I am patient, friendly, and playful. I enjoy engaging children in outdoor activities , reading stories, playing games, and snuggling babies! I'm excellent at communicating with parents. 

As a preschool teacher and mother of five teens I'm pretty skilled at everything! I also hold certifications in First Aid and CPR, and take yearly Early Childhood Education and Early Child Development classes. I'm comfortable caring for multiple children and infants. I find joy in witnessing the unique spark in every child I care for, and I'm excited to potentially share my experience with your family.

Shelley is thoughtful, communicative, and very experienced. She does such a great job with our 5 month old baby. Highly recommend her!  

Shelley was super nice and experienced! We felt very comfortable leaving our one-month-old with her so we could have a date night!!

We had a great experience with Shelley for our two girls, 16 months and 3.5! They had a great time with her. Shelley played with them a lot and the girls had a lot of fun! She was very comfortable jumping right in to engage with them to play, eat dinner, bath time etc. We would love to use Shelley again if she’s available! 

It was the first time we had left both of our daughters with a sitter since our second daughter was born, so we were a little extra anxious about it. Shelley handled our probably extra instructions like a pro. Our daughters were immediately comfortable with Shelley, and when we came back from date night my older one was already asking when she’d see Miss Shelley again. Highly recommend!

We have always struggled to find a caregiver our daughter truly feels calm and comfortable with. Due to multiple hospitalizations and frequent doctor visits early in her life, our 13-month-old has become understandably shy, hesitant, and fearful around new people. She typically cries around anyone she doesn’t know well.

That’s what made our experience with Shelley so remarkable. From the very beginning, Shelley was incredibly patient and intuitive. She gave her the space she needed, while gently engaging her with songs, games, smiles, and her favorite little tunes. During Shelley’s very first three-hour visit, she surprised us by allowing Shelley to hold her three separate times, something we would have never believed possible.

It often takes our daughter several days to warm up to close family members who travel long distances to see her, and even our friends at church need time to earn her trust. So to see her respond so quickly and positively to Shelley was truly amazing.

Shelley also came over multiple times leading up to a five-hour event for my husband, helping build trust and familiarity. This gave us the confidence to leave her for longer than we ever had before. Throughout the evening, Shelley sent thoughtful updates, including sweet moments of them sitting outside together and enjoying time together. Even more meaningful, Shelley was able to feed her, which is something our daughter typically only allows with her parents due to feeding challenges.

Shelley is calm, kind, gentle, patient, and flexible. We felt completely at ease knowing she was in her care, and more importantly, she was happy, comfortable, and safe.

We feel incredibly grateful to have found Shelley and truly hope to continue working with her for occasional care. She is something special.

We had a great experience with Shelley! She was punctual, communicative, and very nice to work with. She was kind and engaging with both our 3.5 year old and 13 month old, and handled bedtime for both smoothly. We look forward to scheduling more time with her! 

Shelley is absolutely amazing. She supported my family for an entire week as I was recovering from surgery. My 4 and 6 year old loved her and my son has already asked if Miss Shelley can come back for his birthday 😀 I could not recommend her more!

Professional, attentive, reliable. Will hire again.

Shelley did an amazing job watching my 3-year-old daughter. She was enthusiastic, punctual, and genuinely kind with my little one. I will absolutely call her first whenever I need childcare.

Shelley did an amazing job watched our 7 month old for the day. It was our first time using a sitter and Shelley made us feel at ease. Will definitely use her services again! 

Shelley is patient and gets along well with our 3 year old. She's kind and does so much for us. We're grateful to have Shelley and would recommend her!

Shelley was a wonderful babysitter for our baby! She is a good communicator and is excellent with young kids. 

Shelley did a wonderful job of taking care of my 2 kids (2 years old and 3.5 years old). They were in bed by the time we got home.

Shelley was amazing! Overall really great, we can’t wait to have her over again! 

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