Misty V.

I never want to write a negative review, but I think it's important for other parents to understand the experience I had in August 2015 with Misty. She applied to a full-time nanny job I posted on this site and after a few messages, I invited her over to my home for an interview. Fast forward to the interview at my house: the "polite and well mannered 5 year old" she mentions in her profile ransacked my house. When we were upstairs in my daughter's nursery, her daughter started going through my daughter's jewelry box, shuffled through her closet, went through the first aid kid, and asked me if she could have a memory box that my daughter's God Mother made her. All the while, Misty just stared at her. Against my better judgement, I offered Misty the job because she seemed like a nice, caring person and lived near by. She accepted the offer, we agreed upon an hourly rate, and they went home. In the following 2 weeks, Misty and I communicated via text and phone calls to discuss trial dates, start dates, and a contract. 10 days later I sent her an email to check in on the status of the contract... no response. A day later I sent a text following up... no response. At this point I was concerned, but chalked it off to her being busy with the kids. A day later I left a voicemail stating my concern at her lack of response... still nothing. Finally 5 days later I sent a text letting her know that if I didn't hear from her by the next day, I'd assume she wasn't interested in the job. 4 days later--which if you're calculating is 2 weeks since my original text--Misty sends me a text with a series of excuses and then asks to finalize the contract. The purpose of all of this information is so you can make an INFORMED decision on hiring a child care provider. My advice: avoid Misty, there are MANY other kind, reliable, and honest candidates on sittercity... none of which will mislead you and waste your time or stress you out unnecessarily.

Do you self a favor and stop your sitter search here! Misty far out weighed our hopes for a quality baby sitter while we were in town for a family wedding. Misty had our three boys (5,5,7) for 4-5 hours on a Friday and 9 hours the next day and when my kiddos woke up on Sunday they asked me what time she was coming that day and were disappointed that their time with her was over. She brought legos and fun things to do. Fixed great meals and created tons of memories for my kiddos. They were at the beach playing for over four hours on Saturday and then came back to the house we were renting and played backyard baseball. We also loved her daughter and consider it a bonus that she offered to bring her along if we wanted her too. It was the perfect play date for my guys! On paper, I loved that Misty had taken the time to do all the background checks and that she was a mom. In person, I loved that she was so patient, caring and fun! I wish we lived closer, she'd be a friend for sure! At the end of the weekend I got 3 emails full of pictures of my guys having a blast! She is the best of the best. I would use her again in a heartbeat! I'm just sad she lives so far away! From one mommy to another, She is exactly the kind of person you hope to have watch your kiddos!