Meet Catherine Tiston

Snapshot

Catherine Tiston has established herself as an experienced childcare professional through over six years of dedicated work with families across the UAE. From November 2023 to June 2025, she served as a childcare specialist for a private family in Dubai, caring for multiple children ranging from a 5-month-old baby to a 10-year-old, demonstrating her ability to manage diverse age groups simultaneously. Her responsibilities included providing full-time care for the youngest children, particularly focusing on a 1-year-old and newborn, handling feeding schedules, maintaining hygiene standards, and facilitating early developmental play activities. Prior to this role, she worked as a childcare specialist with a private family in Al Ain from June 2019 to October 2023, providing dedicated care to a 2-year-old Lebanese child while ensuring safety and supporting daily routines. Throughout her Al Ain position, Catherine organized engaging activities that promoted learning and development, tailoring her approach to meet the specific cultural and developmental needs of the child in her care. Before transitioning to childcare work, she gained quality control experience as a production checker at MJB Meat Processing Inc. in the Philippines from January 2018 to May 2019, where she monitored incoming items to verify they met specifications and quality standards. She describes herself as hardworking, reliable, flexible, adaptable, patient, and understanding, with a friendly and warm personality complemented by a sense of fun and creativity. This Filipino childcare specialist speaks fluent English with basic Arabic skills, holds a BSBA Major in Marketing Management from Bestlink College of the Philippines, and maintains current certifications in Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED and Basic Life Support through the American Safety and Health Institute.