I have made my life's work serving children and their families! I have worked as a Professional Nanny since 1994. I began my Nanny Career in Santa Fe, NM, providing childcare to all area hotels and vacation rentals. I have lovingly served and nurtured more than 30 Nanny families in their homes since then. In addition, I have been a Doula, Preschool and Kindergarten Teacher, Daycare Center Director, Nursery Coordinator, Licensed Family Daycare Provider and Home Visitor. I hold a B. S. degree in Child Development and am a Certified Child Birth Assistant. My husband and I have three outstanding adult children and 2 grandchildren. I can offer your family excellent nanny references, professionalism, integrity, reliability, maturity, a calm presence, a sense of humor and I have plenty of love and patience. I have extensive expertise with infants, overnight newborn care, but am comfortable with children of all ages . During COVID, I assisted a family with monitoring online learning.

We are forever grateful for the wisdom, heart, and intentionality that Laura brings to the nanny/family community. She will always be a special part of our family for the lasting impact she has had on our lives. She is a shining light of elevating childcare to the highest of levels that it most certainly deserves.

Laura is everything you could want in a nanny! She is caring, kind, loving, and just overall a joy to be around! My 3 month old loved spending time with her!! Your family would be lucky to have Laura!!

We went to grand junction to escape the wildfire smoke in Fort Collins. Laura was just what I, and my son needed. I needed a night off and my son needed some fun time with a great babysitter. Laura did a great job and brought her bag of fun activities that my son loved. Thank you Laura!

Laura was such a big help to my family during our transition to Grand Junction from out of state. I am so thankful we had her help with our toddler during a very chaotic time. She was so nurturing and sweet with my son and also willing to help me with anything else I needed around the house. She is dependable, punctual, and professional. I highly recommend Laura! 

Laura took care of our kiddo from ages 4-9 months. She was very punctual and flexible with my changing work schedule. She was very instrumental in getting our child on a schedule. We were having a really difficult time with naps and Laura was so helpful with her knowledge and experience. Laura was very good at communicating with us. We would recommend her to anyone looking for child care. 

Laura was our full time nanny here in Grand Junction to our child from age 5 months to 25 months old. She is definitively a professional and we were so blessed to work with her for as long as we did. Laura is kind and patient, adaptable, punctual, and followed our guidance about how we wanted things done. She also offered great feedback and advice as our child grew and made meaningful contributions to our child's development. Laura is a good communicator and receptive to feedback. I highly recommend Laura and encouraged her to include me as a reference.

Laura watched our two toddlers while we visited Grand Junction for a long weekend. She was wonderful! Clearly very knowledgeable about kids and has experience stepping in and flexibly working with families.

She was wonderful and caring to our infant son in Grand Junction, CO! She truly enjoyed watching him grow and getting to new milestones. We were lucky to find such a knowledgeable caregiver with excellent experience in GJ!

Laura watched my 1 and 2 year old boys and did a wonderful job!

Laura is a teacher/caregiver, not a babysitter. When a family needs a trustworthy, calm, loving presence for their young child(ren)-- she's your lady. Her background is amazing and she will bring joy into your house. Consistent, attentive, and intelligent, Laura is a rare find in Grand Junction.

Laura worked as a nanny with our family for over a year, beginning in June 2019 and ending just recently. She provided warm, wonderful,  reliable care for our baby and occasionally for our 3 year old. Both the kids loved spending time with her. She has a very experienced, calm, and easy-going way of interacting with children. She's a great communicator and is very professional. 

Laura has cared for babies and kids in many different contexts and knows a lot about child development. She guided our baby towards fun new challenges, like learning how to eat with utensils, playing peek-a-boo, stacking blocks, early walking, etc. With our toddler, she knew how to gently defuse temper tantrums, and how to engage with humor, as well as special toys and activities. Some days, Laura would show up like Mary Poppins, carrying a big bag of toy cars or duplos or dinosaur figurines that would delight the kids. 

We absolutely loved working with Laura and would recommend her very highly.

Myself and my family traveled to Santa Fe, NM from Houston.  This was our first trip as a family of 5 (with us was our sweet baby boy, F. - 4 months old).  We placed our two older children in ski school and decided to hire Laura as a caregiver for F.  As you can imagine, leaving your four month old with a stranger can be daunting - well NOT with Laura.  She is the sweetest lady, with a matching sweet demeanor.  Laura was extremely thorough in her communications and asked all the right questions - she really made me feel comfortable from the initial contact!  Not only that - but as soon as we arrived in Santa Fe, she called to confirm all details for the following day.
On the day - Laura was punctual and connected with F. immediately.  Again she asked questions and made notes.  When we returned from our day of skiing, Laura had written a timeline of F.'s activity for the day (which as a Mother is SO reassuring).
I only wish Laura lived in Houston! She is beyond wonderful.

Laura was responsive and prompt in our initial communication about watching our two kids (ages 13 and 9). We decided to hire her after reviewing her profile, depth of experience, and positive reviews. 

Prior to our trip, Laura asked about the boys interests and brought a bag full of games to play with them when she arrived to watch them while we went out to dinner. The boys had a great time with Laura and even had lovely watercolor artwork to show us, which they created using supplies that Laura brought along with her. 

Finally, Laura gave us a fantastic recommendation for a kids' toy store to visit in town, which we did and all brought home unique souvenirs from that store. We will definitely keep Laura in mind for future visits to Santa Fe.

Laura cared for my infant daughter in my hotel room while I was at a work conference. She was calm and experienced and even brought a few toys with her, which was great! My daughter loved her.

Laura helped us out when we came into to town on holiday. She watched our twin babies so that we could spend the day on the mountain. She was wonderful and very thoughtful. We felt confident that our children were in good hands.

Laura is dependable, trustworthy, fun, energetic, and wise. I will continue using her services.


Laura was fantastic to work with! She began watching our daughter at 3 months. She was punctual, dependable, and knowledgeable. It gave my wife and I peace of mind knowing our daughter was under Laura's care during the working hours. We highly recommend her and would absolutely hire her again to watch our child. 

Laura watched our 13 month old twice when we were visiting Santa Fe. She has a kind and gentle demeanor and made me feel at ease leaving my child with someone new. She brought some of her own toys that he absolutely loved! Would definitely use her again should we come back to town. 

Laura worked for us as a full-time nanny starting two days after the birth of our daughter.  We were immediately comfortable with Laura as a caretaker for our baby.  Her deep professionalism was evident in her calm and unassuming manner.  She was able to provide a caring environment that made both her and us as parents comfortable.

Her deep knowledge of child development helped as our daughter quickly passed through various stages of development and as we navigated the challenges present in the early months after delivery.

Her calm nature helped soothe our baby and provide a nurturing environment. We learned just how important this is for babies.

Thank you, Laura for your support!


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