Meet Our Staff
Happy Caregivers = Happy Children !
Our staff is our family! Our employees tenure from 3-15 years serving the community of Brooklyn and offering childcare through our programs. The treatment of our staff is just as important as the treatment of our clients. We do quarterly meetings, daily touch bases, lots of fun dinners, employee spa days and annual holiday appreciation party. Our workplace culture is a leading contributing factor to the success of our daycare.
All Employees have completed:
Pediatric 1st Aid, CPR and AED training and have been certified by The American Red Cross every 2 years.
Both directors are Certified Mandated Reporters by The Office of Children & Family Services and The State Of NY.
All employees Of Home Sweet Home have also completed the following 14 separate courses and received accreditation from The Professional Development Program of Rockefeller College and The University At Albany for the following intensive programs:
- Statues and Regulations pertaining to Child Day Care Program Development
- Developmental Stages of age groups (newborn to after school)
- Early Childhood Education (creating effective curriculums)
- Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Promoting Safe Sleeping
- Identification, Diagnosis and Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Managing Challenging Behavior: Birth to 18 months
- Managing Challenging Behavior: 10 months to 36 months
- Infant Brain Development-Emergency Preparedness
- Early Intervention (Social & Emotional Development) protocols to record and observe children’s behavior trends
- Family Engagement
- Keeping Children Safe: Prevention of Lead Poisoning and Other Dangers to Children
- Nutrition and Health Needs of Infants and Children
- Additional 15 hour SUNY Health and Safety Training
All employees have completed extensive background screening with The Office of Children and Family services and The State Of NY. They have been entered into the Statewide Central Register Database Check through both photo id and fingerprinting services. All Employees of Home Sweet Home have never had any criminal history or been convicted of any crimes whatsoever.
Shelly
Manager of 43rd Street
Hi 🙂 I am Miss Shelly ! I have been a leader with Home Sweet Home for over 7 years. I look forward to more growth in the coming years. I have a 4 year old son named Jace. I am a Brooklyn Native but started my career in Manhattan working in Fashion before transitioning to child-care. I love creating bonds with the children in my program, teaching them how to try new foods, doing our flashcard drills and story time parties! I also try my best to write all of your daily recaps so you have a clear understanding of what your Childs day consisted of. I look forward to meeting you and helping you transition into our daycare community!!
Yanet
Bilingual Core Concepts
Yanet, originally a Guatemala native now resides in Sunset Park with her 5 year old daughter. She has been with HSH daycare for a little over 3 years now. Her specialty is curating lesson plans in Spanish for the children. She enjoys doing crafts with the kids and often in her spare time finds herself exploring new crafts ideas and inspirations online. The clients are always blown away with how quickly their children become bilingual under Yanets leadership.
Karina
Art + Lesson Planning/School Aged Group Tutor
Hi Parents I am Miss Karina! I have been a leader with Home Sweet Home for 4 years. My specialties are transitioning new children gently, creating lesson plans in both English and Spanish, setting up cool outdoor play activities and training new caregivers. I have worked in every location within the brand. I love my job and I love what I do. I look forward to partnering with your family as you begin your daycare journey!
Carmen
Bi-lingual Core Concepts
Carmen has been with HSH for over 5 years!! She says “I love my job and the children! I teach Spanish through song and play. I am always amazed with how much dual language my students can retain – even as infants.” Parents always comment on Carmens playfulness, upbeat positive attitude and tremendous patience.
Amarilys
Infant Care + Toddler Development
Amarilys has been with Home Sweet Home- The Brooklyn Daycare for over 3 years. She is a mother of two kids herself. “I love caring for each and every one of our kids and watching them grow each day.” Her specialities are infant care, special needs care and managing challenging behaviors.
