Maile Y.

Maile is the best caretaker and babysitter I could ever hope to find. She is caring, gentle, and extremely conscientious, and has a wonderful, calm and upbeat manner with our 18-month old daughter, Vivian. Apart from me and my husband, I can't think of anyone I would trust more to take care of our daughter. Maile always arrives early to babysitting jobs, with fun ideas about things she and Vivian can do. When I come home Vivian is always happy and the house neat and organized. I feel extremely lucky to have found Maile. She is more than a great babysitter - she is truly special!

I cannot say enough good things about Maile. I was looking for an occasional sitter/nanny for my 10 1/2 month old son, and he had never spent more than three hours away from me, so i was very anxious and particular about whom I would trust with him. When Maile came over to meet him, she brought over a detailed resume and bio along with references so that i would be comfortable with her experience level. She also spent time talking with both my husband and me, as well as took her time getting to know my son. I felt that first meeting her primary concern was to make a connection with him, patiently and gently. I dropped him off at her home for his first full day with her, and her house was set-up well for in-home care. There is a big spacious room devoted solely for children to play, with plenty of toys to amuse babies of different ages, with a safety gate at the stairwell. There is a quiet comfortable place for him to nap, and she has a video monitor and noise soothers for naptime. She also has strollers and car seats (rear-facing and forward-facing). But most of all, my son was happy all day with her, and in great spirits when I picked him up. Maile gave me a full detailed report of his naps and his meals for the day. And during the day, she texted me photos of him playing and laughing. My husband and I, and definitely my son, are very fortunate to have found Maile.She has not only great knowledge and experience, but a patient, gentle way. I feel as if she cares for my son with as much care and concern that I do.

Maile is our babysitter/back-up nanny, and she is just wonderful. We always feel like our baby is in such good hands, and Maile is so easy to deal with (punctual, responds to emails, etc.). She also has a really nice, positive energy, which we really appreciate!!

My daughter was visiting from out of town and Maile spent the day babysitting my 9 month old granddaughter. She is a caring and capable sitter, well-versed in the world of infants. I was impressed with her overall knowledge and the fact that she provided a packet of info on her experience. Maile arrived on time equipped with toys she thought my granddaughter would enjoy (which she did). She followed my daughter's instructions to the letter. She was so sweet and gentle - my granddaughter simply loved her. We will definitely call Maile again.

My daughter was visiting from out of town and Maile spent the day with my 9 month old granddaughter. She is a caring and capable sitter, well-versed in the world of infants. I was impressed with her overall knowledge and the fact that she provided a packet of info on her experience. Maile arrived on time equipped with toys she thought my granddaughter would enjoy (which she did). She followed my daughter's instructions to the letter. She was so sweet and gentle - my granddaughter simply loved her. We will definitely call Maile again.

I am very lucky to have found Maile and I give her my strongest recommendation. I live in the Northeast, and recently visited the Pasadena area for a 1-week conference, traveling with my 3 months old baby boy and my 11 year old daughter. Maile's profile on Sittercity immediately caught my attention, I was very relieved when she gave availability to care for my children that week. I was a bit nervous planning for childcare remotely, especially since the baby is so little and I had never left him alone with a babysitter before, but Maile understands the importance of reassuring parents, and in the weeks leading to the trip we spoke over the phone and corresponded several times. She had helpful suggestions for what to bring and planned various activities to do with both children. She also offered to procure baby gear for us to borrow (stroller, car seat, activity centers), which significantly eased our travel. We were staying in a hotel, and we did not have many things, but she was waiting there for us when we arrived, helped us settle in, and brought a welcome present, food, toys for the baby, games for my daughter and various other items. The baby was sick the first two days, with a cold and a fever, but she did not loose her cool. She procured medical contact information and monitored him carefully; she was cheerful and loving, and she got him to smile soon again. Maile obviously loves babies, it was a sad goodbye when we left. She also was amazing with my pre-teen daughter: they played board games, worked on puzzles, talked about books and life and she got her to swim in the hotel pool and made her fun lunches and brought treats, which was so nice since we were away from home. When my daughter made a couple of friends her age at the hotel, she happily watched all of them, always cheerful and reassuring. I was worried my daughter would be bored during this trip, but instead she ended up having a great time. Maile is also very neat and kept our room so well organized, which helped us feeling home away from home. Traveling alone on business with two children can be overwhelming, but Maile has made the experience so much more pleasant! I am only sorry she lives so far away from us and we cannot have her with us regularly - we will miss her.

