Nanny

A nanny your kids will remember.

Live-in childcare for families in the northeastern United States. One to three kids, ages five to eighteen.

I bring a regulated presence, real curiosity about your kids, honest cooking, steady structure, and silliness on demand. Contracted, on the books, and clear about what I do and what I don't.

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Ainsley smiling in the sunshine with a toddler in a giraffe-print sun hat, a leafy park behind them

The right family

I work best with open-minded families who see their nanny as both a professional and a person. You have one to three kids between five and eighteen. You value a healthy work-life balance and you respect working hours, yours and mine. Maybe you already live a holistic lifestyle, or you are at least curious about one.

You are not looking for household staff or a stand-in parent. You want a warm, mature adult your kids genuinely like being around: someone who holds structure without heaviness and brings real presence to the everyday.

Image: family kitchen or living space, warm and lived-in

What I bring

  • A regulated presence. Kids borrow the nervous systems of the adults around them. Mine is steady.
  • Structure without rigidity. Routines that hold, with room to breathe.
  • Real cooking. Actual meals, made with care.
  • Genuine curiosity about your kids. Their interests become my interests.
  • Silliness on demand. I am fluent in fun.
  • Experience across three continents. Four years of childcare and mentorship work in Costa Rica, Mexico, and Australia.
  • Clear communication. You will always know where things stand.
Image: Ainsley cooking or playing with kids, mid-motion

The details

Position
Live-in preferred
Children
One to three, ages five to eighteen
Location
Northeastern US preferred, New York strongest. Open to California, Colorado, Montana, and Texas for the right family.
Schedule
Five days a week, forty to forty-five hours, two consecutive days off
Travel
Comfortable with traveling families
Terms
Written contract, paid on the books
Time off
Two to three weeks, agreed upfront
Ainsley laughing with a toddler in her arms on a sunny path
Image: kids at the table, mid-meal
A young child in a giraffe-print sun hat standing before a hibiscus bush in full pink bloom
Image: outdoor play, motion and laughter
A young child walking beneath a jacaranda tree in full bloom, fallen purple blossoms covering the ground

What I don't do

I am a nanny, not household staff. My work is your children: their care, their routines, their meals, the spaces and things that are theirs. I do not run the household, manage other staff, or take on the family's laundry and errands.

I say this upfront because clarity serves everyone. The families I work best with read this and feel relief, not friction. Clear roles are how a nanny stays warm, present, and genuinely good at the job for years, not months.

Image: Ainsley outdoors with a child, calm and present

Think we might be a fit?

Tell me about your family: your kids, your rhythm, where you live. I read every message and respond within a few days.

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