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Denise P.
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Cornelius, NC 28031

from $15 per hour

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About Denise

Experience: 10 yrs

Currently, I teach art for a home school co-op and substitute teach. In addition, I teach a Sunday school class for 4-year-olds at church. I absolutely adore working with children! I began caring for two little girls and a baby at age 12. Their mom worked nights, so I did the cooking, bathing and bedtime routines. I spent the night there and then and got them off to school. As a teenager, I took care of two special needs individuals, one was 7 the other was 16. I taught for 7 years, have been a nanny for 6 and tutored for two. One of the students I tutored went from a reading at level F to level G after just two sessions. I have fun and creative ways to make learning easy and enjoyable! I taught my own girls to read CVC words at three years of age. They started blending sounds when they were just beyond three and learning site words by three and a half years of age. They also fully understood one to one correspondence by age 3. I attribute their success to the Montessori methods of teaching and to a peaceful, loving, and nurturing environment. I so enjoyed making Montessori lessons for my children and watching them explore and learn. I have also worked with children who have had autism, ADD, ADHD, ordinary behavior issues, sensory integration issues both hyper and hypo and more. I believe that all children have an innate desire to please adults. I feel that rewarding positive behavior is much more effective than focusing on undesired behavior. Additionally, I believe that children want to learn and will LOVE learning as long as they have positive experiences. Personally, I have ADD and sensory integration myself. My oldest daughter has both as well. We are both "hyper sensitive" I have extra patience with her and other children because I have had to create my own coping mechanisms throughout my life and I understand the difficulties of conforming to meet the expectations of my peers and authority figures. I struggled tremendously as a child. Thankfully, I had some amazing teachers who were not only patient, but went above and beyond the call to make a difference in my life. That is why I have always wanted to teach! I love when I bump into or am looked up by former students who tell me how I impacted their lives. It is a joy that money can't buy!

Reviews

4.9
based on 9 reviews
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Dezarae B.

Reviewed on 12/18/2023

Denise, came into our home and took childcare to the next level with our daughter. Our girl was so thrilled to be with Ms. DD. Definitely would hire again.

Services

Age groups

0-11 mo

1-3 yrs

4-5 yrs

6-11 yrs

12+ yrs

Willing to care for up to 4 children

Rates

Recurring jobs

$15-20/hr

One time jobs

1 child

$15/hr

2 children

$15/hr

3 children

$16/hr

4 children

$18/hr

Can help with

Carpooling

Child care

Companion care

Craft assistance

Groceries/errands

Help with pets

Light cleaning

Meal prep

Organizing/laundry

Packing/moving

Swimming supervision

Travel

Qualifications

Education

Fairmont State University - 1998

Bachelor degree - Art

Languages

English

Professional skills

CPR / First Aid trained

Early childhood eductation

Special needs care

Additional details

Comfortable with pets

Has a reliable car

Non-smoker

Contact Denise to check their availability

mon

12:00 AM–12:00 AM

tue

12:00 AM–12:00 AM

wed

12:00 AM–12:00 AM

thu

12:00 AM–12:00 AM

fri

12:00 AM–12:00 AM

sat

12:00 AM–12:00 AM

sun

12:00 AM–12:00 AM

Safety

CareCheck

Completed

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