscles, singing nursery rhymes and lullaby songs to soothe baby during nap times
- Planned an interesting routine during toddler stage to keep the child active and learning through fun
- Doing stimulating age-appropriate activities with the child
- I babysit when parent go outings at night, did household duties, cleaning all rooms and doing laundry
- Reason for Leaving: I found a fulltime job
Nanny
Frances Robertson
Cape Town, South Africa
12.2012 - 01.2020
- Creating a safe, secure and loving environment for children
- Bottle-feeding at regular times
- Washed and sterilized bottles
- Changed nappies and dressed baby
- Settled baby down to sleep at regular times
- Sleep training (this entailed reassuring the babies gently every time baby cried, until falling asleep
- This helped the baby to become used to the routine over time)
- Monitoring baby bowel movement and urine
- Did baby sensory activities, teaching toddler good hygiene and toilet train when ready
- Assisted with foundation education, schoolwork and projects
- Going to outings and playdates and parks with the children
- Engage with the children during indoor and outdoor games
- Doing developmental age-appropriate activities
- Taking the children to school, fetch after school, prepare their meals and safe drive them to extra moral activities
- Would babysit when needed
- Did light house chores, cleaning the children's' rooms, hand laundry, packing toys and clean play areas
- Major Achievement: gained a good trusting relationship with the children and the family as well as extensive organizational skills and time management skills, giving my best to each child and managing the family routine
- Reason for leaving: To be a home-based caregiver
- Performed cleaning, washing, ironing and laundry to maintain home order.
Nanny
Kim
Cape Town, South Africa
09.2021 - 01.2022
- Provided full-time care for a 2-month-old infant, ensuring a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment
- Managed feeding routines, including preparing bottles or formula needs.
- Monitored and responded to infant cues, including sleep, hunger and comfort needs
- Maintained hygiene through regular diaper changes and appropriate cleaning practices
- Followed a consistent nap schedule to support healthy sleep patterns
- Engaged in age-appropriate interaction such as tummy time, soft singing, gentle play to encourage early development
- Monitored infant health and behaviour, and reported any concerns promptly
- Maintained cleanliness of feeding equipment, toys and sleeping areas.
Education
Advance Au Pair & Night nursing Course - Early Childhood development, Preventative & Basic First Aid / CPR
Chilton Training College
Cape Town, South AfricaHome based care course certificate - Care giver
Red cross Wynberg
Cape Town, South AfricaO' Level certificate - undefined
Glenview high school
Skills
- First Aid and CPR certified
- Potty training
- Effective disciplining
- Educational game design
- Child safety procedures
- Child nurturing
- Baby bathing expertise
- Playdate coordination
- Early education knowledge
- Handling medical emergencies
- Domestic duties efficiency
- Potty training experience
- Newborn care experience
- Basic computer literacy
- Childcare qualifications
- Strong initiative
- Mindful caregiving
- Sensitivity towards children's needs
- Sleep routine mastery
Custom
10
Personal Information
- ID Number: EN930451
- Year of Birth: 1984
- Gender: Female
Timeline
Nanny
Kim
09.2021 - 01.2022
Nanny
Frances Robertson
12.2012 - 01.2020
Nanny
Nikki
01.2011 - 12.2015
O' Level certificate - undefined
Glenview high school
Advance Au Pair & Night nursing Course - Early Childhood development, Preventative & Basic First Aid / CPR
Chilton Training College
Home based care course certificate - Care giver
Red cross Wynberg
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