NY Area Nannies

Paola is extremely loving and caring. She cared about our 2 year old from a bit after he was born to now, but we’re sending him to a local preschool and she needs full time job.

Our 2 year old was very picky and he didn’t like anyone except for his parents, even sitters that had seen him many times. Paola managed to get him to like her on the first visit! She has a gift with kids especially younger babies/toddlers.

Our two year old flourished in her care, to the point that he’s now speaking three languages before he even turns two. Paola naturally talked to him all the time which I believe helped him develop his early language skills.

Beyond that, she’s punctual, never had any concerns about the safety of our baby and she was always flexible when we were running late from work or had the occasional last minute commitment pop up.

Having Beatriz as Clara’s nanny has been a wonderful experience; our daughter has learned so much from her—Beatriz taught her languages ​​and helped her prepare for the school talent show. Beatriz is a talented artist with extensive experience working with children of all ages, having previously taught children’s theater in her home country. Unfortunately, we are moving to another city, and Clara has grown up quite a bit. We believe Beatriz is the best choice to look after your children, thanks to her genuinely kind nature.

Yolande has been with our family for seven years, since my daughter was just two months old, and she has been an essential part of our lives. She is a certified nanny with 20+ years of experience caring for children from the newborn stage through elementary school, and she brings a combination of warmth, professionalism, attentiveness, and extensive knowledge of child development. She has CPR training and all her vaccines are up to date.

When my daughter was a baby, she was diligent about tummy time, naps, feeding, and every detail of newborn care. As my daughter has grown, Yolande has continued to support her development in age-appropriate ways, helping her navigate friendships, social situations, school routines, activities, and the everyday emotional moments that come with growing up.

Things we have valued most:

· She is loving, trustworthy, conscientious, and keeps things clean, organized, and calm.

· She has always been personally invested in my daughter’s well-being and development.

· She helped guide my husband and me through the newborn and toddler years with confidence and care.

· She prepares fresh, healthy, balanced meals from scratch and cares about good nutrition.

· She is highly communicative and reliable, always letting us know where they are, when they are moving from one place to another, and sharing updates, photos, and videos.

· She has proactively built relationships with other caregivers and families and has organized events like group art projects and Easter Egg Hunts, helping ensure my daughter had a rich social life, especially during the preschool years.

· She has the flexibility to babysit extra hours in the evenings and on weekends

· She is from Paris and fluent in French. She spoke to my daughter exclusively in French as a baby (my daughter’s first words were in French) and now continues to do dedicated French-speaking time with her each week.

We were incredibly lucky to find Yolande, and want to help her find a wonderful long- term family. Our relationship is rooted in trust, care, and mutual respect, and we would love to see her bring her experience, warmth, and steady presence to another family.

Our former nanny Gina is an incredible caregiver! She cared for our boy/girl twins full-time from when they were 3 months old until they were over 3 years old (until 3-K), and there wasn’t a moment during that time that we were concerned for their physical or emotional wellbeing.

In our eyes, Gina is super-human…she has a seemingly never-ending supply of energy and physical strength; sitting on the floor with the kiddos, lifting them up for big bear hugs, leading the charge on (successful!) potty-training, and taking them out every day to the park, the playground, the library, and other activities.

Gina cared for our children as if they were her own, but with arguably more sustained enthusiasm and patience then we mere mortal parents could muster day-in and day-out. Gina was always getting down on their level to engage with them by singing songs, playing instruments, reading books, and of course – crawling around, playing hide-and-seek, and helping them learn to kindly interact with each other and others through positivity and her own kind words.

As our soon-to-be kindergartners grew to find words of their own, the values of self-worth, independence, empathy, and gratitude Gina helped to instill show through as our kiddos engage politely with others and advocate for themselves.

We hope to help Gina find a wonderful new family to grow with as she did with ours. I can’t say enough about the genuine love and care Gina showed our two; any parent(s) would be so very lucky to have her and I would be happy to connect with anyone interested in connecting with Gina!

