Meet the Assistants

Brook Chancey

Twenty years old, Brook is a sophomore at UW-LaCrosse majoring in Elementary Education.
Brook has been a certified babysitter and nanny for years. She was raised in a family child care home and has 5 younger brothers and sisters.
She is cheerful, patient, and kind when working with little ones.
Brook likes to work with children "to see them grow" and to "develop relationships."

We're lucky to have Kim return in the fall of 2012. She was a Child Care Assistant at Sue's House several years ago.
Kim has an ECE (Early Childhood Education) Associates Degree from Madison College.
She has many years of nannying and babysitting experience for infants up to school-age children.
She is extra-qualified since she was raised in a family child care home.
Kim is a natural with young children. She understands their needs in every domain. She is particularly skilled at creating meaningful conversation with toddlers and two's.
Kim enjoys the relationships she develops when working with young children.

Sarah is 20 years old. She was born in Michigan, but graduated from Verona High School.
She is a first-year student at Madison Media Institute.
Sarah has many years of babysitting and nanny experience. She worked every Sunday in her church nursery and was a summer toddler teacher.
She loves working with young children because they are "so fun and unpredictable and they do funny things that make me smile."
Playful and fun, Sarah is also patient, calm, and very organized when working with young children. It is easy to tell she loves her work!

Twenty-one years old, Abby is a student at UW-Milwaukee, majoring in Early Childhood Education.
Abby has many years of nannying and babysitting experience. We are lucky to have her sub for us in the summer and on holiday breaks.
She is a member of the Autistic Society and works with autistic children.
Abby is cheerful, calm, and very patient when working with little ones; she effortlessly manages a group of toddlers by supporting child-directed play.
Abby likes working with young children because "I can teach them," she says, "and they can teach me!"

Twenty years old, Breanne is originally from Dodgeville and will be attending Madison College this spring majoring in nursing.
She is CNA-certified and performs home health care services primarily to children.
Breanne will travel to Costa Rica for six weeks this fall to do missionary work and improve her Spanish so she can work with our littles on Spanish vocabulary.
In addition to many years of nannying and babysitting experience, Breanne also volunteered when she was in high school at several Dodgeville child care centers.
Breanne is energetic, cheery, organized, and fair when working with small children.
She likes working with children because "they’re innocent and need to rely upon us to take care of them."

Twenty-two years old, from Monroe, Wisconsin, Maddie exudes a cheery wholesomeness.
Maddie has worked at Sue's House for several years and now has a permanent nanny job so she subs for us on her days off.
Maddie has done missionary work in Ecuador. She is fluent in Spanish and works with our little ones on Spanish vocabulary.
Maddie has many years of nannying and babysitting experience and worked in the preschool lab in high school.
Maddie is energetic, patient, and creative when working with little ones. She supports child-directed play with enthusiasm and maturity.
Maddie likes working with children because "they're fun and it's meaningful work."

Twenty-one years old, Liz is a sophomore at UW-Madison majoring in Human Development & Families Studies.
She is from Hayward, WI, and has 9 brothers and sisters and 13 nephews and nieces.
She has many years of babysitting and nannying experience. She also manages her hometown Dairy Queen in the summers.
Liz likes working with children because they are "fun, interesting, and amazing!"
Liz IS a Wiz! She is cheerful, patient, and fair when caring for young children. She demonstrates the benefit of years of experience as she effortlessly supports child-directed learning and resolution of conflict.

20 years old, Brittany is from Barneveld but graduated from Verona High School.
Brittany has many years of nannying and babysitting experience; she has taken care of her little brother for years.
Brittany recently completed CPR Certification and is working on her required child care courses.
Brittany is very experienced, mature, fair and calm; she exudes genuine concern and joy when caring for little ones.
Brittany likes working with children because "it's something new every day. I like to experience the next step forward."