Cherie D.

Cherie was incredibly responsive and I was extremely impressed with her during our phone interview. Unfortunately, she did not end up sitting for me due to unforeseen circumstances but I would reach out to her again if I ever have a need.

Cherie is an absolute Godsend. The end. :) On a serious note, we have five kids ages 3-7 adopted out of foster care with trauma and/or special needs. Our first summer M-TH nanny quit after two hours, having also taken on a baby without telling us and being overwhelmed. Our second nanny quit after 8 days. Our kids are a lot and require consistency which others haven't been willing to do, thinking they know better than the parents, and then get overwhelmed when it doesn't work and they lose control. Cheri has been our Friday nanny and came with great references. I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful she is. Even with the kids being overwhelmingly a lot, she handled it better than anyone we've ever had, including other family. She has experience with foster kiddos and it shows. She is firm, but loving, consistent with the schedules and boundaries the parents have set, plans fun events for the kids with all the patience in the world, and is really just delightful. When our second nanny quit, Cherie picked up days her schedule would allow to help us out and has always been a listening ear for our hardships with the kids and our journey. She's always on time and dependable and trustworthy as the day is long - and the kids love her. She's become a good friend to us too. :) She's also done several date nights for us getting the kids in bed and aslseep, which is no easy feat I assure you. She's our go-to for watching the kids day or night. We always ask her first. :)