Hello, My name is Ashley. I have worked in childcare for more than 8 years, and I am passionate about health, wellness, and early childhood education. I look forward to connecting with families who share similar values and passions, practice conscious parenting, and are looking for occasional or part-time care over the next 6-12 months. With current times as they are, I recognized an immediate need for qualified and reliable childcare providers, such as myself. I am 26 years old and I currently work in digital media, advertisement and marketing. I recently graduated from the University of Victoria (UVIC), where I obtained a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and a minor in Education. If my family, friends, and previous childcare clients were to describe me they would likely say that I am compassionate and even-tempered in personality, extremely driven when it comes to my career and education and that I am family orientated. I am a clean and organized person, and it is important that my work and home are too. In my free time, I enjoy reading, being physically active, and spending time with my dog, Bear, whom I am currently training to serve as a hospital therapy animal. I am also passionate about volunteering, being involved in community events and grassroots movements. I have worked extensively with local non-profits that are primarily focused on working with at-risk and underprivileged youth in order to break the cycle of poverty, homelessness and addiction at an early age. In addition to letting you know a little bit about who I am, I think it is also important to mention that I have extensive experience in the childcare and tutoring fields (as a nanny and as a children's tutor). Because my experience is so vast, and I know that any parent who is reading this likely has 101 more things to do at this exact moment in time, I'd prefer to give you a call and briefly share my childcare experience instead of asking you to read about it all here. Should my profile resonate with you and your family, I'd love to meet your family to discuss your unique needs and to determine if my experience and skill set would be a good match for your family at this time. I look forward to hearing from you.

I have extensive experience with children of all ages (newborn - 13 years), and I especially love working with children aged 8 and under. Over the past 10 years, I have worked as a part-time and full-time nanny for several families. As the needs of each family I have worked with have been different, each work experience has allowed me to develop my childcare and education skills in new areas. Throughout my time as a childcare provider, I have developed the following skills and abilities: - Ability to completely organize child’s schedule (school, meals, recreational activities, health and dental appointments, social plans, chore followthrough) - Ability to communicate effectively with children of various developmental stages - Ability to supervise and assist with homework and test prep - Ability to organize fun and educational activities that are developmentally appropriate - Ability to follow, and adjust as needed, children’s wake, nap, and bedtime routines - Ability to plan and prepare healthy meals and snacks - Ability to administer first aid training (background in sports injury first aid) . and much more. Please feel free to reach out to learn more about my childcare work experience.

I am currently a student at the University of Victoria (UVIC), where I am finishing up my Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology minoring in Education. My education minor is heavily specialized in online/digital learning as well as utilizing digital multimedia to improve learning and motivation in children. I have a great deal of passion for healthy living, community & population health, and childhood education. Through my studies in the fields of Kinesiology and Education, I have been able to combine my love of health, nutrition, physical activity, and childhood education. In the future, I plan to utilize my BSc to enter medical school.