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  • 10 years paid experience
  • Babysitter in Chicago, IL 60647

Meet Laurelai

  • Speech Therapist
  • Speaks Sign Language
  • Comfortable with pets
  • Has a car

My name is Laurelai and I am a former speech-language pathologist with experience working clinically with ages 3-14 and experience babysitting all ages. Currently, I am working in healthcare administration full time and am looking for one-time or as-needed babysitting opportunities on evenings, weekends, and holidays. I grew up with three much younger siblings so I have been around children my whole life! I have worked as a child caretaker in a church, a toddler room supervisor, a nanny, and I have been babysitting for many years. I am CPR/First Aid certified for all ages (infant-adult). I have intermediate sign language experience. I have worked with multiples (twins and triplets) and children with special needs including cerebral palsy and oppositional/defiant disorder. I love to play games, read books, visit parks, sing and have fun! I currently live in and provide babysitting services throughout the city of Chicago. I am occasionally Read more in the suburbs (Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, etc:) to visit family and babysit! At this time I am not available for school pick-ups/drop-offs or recurring positions. My availability is flexible on nights and weekends. Feel free to reach out about last-minute needs! COVID-19 Information *Fully vaccinated as of 5/4/21* Receive yearly COVID & flu vaccinations through work First Aid/CPR trained infant-adult Certification expires October 2026

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Availability

  • Generally available evenings, late nights and weekends

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Emily B.

9/10/2023

Shay H.

4/15/2018

Laurelai watched my LO for 4 hours and it was such a wonderful experience. She was on time, easy to work with, has great communication skills and my little one loved her. As a first time mom and a newbie to nyc, I was hesitant about leaving my daughter but needed a little me time. I’m so sad Lorelei is back in school and has limited availability. I would hire her again in a heart beat. And plan on it during the weekends!

Experience

Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting

$20-$23/hr

  • Infants (age 0-11 months) expand

    • Overnight care
    • Occasional care
  • Toddlers (age 1-3)
  • Preschooler (age 4-5)
  • Grade School (age 6-11)
  • Pre-teen/ Teenage age (12+)
  • Special needs expand

    • Asperger's Syndrome
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
    • Autism
    • Cerebral Palsy
    • Delayed Speech
    • Developmental Language Disorder
    • Down Syndrome
    • Hearing Loss
    • Learning Disabilities
    • Visual Impairment
    • Sign Language

Education

Speech Pathology

Graduated Saint Ambrose University 2015

References

Additional services

  • Meal Preparation
  • Laundry
  • Light Housekeeping
  • Swimming Supervision
  • Potty Training
  • Travel with Family
  • Willing to run errands as needed
  • Willing to drive children to events, school, appointments, or carpooling
  • Homework expand

    • Checking answers
    • Studying for a test
    • Proofreading
    • Basic math
    • Pre-algebra
    • Elementary science
    • Science
    • English
    • Essay writing
    • Social studies
    • Sign Language
    • Spanish

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