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Hello! My name is Beth and I am a stay at home mom of 4 wonderful daughters. There ages are 3mos., 2yrs., 6yrs., and 10yrs. I love being around children and believe that it is extremely important to a child's development to interact with and teach them rather than just sitting them in front of the TV all day. I think part of the reason I enjoy being around children so much is due to being raised in my grandmother's licensed in-home daycare and helping her as much as I did. Even as I got older, I often found myself going to my grandmother's house to help her care for the children. She has been caring for children in her home since 1966 and became licensed in 1971.

A typical day for us is as follows: Wake up at 5:45am, get the kids dressed and fed, take my 5yr. old to school by 8am (during school), back home by 8:20am, wash hands and have a snack, spend some time in the backyard (we often dig in the dirt with kid shovels, play with balls, blow bubbles, etc) from about 9am until 10 or 11am (weather permitting), we come inside and wash hands, I read a book to the kids, then they watch TV for a bit while I prepare lunch, eat lunch around noon, coloring/crafts/painting around 12:30 - 1pm, at 1:45pm we start to settle down for nap time, nap is at 2, we wake up around 3:30- 4pm, then we have free play for a couple of hours (toys inside, kid music, dance, etc) until about 6pm, eat dinner at about 6pm, after dinner we get ready for bed and watch a movie sometimes while enjoying a healthy snack, bed is at 8:30 - 9pm.

I try to keep the kids interested by doing new activities, so the schedule does change, at times. I like to stay active and teach the kids as best as I can. I know that it takes a lot of trust to leave you little one(s) in the care of someone else. But, I can promise I will teach, play with, and love your children as my own. After all, that is what I would want for my children.

Reference - available upon request

Thank you for considering me as a part of your family :-)
Beth Whitefield