RECOMMENDATION:
I am posting for our nanny, Sharon, as we are transitioning our daughter to daycare and we are eager to help her find a new position. She has been an incredible part of our family, and we are excited to recommend her. My husband and I both work in medicine and had originally planned on enrolling our daughter at the hospital-associated daycare and were on a waitlist. We had not anticipated getting off the waitlist and had hired Sharon when our daughter was 2 months old. However, we just got off the waitlist and will enroll our daughter as it is a much more affordable option for us (we would otherwise absolutely keep Sharon). We hope we can still maintain Sharon in our lives for weekends and evenings, and really hope to help her find her next nanny opportunity.

We initially found out about Sharon through a posting on my college (Princeton) alumni listserve – another college alum had hired Sharon as a nanny for his 2 children. Sharon had worked for this family for 10 years and their recommendation was glowing (as one example of how integral Sharon was to their family, they asked Sharon to live with their family and sent her son to the same summer camp as their two sons). Sharon has mostly worked for families for long durations of time, but she agreed to help our family while understanding that we may get off the daycare waitlist. During that time, she became invaluable to us.

We are first-time parents and felt very anxious about putting our daughter in the hands of another caregiver; however, all our worries were assuaged with Sharon. She is incredibly reliable, professional, dedicated, and caring. She cares so deeply about the children she works with and does all she can to make the child comfortable and happy. She still maintains contact with the children she has taken care of from decades prior and enthusiastically follows all their accomplishments and successes. She is attentive, thoughtful, and genuinely invested in a child’s well-being. She frequently notices things that we may have overlooked and offers helpful suggestions or raises concerns (for example, noticing our daughter was growing out of bassinet stroller and suggesting we transition to the more advanced stroller with an infant insert which made our daughter exponentially more happy). Her input always comes from a place of experience and care – and was much appreciated; that being said, Sharon also delivered her input with tact and gentleness, understanding that even as first time parents, we were developing our own style.

Sharon is so incredibly reliable and trustworthy that we feel we can better “balance” and juggle it all. Another area of concern for us involved returning to work and how we would balance our careers with childcare — Sharon makes it such that we feel more comfortable focusing on work, knowing that our daughter was in the best hands. Additionally, Sharon has never missed a day of work and has been incredibly dependable, crucial in our household of 2 working parents and no family nearby to help.

With decades of experience caring for children of all ages—from infants through older children—Sharon brings a depth of knowledge and confidence to her work. She has also worked with children with special needs, including children who have needed feeding tube maintenance and care as well as physical therapy. She is very hands-on and only uses her phone to send photo/video updates to us. She has also been very proactive about helping us find other parents in our neighborhood to connect with and finding activities, playgrounds, etc for our daughter to explore.

Sharon’s former employers, including the Princeton alums from who initially referred Sharon through our college alumni listserve, would be happy to also provide a recommendation for Sharon.

Mayda is an incredibly loving and caring Nanny that cared for my two children from birth until preschool. She became like another parent to them, and I know every other family she worked with previously felt the same. She came highly recommended with glowing reviews and exceeded all expectations. Mayda took the kids to the park every single day and made friends with all the other nannies and parents nearby, which gave us the start of a wonderful community we still cherish today. She does the children’s laundry, cleaning, dishes, etc. and has magic powers at naptime 🙂 She established a wonderful routine and schedule that was so helpful for us as new parents. Please reach out with any further questions, happy to chat further.

Wonderful, experienced, energic, fun, responsible full-time nanny available starting September 2026.

Norma is looking for a full-time position (45-50 hours per week), ideally in Manhattan or Brooklyn.

Norma, our wonderful, highly experienced nanny of 3 years will be finishing with us this summer as our youngest of two boys (aged 3 and 5 yo) prepares to start 3K in September. We are so sad to wrap this chapter with her as she has become part of our family, but feel happy for the lucky family she will be supporting next!

Norma has been integral to our family unit over the past three years. She has taken care of our youngest boy since he was a baby. She is energetic, fun and responsible, reliable and consistent. Her energy is boundless – our very active two boys are often happily worn out by the end of the day!

She delights in the boys having fun and is proactive in arranging play dates and activities, taking them to free sessions at our local library and such like, seeking out neighbourhood activities as well as further afield – she often takes them to visit museums, the zoo, the aquarium. She also takes the boys to any classes and afterschool activities we schedule. We always know our boys are safe and well looked after.

On occasion, she has also travelled overseas with us on family trips.

Some other responsibilities Norma takes care of:

Kids Food – Norma meal preps dinner daily for the boys and lunch when needed.

