GLADYS MARIA LARGAESPADA
San Francisco
Summary
Communicative Nanny driven to facilitate an easy transition for young children into school. Incorporates stimulating activities into daily routines to promote healthy mental and social development. Childcare professional seeking a long-term childcare position. Experience includes running errands, cooking, changing diapers and educating and entertaining children. Experienced childcare professional with more than 18 years’ experience working with children from infancy to 10 years of age in a variety of home settings.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Full Time Nanny
Blythe, Sheldon
04.2025 - 11.2025
- Supervised daily activities, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment for child.
- Developed age-appropriate educational activities to foster cognitive and social skills.
- Assisted with meal preparation, promoting healthy eating habits among child.
- Coordinated playdates and outings, enhancing child's social interactions and experiences.
- Encouraged child to be understanding and patient with others.
- Communicated with parents about daily activities and behaviors.
Full Time Nanny
Lisa Khan-Kapadia
10.2023 - 02.2025
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Daily stroller walks to Libraries and Recreational parks and extracurricular activities.
- Worked with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote positive behavior.
- Organized activities that enhanced a child's physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Established and maintained a safe play environment for the child.
- Closely monitored child's play activities to verify safety.
- Made healthy snacks and meals.
- Teach the child to speak Spanish.
- Supporting the family on their vacation travels.
- Communicated with parents about daily activities and behaviors.
- Encouraged child to be understanding and patient with others.
- Identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in child.
- Age upon hire: 3 months old. G
Full Time
Sarah Dajani
03.2023 - 06.2023
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Safely transported children to and from Soccer classes and extracurricular activities.
- Worked with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote positive behavior.
- Organized activities that enhanced children’s physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Made healthy snacks and meals.
- Established and maintained a safe play environment for the children.
- Closely monitored children's play activities to verify safety.
- Communicated with parents about daily activities and behaviors.
- Encouraged children to be understanding and patient with others.
- Identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in children.
- Supporting the family on their vacation travels.
- Teach the child to speak Spanish.
- Ages upon hire: 3 yrs old b, 3 months B.
Full Time
Jenn Thomas
03.2020 - 09.2022
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Safely transported children to and from Soccer classes and extracurricular activities.
- Worked with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote positive behavior.
- Organized activities that enhanced children’s physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Made healthy snacks and meals.
- Established and maintained a safe play environment for the children.
- Closely monitored children's play activities to verify safety.
- Communicated with parents about daily activities and behaviors.
- Encouraged children to be understanding and patient with others.
- Identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in children.
- Supporting the family on their vacation travels.
- Teach the child to speak Spanish.
- Ages upon hire: 2.5 years old G, AND 3 months G.
Full Time
Sarah Henricks
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Daily stroller walks to Libraries and Recreational parks and extracurricular activities.
- Worked with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote positive behavior.
- Organized activities that enhanced a child's physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Established and maintained a safe play environment for the child.
- Closely monitored child's play activities to verify safety.
- Communicated with parents about daily activities and behaviors.
- Encouraged child to be understanding and patient with others.
- Identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in child.
- Ages upon hire: 1.5 months G.
Full Time
Yana Welinder
02.2017 - 08.2019
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Safely transported children to and from Soccer classes and extracurricular activities.
- Worked with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote positive behavior.
- Organized activities that enhanced children’s physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Made healthy snacks and meals.
- Established and maintained a safe play environment for the child.
- Closely monitored child's play activities to verify safety.
- Communicated with parents about daily activities and behaviors.
- Encouraged child to be understanding and patient with others.
- Identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in child.
- Ages upon hire: 4 months B.
Full Time
Alexia Portillo
09.2013 - 05.2016
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Safely transported children to and from music classes and extracurricular activities.
- Worked with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote positive behavior.
- Organized activities that enhanced children’s physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Made healthy snacks and meals.
- Established and maintained a safe play environment for the children.
- Closely monitored children's play activities to verify safety.
- Communicated with parents about daily activities and behaviors.
- Encouraged children to be understanding and patient with others.
- Identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in children.
- Ages upon hire: 2 months B, Newborn G
Full Time
Kimberly Tripp
02.2012 - 08.2013
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Safely transported children to and from music classes and extracurricular activities.
- Worked with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote positive behavior.
- Organized activities that enhanced children’s physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Made healthy snacks and meals.
- Established and maintained a safe play environment for the child.
- Closely monitored child's play activities to verify safety.
- Communicated with parents about daily activities and behaviors.
- Stayed current on toy and child-related recalls and safety warnings.
- Encouraged children to be understanding and patient with others.
- Identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in children.
- Ages upon hire: 3 months B, Newborn G
Part-time
Dawn Ogawa
09.2011 - 08.2013
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Safely transported children to and from school, and extracurricular activities.
- Helped develop the family’s schedule to maintain household order.
- Engage with children on an individual basis to build positive relationships with them.
- Ages upon hire: 4 years old B, 10 months B
Part-time
Christina Gilchrist
09.2011 - 02.2012
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Safely transported child to and from, park and extra-curricular activities.
- Helped develop the family’s schedule to maintain household order.
- Made healthy snacks and meals.
- Ages upon hire: 3 months G
Part-time
Ramona Birchler
08.2011 - 02.2012
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Safely transported child to and from, park and extra-curricular activities.
- Made healthy snacks and meals.
- Engage with child on an individual basis to build positive relationships with him.
- Ages upon hire: 2.5 years old B
Full Time
Rebecca Dawson
09.2008 - 03.2011
- Engage with children on an individual basis to build positive relationships with them.
- Coordinated field trips to local parks, museums and zoos.
- Communicated with parents about daily activities and behaviors.
- Closely monitored children's play activities to verify safety.
- Established and maintained a safe play environment for the children.
- Made healthy snacks and meals.
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Regularly traveled with the family to help with vacation activities and childcare.
- Ages upon hire: 2 years old B, 9 months G
Education
Degree - Tourism and Hospitality
Universidad Americana
Managua, Nicaragua01.2001
Diploma - General Studies
Colegio La Asunción
Leon, Nicaragua01.1996
Skills
- Authorized to work: US Citizen
- US passport holder
- Active listener, strong communication skills
- Non-smoker
- Approachable
- Detail-oriented
- Infant, toddler and preschoolers activities
- Self-sufficient, can do attitude
- Warm, cheerful and energetic
- Vested interested in caring for and nurturing children
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Experience organizing, creative and stimulating activities
- Exceptional organizational skills
Certification
- CPR/AED ADULT/ CHILD/ INFANT Current until Apr 1st, 2018.
- PEDIATRIC FIRST AID CPR/AED Current until Apr 2nd, 2018.
- Positive Discipline course (Town + Country Resources) Attended on April 2013.
- INA Member
- Age appropriate play and cooking for time course (Town + Country Resources) 2014
- Professionalism and communication for nannies course (Town + Country Resources) 2014
- Constructive discipline and working at home parents course (Town + Country Resources) 2014
- Developmental milestones for young children course (Town + Country Resources) 2015
- Reading Development course (Town + Country Resources) 2016
- Supporting New Parents with Bringing Home Baby, ABC’s of Baby Care and a Session of Craft Activities (Town + Country Resources) 2017
- Self-Care and Boundaries and Working with Toddlers: Positive Discipline Vs Consequences (Town + Country Resources) 2018
- Emergency Preparedness and Financial Literacy ( Town + Country Resources) 2019
- Encouraging Responsibility, Pediatric Myth Busters, and Advocating for Children (Stanford Park Nannies) 2019
- Healthcare - CPR / AED (ADULT/CHILD/INFANT/CHOKING) AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR(AED). January 30th, 2023.
- International Nanny Training Day (April 1st, 2023).
- Child Development Workshop (Series 2023).
- 2023 Parent and Nanny Conference 30 Seminars (U.S. NANNY ASSOCIATION) OCTOBER 3RD, 2023.
- INTERNATIONAL NANNY TRAINING DAY ( APRIL 13, 2024).
- Parent - Infant Toddler Caregiving Workshop (PITC).JULY 27, 2024.
- NEWBORN CARE SPECIALIST TRAINING (NOVEMBER 17TH, 2024).
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Full Time Nanny
Blythe, Sheldon
04.2025 - 11.2025
Full Time Nanny
Lisa Khan-Kapadia
10.2023 - 02.2025
Full Time
Sarah Dajani
03.2023 - 06.2023
Full Time
Jenn Thomas
03.2020 - 09.2022
Full Time
Sarah Henricks
12.2019 - 03.2020
Full Time
Yana Welinder
02.2017 - 08.2019
Full Time
Alexia Portillo
09.2013 - 05.2016
Full Time
Kimberly Tripp
02.2012 - 08.2013
Part-time
Dawn Ogawa
09.2011 - 08.2013
Part-time
Christina Gilchrist
09.2011 - 02.2012
Part-time
Ramona Birchler
08.2011 - 02.2012
Full Time
Rebecca Dawson
09.2008 - 03.2011
Diploma - General Studies
Colegio La Asunción
Degree - Tourism and Hospitality
Universidad Americana