My childcare experience comes from my time as a paediatric nurse, learn to swim instructor and part time nannying and babysitting. My childcare based duties as a nurse (2 years) involved feeding and changing newborns and infants, using play as both a distraction tool for medical procedures and as fun time to make their hospital stay less clinical. Relieving parents for breaks, sometimes whole days and doing all care and play tasks with children from newborn age to 16 years old. Caring for children with extremely high needs. My childcare duties as a swim teacher (5 years) included, caring for class groups of up to 8 children and teaching them the fundamental skill of swimming and water survival. Using play as a teaching technique. Supervising other teachers and assisting with more challenging classes or children with learning difficulties or higher needs. My childcare duties as a part time nanny and babysitter (5 years) included caring for children from 6 months to 11 years of age. My main role as a nanny while studying at university involved before and after school care for one family with a 7 year old girl and 4 year old boy. Before school care would include getting them out of bed and dressed for school, making breakfasts and packed lunches. Play time and then transporting them to school and pre-school. After school care would include pick up from both pre-school and primary school, taking them to extra-curricular activities or taking them swimming, to the library or the park. Home to play/do homework and cook dinner and supervise eating. Occasionally evening babysitting including dinner, bath and bedtime.