Bedtime – She handles bath time, getting into PJs, etc so we can enjoy reading, an evening movie etc.

Kids Laundry – She does laundry for the boys.

Kids Clean Up – She handles picking up after the boys (and encouraging them to help!), stroller tidying etc.

In summary, your family will be lucky to have Norma in your life!

Looking to help our nanny Tricia find a new family starting in August after we move out of state.

Tricia has been with us for the past two years looking after our daughters now 5 and 2yrs old. She is a ray of sunshine and constant source of positivity for our kids. She quickly formed a bond with our kids and became friends with other nannies in the neighborhood, leading us to meet other families nearby.

She is extremely reliable and always on time in the mornings. Tricia is willing to travel within Brooklyn and Manhattan – and bonus, has experience with twins!

My husband and I have employed Dilcia as a nanny with responsibility for caring for our two
sons since September 2021. Since the beginning of our time with her, when our first son was
three months old, she has taken incredible care of them and helped us raise them to be kind and
thoughtful little boys.
Dilcia is playful and active preferring to spend all day outside or in museums. She stays off her
phone while with the children but does send us videos and pictures during their nap times so we
can see how much fun they are having. She is also proactive in researching classes that suit the
children’s schedules and interests and arranging play dates every day with the charges of her
massive network of nanny friends. On weekends we often run into friends the children have
made in Dilcia’s care on local playgrounds and their parents stop to tell us know how much they
like Dilcia.
In addition, Dilcia is fastidious with their safety and and corrects them when they misbehave
with gentle redirection. She selects and prepares healthy meals and snacks (a favorite is the mid-
afternoon bowl of cumbers, grapes, apples and tomatoes that I now swear is the secret to keeping
kids regular) and neither of my sons ever had a diaper rash in her care.
Further, Dilcia has always been prompt and reliable. She has also been flexible to stay late as
occasionally required by our work schedules, even on short notice, for which we have been so
grateful.
We are truly sorry to part with Dilcia this fall once our children are both in school full time and
we look forward to keeping touch with her long after she has transitioned to working with a new
family. While I am heartbroken we will not see her every day I am encouraged that she will
remain in our lives; over the years we have watched her take weekend visits to other cities to
visit her prior charges who have moved and seen the proudly shared pictures of her prior charges?
graduations and other milestones. As we transition to her working with a new family I can only
hope that her new employers appreciate the truly special person she is.

Note that she is flexible to occasionally stay late or work weekends but prefers the base schedule to not include nights or weekends. She was also flexible to be on call to take care of my older child overnight when I gave birth with my second child.

It is my pleasure to recommend Afyia Nelson wonderful, trusted nanny. She cared for our first-born, Sylvester, and another family’s baby, Ava, in a nanny-share, from the time they were 3 months old until they were 2 and went to playschool.

As first-time parents, she was everything. She’d seen it all, and seh brought so much experience. She has a calm, confident, and deeply nurturing presence that immediately put us and our babies at ease. The first day we met her, I remember all of us parents were sitting together and both babies started to cry inconsolably. We all just looked at Afyia. She just quietly picked them both up, and they immediately stopped crying. That told us everything we needed to know. I have a demanding job, and she brought the same lovely, calming energy to our home every day.

One of the many things that was super helpful for us was that she got them both on a consistent nap schedule within a week. Thanks to her expertise, they both quickly became amazing sleepers, which is legitimately the greatest gift. As our children grew into energetic toddlers, Afyia met each new stage with patience, creativity, and warmth. She read to them, sang and played music for them, guided them as they developed into every new milestone, and took them out every day to local libraries and parks. She even taught Sylvester to say “please” (sometimes).

I see loads of nannies and parents glued to their phones while their kids and charges are playing in the park (I’m sometimes guilty of this myself). This is not Afyia. She’s truly present with the babies, something that is so hard to find these days.

On several occasions, people from the neighborhood and other parents who have seen her in action, have come up to me (unprompted) to tell me that Afyia is amazing.

Table stakes but super important: she is highly professional and super reliable. In all the months she worked with us, she was never once late, and she never left us the lurch. So trustworthy. For working parents, this level of dependability was a true enabler.

We feel so fortunate to have had Afyia with us during these formative years with our babies.

