Dalida Duncan
Palmdale, CA
Activity summary
Early Childhood Educator/Nanny
I'm a childcare professional with years of hands-on experience in early childhood education, Montessori philosophy, and child psychology. I help families create calm, nurturing environments where children feel confident, capable and deeply understood. I offer: Montessori home setup Child behavior and emotional regulation support Schema-based play planning Parent coaching Developmental guidance New parent support
I've spent years caring for children across a wide range of ages, personalities and developmental stages. My background blends early childhood education, Montessori philosophy, and child psychology - giving me a holistic understanding of how children learn, communicate and grow.
Dog sitting
Pets I'm comfortable caring for:
- Dogs
Household duties I can do:
- Housekeeping
- Laundry / washing
Babysitter, Parent helper, Nanny $20/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)
- Up to 2 children at once
Childcare duties I can do:
- Light meals
- Full meals
- Cooking with kids
- Bottle feeding
- Taking kids on outings
- Toilet training
- Changing diapers
- 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
- 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
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety disorder
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
I can do tutoring
- Tutoring
I can do house sitting
- House sitting
- Collecting mail / packages
- Watering plants
- Taking trash bins in / out
Other services I can provide
My availability
I'm looking for Casual/temporary, Part-time, Full-time employment.
I can travel a few suburbs/towns away from Palmdale 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
My credentials
I'm happy to provide written documentation of my qualifications and credentials:
- Pet credentials:
- I'm comfortable with pets
- 20 years experience working with children
- CPR training
- First aid training
- First aid training for babies
- Bachelor of early childhood education (completed)
- General credentials:
- Email verified
- 35 years old
- Driver's license
- Emergency car access
- I have a car
- Non-smoker / non-vaper
- Permanent resident
- Covid vaccinated
- Liability insurance
- Languages I can speak: English
My skills and interests:
- Music
- Dance
- Reading / storytelling
- Drawing / painting
- Arts / crafts
- Nature
- Gardening