ERIN HAGERTY STEVENS | erin.hagety@gmail.com | (857)600-8005 | Duxbury, Massachusetts
Overnight Nanny | Newborn, Preemie & Multiples Care | Family Assistant
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Experienced childcare provider, childcare-business operator and mother of three with decades of hands-on experience caring for children, beginning with non-sibling childcare at approximately age 12.
Former owner/operator of a childcare service in Bondi, Australia, where I developed and executed the marketing plan, grew the client base, coordinated additional American nannies and traveled with families throughout Australia. Earlier childcare experience includes independently creating and operating children's summer camps in Duxbury and serving as a substitute teacher in a local pre-K environment.
Mother of identical premature twins, now age 11, whom I cared for from birth while simultaneously raising their then-3-year-old sister. Extensive experience with multiples, overnight infant care, feeding and sleep routines, infant reflux, dairy allergies, dietary restrictions and the realities of managing several young children's needs at once.
A Communications graduate of Tulane University, I place particular importance on understanding the individual I am interacting with—whether a child, parent or fellow caregiver—and treating each person with respect. Calm, adaptable, nurturing and highly organized, I work particularly well in team-parenting environments and can quickly shift from focused one-on-one care to monitoring and engaging multiple children.
CHILDCARE EXPERIENCE
Founder & Camp Leader
Independent Children's Summer Day Camp | Duxbury, MA
Seasonal, beginning 1992
• Created and independently ran a children's summer day camp from my family home in Duxbury during my middle- and high-school years.
• Operated two-week camp sessions each summer for 4+ girls ages 3 and older.
• Developed the daily program, activities and schedule.
• Provided lunch plus two healthy snacks each day.
• Planned and supervised outdoor physical activities to keep children active and engaged.
• Created and led a different nature-inspired craft project each day, incorporating the outdoors and natural materials whenever possible.
• Balanced active play, creative activities, meals and quieter periods to provide an engaging and varied experience.
• Maintained a safe, structured and welcoming environment while supervising several young children simultaneously.
• Developed early experience in childcare entrepreneurship, activity planning, meal preparation, group supervision, organization and earning parents' trust.
Owner / Operator & Traveling Childcare Provider
Independent Childcare Service | Bondi, NSW, Australia
• Founded and operated a childcare service supporting local and traveling families in Bondi and surrounding areas.
• Developed, produced and executed the marketing plan used to build the business and attract families.
• Grew the service to include 2+ additional American childcare providers/nannies to help support client demand.
• Worked directly with parents to understand their children's personalities, routines, developmental needs and family expectations.
• Coordinated caregivers, schedules, family communication and day-to-day childcare-service operations.
• Built close, trusted relationships with client families, many of whom became lasting friends.
• Developed a reputation through relationships and referrals, including being sought out by expatriate families with connections to Cape Cod.
• Traveled with families and provided childcare away from their primary residences.
• Frequently accompanied families to additional homes and destinations along the New South Wales coast, adapting quickly to unfamiliar homes, travel schedules and changing routines.
• Helped children maintain consistency and security while moving between locations and environments.
• Worked in coastal settings where some family properties were accessible only by boat, making lifeguard training and strong water-safety awareness particularly valuable.
• Applied water-safety principles while caring for children of different ages, abilities and levels of aquatic comfort.
• Navigated childcare challenges specific to the Australian environment, including identifying potential environmental hazards such as unfamiliar spiders and determining when additional safety precautions or assistance were appropriate.
• Developed exceptional adaptability, resourcefulness and situational awareness while caring for children away from their normal environments.
• Provided families with a high level of discretion, flexibility, independence and responsibility.
Private Family & Parenting Experience
Newborn, Infant, Toddler, Multiples & School-Age Care | Duxbury, MA
• Raised three children, including identical premature twins, now age 11, and their older sister, who was age 3 when the twins were born.
• Simultaneously cared for two premature infants while meeting the developmental and emotional needs of a preschool-age child.
• Extensive firsthand experience with overnight infant care, frequent night waking, soothing, feeding schedules, diapering and sleep routines.
• Significant experience managing the unique demands of twins and multiple young children simultaneously.
• Experienced with infant acid reflux, including associated feeding, soothing and comfort challenges.
• Managed dairy allergies and dietary restrictions affecting the twins.
• Personally familiar with gluten-free dietary needs, food sensitivities and careful food preparation.
• Comfortable transitioning quickly between focused 1-on-1 care and monitoring multiple children as a group.
• Work well within a team-parenting approach, respecting parents' preferences, household routines and established expectations.
Substitute Pre-K Teacher - Magic Dragon
• Served as a substitute teacher in a pre-K environment working directly with children ages 3 and older.
• Supported children with a range of personalities, learning styles, individual strengths, unique gifts and developmental challenges.
• Adapted communication, expectations and activities according to the individual child rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach.
• Helped maintain a structured, respectful and supportive classroom environment.
• Worked collaboratively with caregivers and educators while remaining attentive to individual children's needs.
CHILDCARE & FAMILY SUPPORT STRENGTHS
Premature infant experience Feeding and sleep routines Toddler, preschool, school-age and preteen care
Identical twins and multiples Night waking and soothing Children with differing developmental needs and abilities
Overnight newborn and infant care Travel nanny experience Children's activity and program development
Infant reflux Team-parenting environments Outdoor physical activities
Dairy allergies and food sensitivities One-on-one and group childcare Nature-based arts and crafts
Dietary restrictions and gluten-free households Family-assistant support Meal and healthy snack preparation
Coastal and water-safety awareness Maintaining children's routines while traveling Lifeguard training
COMMUNICATION & CARE PHILOSOPHY
My education and professional background in Communications reinforce something I have practiced throughout my childcare experience: consider the individual human being you are interacting with and treat that person with respect. Children have different personalities, abilities, sensitivities, communication styles and developmental needs. I believe effective childcare requires observing those differences, listening carefully and adapting how I communicate and engage while maintaining appropriate boundaries, consistency and safety. I am equally comfortable providing focused individual attention or shifting quickly into group supervision when several children need attention at once. I also value a collaborative relationship with parents and other caregivers so that children receive consistent expectations and support.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Marketing & Communications Professional
Accomplished senior marketing and communications professional with extensive experience developing marketing strategies and managing complex projects, budgets, events, schedules, vendors and cross-functional teams.
This professional background brings an additional level of organization, communication, discretion and problem-solving to childcare and family-assistant work.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Exceptional organization and scheduling abilities.
• Experienced managing numerous competing priorities simultaneously.
• Comfortable making decisions independently and adapting when circumstances change.
• Experienced managing logistics, appointments, schedules and detailed coordination.
• Collaborative team member who also works effectively without supervision.
• Professional, discreet and respectful of family privacy.
EDUCATION
Tulane University - Bachelor's Degree, Communications
AVAILABILITY
Seeking part-time opportunities in Duxbury and surrounding South Shore communities, including overnight nanny care, newborn and infant overnight support, twins and multiples care, parent overnight relief, recurring or occasional overnight coverage, travel nanny opportunities and family-assistant/childcare hybrid positions.
SAFETY TRAINING
Lifeguard Training — Prior training; details available upon request.
Infant/Child CPR & First Aid — Completed classroom recertification training on April 17, 2024. Comfortable administering CPR and have successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver on an infant more than once—for my own child and for a child in my care.
REFERENCES
Professional, childcare and personal references available upon request.