We have been fortunate to have Isabel, an incredible, loving, and caring nanny, looking after our little one since he was 4months old. She immediately became an integral part of our family – building a wonderful bond with our baby boy and earning our complete trust.

Isabel is warm, attentive, completely reliable, and genuinely passionate about childcare. She has played a critical role in our baby’s development – always engaging him with patience, kindness, and enthusiasm. Knowing he was in her care gave us complete peace of mind & a ton of confidence!

We are only posting this /parting ways because our family is moving abroad. Otherwise, we would keep Isabel with us for years, without hesitation.

We cannot recommend her more highly to any family seeking a trustworthy, experienced, and loving nanny. Any child would be lucky to have her!

If you are looking for a nanny or would like more information, please feel free to reach out!

She could be available starting August.

She’s a fluent Spanish speaker and very good speaker of English (we don’t speak much Spanish and that was never a problem) – and is able to travel with families!

Hi all, we have a wonderful nanny Lwando to recommend. We were actually hoping to hire her full time last September but she had to delay her start date and our timing didn’t line up. She helped us for a few weeks before we went on vacation in the summer. She was originally recommended to me from an UES moms group and had really great references.

She has strong focus on early childhood education, calm and great with kids. My baby daughter and her had an instant connection (and she’s really picky!) She had so many great ideas for playing with her, singing to her and teaching her things from an early age- she was way more than a caregiver.

She was able to coach me through all the questions I had as a first time mom from size of bottle nipples to nap schedules and milestones. That was of huge importance to us as we felt that we needed some education as first time parents. She has been a career nanny and been long term with all of her prior families so very reliable and trustworthy.

She is ready to start immediately, and would prefer full time role.

Wilma is the most patient and trustworthy addition to our family. We have been with her for 4 years and she is such a stable and loving presences for us. She handles our two kids ages 4 and 8, moves them around the city, and has loved them since my youngest was only a couple of weeks old. She leaves the house very clean and organized for us when we come home. I would love to help her find a new family.

Cherry has been integral to raising our two boys from birth to ages 2 and almost 5, respectively. During her time with our family, Cherry has been an invaluable part of our household and has had a tremendous impact on the growth and development of our sons. Cherry is exceptionally warm, dependable, and thoughtful. We have always been able to count on her completely, whether for daily routines, unexpected schedule changes, or the various responsibilities involving the care of two young children. She consistently demonstrates professionalism, optimism, and a calm, steady presence that gives us full peace of mind as parents.
Most importantly, Cherry is deeply devoted to the children in her care. She has formed a loving and nurturing bond with our kids and has played a meaningful role in fostering their emotional, social, and intellectual development. She is always positive and brings a sense of humor to her interactions with our sons. She takes genuine interest in our children’s personalities, needs, and evolving interests. She thoughtfully creates opportunities for learning, creativity, and growth through everyday activities and interactions.
Cherry is patient, caring, and responsible, always ensuring the children feel safe, supported, and encouraged. Whether helping with routines, engaging them in educational, creative, or sports activities, or simply seeing to their daily needs, she approaches every aspect of her role with warmth, pride, and dedication.

Over the past 5 years, Carmen has been a wonderful nanny to our two daughters. She started when my oldest daughter was three months old and was immediately a kind and loving presence in our daughter’s lives. She is nurturing, calm, and gentle with all children. I have always felt so comfortable knowing that my daughters were with Carmen and I didn’t need to worry about them.

Carmen has extensive experience with kids (babies, toddlers, elementary) as well as on the upper east and west sides. She is a big believer in fresh air and is always getting the girls out of the apartment, to parks, playgrounds, museums, zoos and more. She is great about making friends with other nannies to make sure the girls have lots of playdates. We actually met close family friends through the other kids she introduced my daughter to around the neighborhood.

We are so sad to lose Carmen now that my kids are going to be in school full time. We hope she lands with a warm family in the area.

Please reach out with any questions, I am happy to chat.

