Maria S.

Maria has been a major key person in our family, and I definitely recommend Maria. Even though our daughter has not started talking yet, I can see her showing the same excitement when she sees Maria in the morning that she does when sees me in the afternoon. As a first time mom, Maria has helped me with tips and ideas on how to care for E. and work through some of the troubles we all face as parents. Maria is super flexible, I travel and my husband works 24 hr. shifts. Maria has been at our house at 5 a.m. in the morning and stayed until midnight and she is always on time and has never called in sick. Maria and our daughter can be out walking for hours when the weather permits. They visit parks, library, farmers market and any other types of events that is going on and that can be a great experience for E. I work from home and I am constantly hearing E. giggling downstairs with Maria. I also hear Maria signing the alphabet and talking to E. about what things are called and repeats them over and over to teach. But I have also been given feedback from our neighbors. Who have seen Maria out with E. and they have given me feedback on how well she interacts with her. We have had Maria both alone with just our daughter as well shared her with two other families. I have seen Maria care for E. and 10 weeks old baby, a 2 year old and a child in same age as E. And she did it all without any problems. I completely trust Maria with our daughter and I definitely recommend her as we are now moving out of state and have to search for another nanny.

I would like to provide an enthusiastic recommendation for Maria S. as a childcare provider. Since October 2010, Maria has provided loving, attentive care for my daughter. My daughter was just eight months old when Maria started working for us, and it has been an absolute pleasure having Maria as her nanny this last year and four months; she has become part of the family. Here are some specifics about why she was so great. I personally feel that babies and toddlers thrive on a consistent routine. It gives them the stability they need to grow and develop. From the beginning, Maria was more than happy to work with the routine we had already established, including general feeding times, nap times, play time, and outdoor activity time. Maria kept notes every day of what my daughter ate and when, as well as the other activities they enjoyed, so when I would come home from a long day at work I would know exactly what had happened. This was enormously helpful. Maria is also very trustworthy and dependable. She was never late the entire year and four months she worked for us, and is in very good health; she only called out sick one day! Finally, Maria was willing to be very flexible in her monthly schedule, which allowed us to keep costs at an agreed upon amount. This flexibility was a big plus since my husband's schedule varied. I have greatly valued and appreciated Maria and we are sad to go our separate ways (we are moving to a new home some distance away, so it is not feasible for Maria to continue to work for us due to the distance she would have to travel each day). I wholeheartedly recommend Maria.