Dilyana

My Summary

Forest School Leader; Babysitting; Parents’ Support

My Experience

Childhood and Youth Studies Graduate, an Early Years Teacher and Special Educational Needs And Disabilities Coordinator

I am a caring, patient and smiley early years teacher and can support families with various topics, concerning child development, such as:

- fine and gross physical development;
- slow care;
- language development;
- transitions;
-starting nursery/ school;
- special educational needs;
- building positive attachments and relationships and others.

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Since 2014, I have been working in the childcare sector. First, I started as a German Teacher in Sofia, Bulgaria. Then, I moved to Oxford to start my degree in MA Childhood and Youth Studies, which I successfully graduated in December 2016. My degree has given me an excellent knowledge of child development, play theory and practice, culminating in my Master’s thesis on the Impact of Forest Schools on the Authentic Outdoor Experience.

I have an extensive experience supporting children and families in private nurseries.

In 2017, I have embraced the Pikler and Reggio Emilia pedagogy, which has had a tremendous effect on my professional and personal development. Learning about these approaches has changed my relationship with the children, especially during bodily care.

I am a certified Forest School Leader which qualifies me to teach children how to safely use tools, build dens with natural resources, make swings, or cook on the fire.

I am also a qualified Early Years Teacher and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator and can give professional advice about children 0-5.

I am the right person for you if you:
- need to leave your child in the capable hands of a positive, calm and patient professional;
- are looking for a dedicated professional who can give you expert advise on child development;
- need an early years teacher to help with your child's homework;
- need specific advise about language development, SEND, transitions, starting nursery/ school, physical development, building positive relationships.

My Qualifications

May 2021 - Paediatric First Aid

6-9 and 12-15 April 2021- Self-initiated Motor Development (Piklerian Approach of Early Childhood Education)

May 2020 - Supporting children with difficulties in reading and writing

April 2020 - Autism Spectrum Disorder

April - ADHD: Everyday Strategies for Elementary Students

October 2018 - July 2019 - Early Years Teacher Training, Level 6 in Education, graduated with recommended grade outstanding

November 2018 – Forest School Leader Training, Hill End

March 2018 - Supporting Children with SEND in the Early Years

October 2017 - Training on the Emmi Pikler philosophy

2014 – 2016: MA Childhood and Youth Studies (Level 7 in Education), Oxford Brookes University
Modules included:
- Learning and Development in Childhood
- Children's Imaginative Worlds
- Children and Young People’s Spaces and Places
- Working with Children and Families

March 2016 - Becoming a Writer in Leaps and Bounds: Getting Boys Writing in the Early Years

June 2016 - Communication Friendly Spaces Approach, Elizabeth Jarman

June 2016 - Children's Critical Thinking, Julie Fisher

2009 – 2014: BA Sociology 2:1, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria

My Availability

My Fees

• Babysitting from £16.00 per hour

My rate is £16 per hour unless called for less than 2 hours, in which case I charge a flat rate of £30.