Positing to help my lovely nanny to find a new position since we are relocating. Nisha has been with us for 3 years since our daughter was 6 months old. Nisha is always on time and assumes her position without handholding. She is incredibly loving, kind, caring and has a very quiet, calm demeanor. When working from home I would hear her laughter with our daughter throughout the day. I’m highly recommending her! She is looking g for a full-time position with a newborn or toddler. Please feel free to reach out to her directly (646-286-3654) or me (562-269-8109)

Kami has been with us for the past two years and has truly become part of our family. She is kind, nurturing, patient, playful, intelligent, and mindful. She has been wonderful with both of our children and is equally comfortable caring for infants and toddlers, alike.

She drives and has helped us with school drop-offs and pick-ups, as well as outings with our toddler to the library, playground, and playdates. Kami is dependable, engaged, and genuinely enjoys spending time with the children in her care.

She is local to North Merrick and would love to find something in the area (Merrick, Bellmore, or up the Meadowbrook around Garden City). She’s looking for part-time (approximately 5 hours a day, with availability between 8am and 4pm), ideally four days per week.

One important note: because she has allergies, a home with furry pets would not be the right fit.

We are so sad to lose her as our youngest transitions to full-time camp/school, but we would be thrilled to see her land with another warm local family.

I do not often write recommendations, but I am truly happy to share this one.

If you want a nanny who is loving, dependable, and highly experienced, I recommend Theresa. She has over 20 years of experience caring for children.

While working for us, Theresa became a trusted part of our family. She is patient, warm, and very reliable. She connects easily with kids while providing great structure and guidance. Each day, she creates a perfect balance of fun learning and creative play.

What we love most is her genuine care. We always knew our child was safe and loved. Theresa always goes above and beyond, which gave us complete peace of mind. Any family would be lucky to have Theresa. We are so grateful for her time with us. We know she will bring the same kindness and professionalism to your home.

Please feel free contact Theresa at:
Email: laneythe86@gmail.com
Tel # 551-227-6001

Thank you,
E. Ricardi.

I would like to recommend Faye, who worked with our family for more than seven years as a nanny and household caregiver. During that time, she cared for our two boys from early childhood until they were 12 and 9 years old. We consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to have had her as such an important part of our family.

Faye cared for our children with remarkable dedication, kindness, and patience. She treated them as if they were her own, providing not only attentive supervision but also genuine love, encouragement, and support. She helped them with homework, ensured they stayed on top of their responsibilities, and safely transported them to and from school, activities, and appointments. We were very grateful for her calm and dependable nature.

As the kids got older, In addition to her childcare responsibilities, Faye also helped with our household. She assisted with cooking, laundry, grocery shopping, and maintaining an organized home.

What sets Faye apart most is the deep bond she formed with our family. Over the years, she became much more than an employee—she became family. Her commitment to our children and our family as a whole left a lasting impact on all of us.

Our decision to part ways with Faye was solely due to our relocation out of state. If we had remained in the area, we would have been thrilled to continue having her as part of our family.

Please feel free to contact me if you would like any additional information.

Shalini

Our amazing nanny, Sharon who has been with our family for almost two years, will be available in September as we transition him to Montessori school. My son was a NICU baby, who also came 3 weeks early making it one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made. Sharon made that decision easy. We interviewed many nannies before meeting Sharon, and I knew immediately, the way she picked him up and she held him like he was her own. I think she forgot we were asking her questions, her and Leo were just instantly bonded! (He also fell asleep in her arms, and he was not a good sleeper!).

A few things that make Sharon truly one of a kind:
1. Loving, caring and she really takes pride in raising her children. She truly loves my son. You’ll hear her say “Nana Baby!” In referring to all her prior children. Sharon has built a real community around the families she’s worked with and the children she’s raised. She still keeps in touch with her prior, including the oldest who is 21 and texts her to check-in.
2. Immaturely clean and very tidy. She is very clean and keeps my son’s room and laundry organized and clean
3. Always early – she has never been late once. In the last year Sharon has arrived early at least 20-30 minutes early. When I had planned surgery and needed her at 7AM, Sharon came 30 minutes early even then
4. Excellent with socializing and teaching my son independence. She is excellent with teaching manners, and helping with socialization. I was always worried about if he’d get enough socialization and activities, and Sharon was so great in meeting other nannies, creating community for my son with his friends.
5. Always willing to take my son to activities! Sharon is so flexible with taking my son to his classes, MyGym, library story time, indoor playgrounds, even when things are far 25-35 minutes walk and more.