Fran Engel
Williamstown, MA
Activity summary
Experienced Childcare Professional: Dedicated to creating a safe, nurturing, and fun environment where your children can thrive.
Hi there! I’m Fran, and I bring a true passion for helping kids thrive alongside formal degrees in Child Care Occupations and Education for Parenthood. With a fully flexible schedule and years of hands-on experience—including specialized care for children with autism and traumatic brain injuriesI provide a safe, nurturing environment. I also have extensive experience supporting families through the rewarding journey from the newborn stage all the way up until they start school, and I'm ready to help yours with daily routines, meal prep, and household care.
Pet Boarding Provider, Pet sitting $25 / hour
Pets I'm comfortable caring for:
- Dogs
- Cats
- Birds
- Fish
- Small animals (rabbits, ferrets, etc.)
Other pet duties I can do:
- Administering medications
- Feeding
- Pet playtime
- Daily exercise for your pet
- 24/7 supervision
- Cleaning litter boxes
- Cleaning cages / bedding
- Transporting pets
- Care for puppies
- Care for senior dogs
- Care for kittens
- Care for senior cats
Dog walking $25 / hour
- Small dogs (0—22lbs / 0—10kg)
- Medium dogs (22—44lbs / 10—20kg)
- Large dogs (44—88lbs / 20—40kg)
- Giant dogs (+88lbs / +40kg)
Other dog walking tasks I can do:
- Dog jogging (for energetic pooches!)
Other pet services I can provide
- Pet checker (home visits to check on pets)
- Pet daycare (at my place during the day)
- Pet boarding (at my place overnight)
- Pet training
- Pet grooming
Household duties I can do:
- Housekeeping
- Laundry / washing
- Grocery shopping
- Running errands
Babysitter, Parent helper, Nanny, Au pair $25/hour
Child ages I'm comfortable caring for:
- Newborns (0 - 2 months)
- Babies (3 - 12 months)
- Toddlers (1 - 2 years)
- Preschoolers (3 - 4 years)
- Small school kids (5 - 8 years)
- Tweens (9 - 12 years)
- Teenagers (13+ years)
- Up to 5 children at once
Childcare duties I can do:
- Light meals
- Full meals
- Cooking with kids
- Bottle feeding
- Transporting kids
- Taking kids on outings
- Toilet training
- Changing diapers
- Bathing kids
- Supervising swimming / water play
- Preparing kids for bed / sleep routines
- Before school care
- Preparing school lunches
- After school care
- Help with homework
- Care for sick children
- Administering medications
- Care for twins/multiples
I'm available for events
- Special event babysitting
- Corporate functions babysitting
- Wedding babysitting
I can provide home daycare (at my place)
- Home daycare
- Licensed home daycare
- Full-time daycare
- Part-time daycare
- Drop-in / occasional daycare
- School holiday daycare
- Extended hours
- Meals provided
I can provide special needs care
- Care for special needs kids
- Food allergies
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Down syndrome
- Intellectual disabilities
- Dyslexia
- Epilepsy / tics
- Physical disabilities
- Visual impairments
- Sleep disorders
I can do house sitting
- House sitting
- Collecting mail / packages
- Watering plants
- Taking trash bins in / out
- Rotating lights / blinds (for a 'lived-in' look)
- Basic house security checks
Other services I can provide
- Yard work
- Cleaning
- Car washing / cleaning
- Elderly care / companionship
My availability
I'm looking for Full-time employment.
I can travel to surrounding suburbs/towns of Williamstown for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
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- Last minute bookings
- School holidays
- Public holidays
- New Year's Eve
- Valentine's Day
- Overnight jobs
- Full weekends
- Vacations with the family
- Live-in with the family
My credentials
I'm happy to provide written documentation of my qualifications and credentials:
- 35 months experience working with pets
- I'm comfortable with pets
- I have pets
- I carry a pet first aid kit
- Pet owner references
- Have a pet carrier
- 35 years experience working with children
- Babysitting course complete
- I'm a parent
- Registered carer
- CPR training
- First aid training
- First aid training for babies
- I carry a first aid kit
- Asthma training
- Anaphylaxis training
- Water safety training
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- General credentials:
- Email verified
- 51 years old
- Driver's license
- I have a car
- Permanent resident
- Covid vaccinated
- Languages I can speak: English
Fran Engel Williamstown, NJ | Professional Caregiver & Certified Home Health Aide Professional Summary Compassionate, dedicated, and highly reliable Certified Home Health Aide and Childcare Professional with years of hands-on caregiving experience. Proven expertise in managing daily living activities, including meal preparation, light housekeeping, and laundry, while fostering engaging, safe, and supportive environments. Offers a fully open, flexible schedule to provide dependable, high-quality care tailored to family and individual needs. Education & Professional Credentials Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) * Degree in Child Care Occupations Degree in Education for Parenthood Core Competencies & Skills Childcare & Engagement: Specialized training in developmental care, age-appropriate activities, and youth engagement. Household Management: Efficient meal planning/preparation, routine cleaning, and laundry management. Patient & Client Care: Years of experience delivering empathetic daily assistance and companionship. Scheduling Flexibility: Fully open availability to accommodate diverse shift needs and routines.
My skills and interests:
- Music
- Singing
- Dance
- Comedy
- Reading / storytelling
- Drawing / painting
- Arts / crafts
- Games
- Sports
- Fitness
- Swimming
- Nature
- Animals
- Gardening
- Cooking
- Video
- Design
- Computers
- Writing