Cynthia Umendu

•Sleep training, swaddling.

•Feeding( storing and thawing of breast milk, preparing formula, making baby food from scratch/purées).

• Established lasting, professional connections with families and children by encouraging open communication and delivering positive feedback.
• Balanced playtime and limited screen time to support development of fine motor, gross motor and cognitive skills.
• Worked with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote positive behavior.
• Assisted with light housekeeping duties as well as running errands.
• Traveled with families to care for children and allow parents private time.
• Communicated with children at age-appropriate levels to encourage understanding and foster relationships.
• Played games, worked on puzzles and read books to young children.
• Developed games and activities using arts and crafts to support learning and verbal skills.
• Organized and cleaned home after activities by picking up toys and straightening up play room.
• Engaged with children on age-appropriate level.
• Read and discussed stories with children to boost literacy and reading comprehension skills.
• Bathed, dressed and helped with teeth brushing as part of bedtime preparation.
• Studied and took notes from parents about food allergies to understand ingredients and requirements to keep children safe.
• Taught child everyday skills and language.
• Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
• Supported children in play activities, meals and snacks, hygiene and socialization.
• Assisted children in dressing appropriately for day's activities.
• Prepared tasty, healthy meals for children to encourage good eating habits.
• Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
• Monitored schedules to maintain sleeping, eating and school schedules for children.