Abbie
Babysitter in Kirriemuir
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Female Member since Mar 2020 Last Updated Oct 2024 Last Login 04 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
I am an 23 year old girl from Kirriemuir, Angus. I have a full, clean driving license and my own car. I also have a full Disclosure Scotland certificate (I can bring this with me if you would like to see) and I am willing to take children to lessons, clubs and pick up from school.
A great deal of my life is spent working with or around people especially young people. I have a large family and lots of cousins ranging from 2 years old to 13 years old. From a very young age I have always wanted to pursue a career which works closely with children and found that caring for others is something I am very passionate about.
In 2023 I graduated from a 4 year MA education course at Dundee University and have recently completed my probationer year teaching a multi-composite class of P4-7 with children aging from 7-12 at a small rural school. I am currently teaching P4-6 in my second year of teaching.
I have grown up on a family farm and therefore I am a big fan of animals and the outdoors. I am therefore be willing to help walk/care for any family pets.
I enjoy cooking and baking in my spare time and in sixth year at school I took Practical Hospitality and Health and Food technology. I completed national 5 hospitality with an A grade and completed my higher health and food technology with a C grade. I also have my Elementary food hygiene certificate. I am very capable of cooking all meals and can adapt to the children’s likes/dislikes or dietary needs. My assignment in my Higher Health and Food Technology was to create a meal for a young child with allergies. Through these courses I learnt about dietary needs and allergies therefore I am able to take these into account while looking after your children.
I also enjoy a variety of hobbies including swimming, running, munro bagging and especially football. I support my local teams Forfar Athletic and Dundee United and I quite often volunteer in Forfar Athletics club shop to help raise funds.
My Experience
I have experience of working with many different families and regularly babysit children aged from 2 months old to 12 years old. A few examples of my duties involve playing with children, organising crafts, baking, putting children to bed, making meals, going for walks, picking up/dropping off from school or nursery and helping with homework/reading. I’m also more than happy to take kids out on day trips if requested by the parents. I have also babysat for over night stays while babysitting at a weddings. This included caring for a 5 month old baby for 2 nights and a 8 month old baby for 2 nights.
My student experience in Primary schools and nursery’s are as follows:
Mar-May 2023: 11 full weeks in Primary 6/7 (involving 4 weeks of full responsibility).
Jan/Feb 2022: 7 full weeks in a Primary 2 class (involved over 2 weeks worth of full responsibility)
Oct/Nov 2021: 4 full weeks in a Primary 4/5 (assisting class teacher, taking class/group lessons and 5 full days of sole responsibility)
Oct 2021: 1 week in a school nursery
Mar 2020: 2 full weeks in a Primary 5 (assisting class teacher and taking class/ group lessons)
Jun 2019: 1 week in a P3/4
Jan-Jun 2018: 6 months in a Primary 7 class (half a day a week)
Experience of full time teaching noted above.
My Qualifications
-MA Education degree - GTCS primary teacher (University of Dundee)
- National 5 - AAAAACC (Art and Design, English, Geography, Practical Hospitality, Maths, Biology and Chemistry ) from left to right.
- National 5 Sports leadership - Pass
- Highers -AABBBCC (Art and Design, Geography, English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Health and Food technology and History ) from left to right. Webster’s High School, Kirriemuir
- Higher Sports Leadership - Pass
- Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate
- 6 hour emergency first aid course
My Availability
As previously mentioned I am currently working full time as a primary teacher. I am free some evenings, school holidays and weekends. I am willing to do overnight stays but it will depend on my availability/school term time. Feel free to get in touch if you think I can help you and your family.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 27/10/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £14.00 per hour
Fees will be dependent on the services you require, number/age of children and will take fuel expenses into account where necessary. Babysitting rates are based on 1 child.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Northmuir Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Cortachy Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Webster's High School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Glamis Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Tannadice Primary School
My Documents
- PVG Check (added 27/10/2024)
- UK Driving Licence (added 19/01/2024)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Abbie. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk users and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
Abbie looked after our little girl on our wedding weekend. Right from the beginning she was great with our daughter, so friendly and caring with her. Abbie was great to have around and we felt so at ease knowing our daughter was in such safe hands.
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on 27/10/2024:
Thank you! Loved looking after your wee one and letting you all enjoy your big day🥰
I have known Abbie for many years and she has looked after my girls since they were very young. She is very kind, honest and lots of fun, and my girls really enjoy spending time with her. Abbie is very capable and will take on other tasks such as making the tea, helping with homework and taking kids to activities. She is very approachable and professional and a lovely person to have around. I feel very confident in leaving my girls with Abbie and I know that she will provide a caring and fun enviroment for them.
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Abbie looked after our 5 month old girl for a full weekend when we got married! She was great with our daughter, kept things clean and tidy as she went and was a lovely person to have around!
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Abbie has worked for our family for over a year. We all are very fond of her- my 2 boys (5&6) can sometimes be a handful but Abbie has the skills, patience and experience to navigate any circumstances.
She is very kind and confident- she often plays outdoors with the children and is full of energy. Amongst other things she would assist my children with homework, go on walks with the dogs, undertake creative projects, cook dinner and do school runs.
She is 100% honest, reliable and trustworthy. Her communication skills are excellent and she is adaptable and intelligent.
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Abbie has looked after my two kids (aged 8 & 9) many times.
She is friendly, polite, trustworthy, reliable and caring.
She has her own car which is great, she can pick them up from clubs and bring them back home.
She does lots of fun activities with them and makes sure they play outside for some fresh air too!
I really can’t rate Abbie highly enough.
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