Sarah

My Summary

My Experience

My Experience

I have over 8½ years of experience working with children aged 0–12, beginning straight after I completed college at 16. During college, I completed my Level 3 in Childcare, Learning and Development, while gaining hands-on experience in both primary school and nursery settings.

After qualifying, I began working in a nursery where I gained experience across different age groups and took on a variety of responsibilities. I eventually progressed to Room Leader, where I was responsible for the learning, development and wellbeing of around 25–30 children. This involved keeping up to date with each child’s individual progress, planning activities and making sure every child was supported to develop at their own pace.

I later became the nursery’s Lead SENCO, supporting children with additional needs and helping to ensure they received the right support. A particularly valuable part of my experience was providing one-to-one support for a young boy with severe autism and developmental delays, which taught me so much about patience, communication and adapting activities to suit an individual child.

In 2019, I moved to Banbury, Oxfordshire, and worked as a KS1 Teaching Assistant at a primary school in Witney. During this role, I developed a particular interest in interventions and one-to-one support, especially helping children build confidence with numeracy and basic maths skills across Upper KS1 and Lower KS2.

When COVID-19 meant that children were learning from home, I continued supporting children by running twice-weekly Zoom maths sessions. I loved finding ways to make the sessions fun and engaging while still helping children develop their skills and confidence.

I left my teaching assistant role in September 2021 to explore new career opportunities, but my passion for working with children has never gone away.

I feel my varied experience has given me a really good understanding of children at different ages and stages, as well as the importance of creating a safe, happy and supportive environment where children can simply be themselves.

My Qualifications

My Qualifications

- Level 3 Childcare, Learning & Development
- Adult & Paediatric First Aid
- SENCO Trained, with experience supporting children with additional needs
- Full UK Driving Licence

My Availability

My Availability

As I work full-time during the week, my availability is mainly Friday evenings and weekends.

I’m happy to help with Friday night babysitting, weekend daytime care, date nights, special occasions or the occasional evening out. My availability can vary from week to week, so please feel free to message me with the date and times you need, and I’ll do my best to accommodate you.

I’m also happy to discuss regular or one-off babysitting arrangements depending on my work commitments.

My Fees

• Babysitting from £13.00 per hour

My current babysitting rates are:

- Monday–Saturday: £13 per hour
- Sundays: £15 per hour

Cancellation Policy ?

I completely understand that plans can sometimes change. However, I kindly ask that you give me as much notice as possible if you need to cancel or change a booking.

For cancellations made less than 24 hours before the booking, I may request a cancellation fee equivalent to 50% of the expected booking fee, as this time has been reserved specifically for you.

Cancellations made more than 24 hours in advance will not incur a cancellation fee.

Thank you for understanding and respecting my time.