Lydia Grace Palmer
Topeka, KS
Activity summary
Looking for a kind and qualified nanny or babysitter in the Topeka or Lawrence Area?
Hi, my name is Lydia/ Miss Lydia. I have a passion for nature, gardening, cooking, and I especially love teaching children in my care about those things and sharing those passions. I spent a few years at my first official childcare job planting and growing gardens with preschool aged children, both a flower garden and vegetables patches, helping them learn to sow seeds, weed, and keep a garden. Teaching children to know (and have a positive relationship with) their food, and even identify lots of other plants, is a true joy of mine! Excited to meet, care for, and help to guide new kiddos, and I am always happy to help in any way I can. :)
Wedding Babysitter, Babysitter, Parent helper, Nanny $17/hour
Child ages I'm comfortable caring for:
- Toddlers (1 - 2 years)
- Preschoolers (3 - 4 years)
- Small school kids (5 - 8 years)
- Tweens (9 - 12 years)
- Teenagers (13+ years)
- Up to 4 children at once
Childcare duties I can do:
- Light meals
- Full meals
- Cooking with kids
- Transporting kids
- Taking kids on outings
- 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
Household duties I can do:
- Housekeeping
- Running errands
Pet sitting
Pets I'm comfortable caring for:
- Cats
- Small animals (rabbits, ferrets, etc.)
Other pet duties I can do:
- Pet playtime
- Daily exercise for your pet
- Cleaning litter boxes
- Care for kittens
Dog walking
- Small dogs (0—22lbs / 0—10kg)
- Medium dogs (22—44lbs / 10—20kg)
Other pet services I can provide
- Pet checker (home visits to check on pets)
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
- Cleaning
- Car washing
My availability
I'm looking for Casual/temporary, Part-time, Full-time employment.
I can travel to neighboring suburbs/towns of Topeka for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
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- Last minute bookings
- School holidays
- 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:
- 5 years experience working with children
- CPR training
- First aid training
- First aid training for babies
- Asthma training
- Anaphylaxis training
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- 7 years experience working with pets
- I'm comfortable with pets
- I have pets
- Have a pet carrier
- General credentials:
- Email verified
- 28 years old
- Driver's license
- Emergency car access
- I have a car
- Non-smoker / non-vaper
- Covid vaccinated
- Languages I can speak: English
I have completed a number of certificates and trainings relevant to childcare, such as pediatric and adult CPR and First Aid training (including AED and Epi pen administration), medication administration, hygiene and diapering, as well as relevant KDHE coursework. I graduated from KU in 2020, earning a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and minor in Applied Behavioral Science. I have since worked in customer service and private childcare and school settings-- I have 4 years of experience working directly in school/care settings, primarily with children aged 2.5-6, wherein I have been both a lead and an assistant alongside other educators. I have a total of approximately 6 years of childcare experience if including in-home care and babysitting.
My skills and interests:
- Singing
- Comedy
- Reading / storytelling
- Drawing / painting
- Arts / crafts
- Nature
- Animals
- Gardening
- Cooking
- Writing