I'm so glad that I contacted Maile to babysit my 6 month old son. Maile is my very first babysitter and it is such a pleasure to have her look after my son. From the first time she interacted with my son, I can tell that she really adores babies; she has many ways to entertain my son, really experienced with babies, and she always tidy up the toys when my son is napping. My son always have a big smile on his face everytime he meets Maile. She's excellent in many ways, great personality, punctual or even arrive earlier, and very knowledgeable about babies. I highly recommended her as she's someone you can trust leaving your baby with.

We miss Maile! Maile nannied for us 5 days a week for 8 months from the time my daughter was 7 months old. From day one Maile contributed a great deal to my family and we all love her. Maile gave 110% every day she was with us. She gave my daughter her complete attention and made sure her every need was met. While the baby was napping Maile would make the house wonderfully tidy and make sure everything was in place so when I came home from work I could relax. Unfortunately we live too far apart or she would still be with us today. Maile still comes to family parties for my now two year old. Maile is a very special lady and a huge asset to any family lucky enough to hire her!

Maile has been our Godsend. We searched frantically for two months trying to find someone that we could trust to watch our six month old daughter, Sabrina. While there were many who looked good on paper, none really “clicked� with us…. Then we met Maile. From our first phone conversation Maile completely put us at ease. She had the experience, the certifications, and the upbeat personality we were hoping for for our daughter. At our first meeting, Maile provided any and all information we could possibly need for references, recommendations, and reviews of her experiences. When she watches our daughter, she goes above and beyond by providing us with a detailed list at the end of the day – when, what and how much our daughter ate, when she slept, when Maile gave her a bath, what activities they did – I’ve even learned some things that I can do with our daughter thanks to those notes! Our daughter has always cried whenever we left her with someone she wasn’t familiar with (including her own grandparents) – but from day one, Sabrina never cried when we left her with Maile. She loves Maile and has a wonderful time with her! It’s always hard to leave your child with someone else – but I completely trust Maile with my daughter and I know that Sabrina is in good hands with her!! I am SOOO thankful we found her, and I hope Maile remains a part of our family for many years to come.

As a first time parent, you hear all those horror stories about finding sitters, but I am most fortunate to have Maile find me. The moment I first created my SitterCity profile and job posting, Maile contacted me immediately. I thought it was too good to be true, but Maile not only met our expectations, but exceeded them. My family is very impressed with her ability to take care of my six month old son and her strong committed work ethic. We were all very surprised how she not only make our son happy just the first day, but able to make our son fall asleep in her arms in a few minutes, something that all my family had a hard time to doing. She has, in a short time, gained our family trust in taking care of our son. There are many more great things for me to say, but I think hiring her for a day will prove to anyone she is indeed an excellent person to take care of your child.

Maile is fantastic in every conceivable way. She has wonderful, sparkling personality, and a true gift for caring for children. She is a pleasure to work with, and is like a member of our family. Within moments of meeting her, our daughter was in love! If only we could clone her! Seriously, I highly recommend Maile to any parent that needs some help with childcare. She is conscientious, sweet, loveable, and is simply wonderful with kids.

Maile is an amazing child care provider! She has a true love for children that is immediately evident the minute she interacts with your children. She's great with babies, automatically getting down on the floor and playing and then helping with bathing and night-time routines. My 1 year old hugged her good night the first time she met her! and my shy 8 year old son couldn't stop talking about how fun and nice ytqshe was. She is very attentive, loving, gentle, and playful not to mention organized, timely, and personable. She actually engaged in fun activities with my son the whole time she was over instead of just "watching" him. We feel so blessed to have found her and can't wait for her to babysit again. It's so comforting and exciting knowing that our children are being so well cared for when we are away from the house. She's WONDERFUL and we give her our highest recommendation.

Our daughter had a wonderful time with Maile! She is still talking about her. They had a great time with each other and we felt secure leaving her in Maile's care. We highly recommend Maile!

Maile is amazing. She was incredible with our girls and she is the kindest person. She manages to be professional and warm at the same time. I have two girls, an infant and a toddler, and she was able to come up with activities that involved them both. My older daughter when she woke from nap and realized that Maile had gone home cried and made me promise that she will come back and play with her some other time. She is the greatest babysitter!!

Maile was wonderful with our 2 year old son!! She is so sweet and has such a kind spirit and Michael felt comfortable with right from the start! We will definitely schedule Maile again to watch our son. Thank You Maile!! Angelina

Maile is TERRIFIC! She was very attentive and caring toward my 8-month old son. Maile clearly has many years of experience with children, and loves being with them. I wish our schedules coincided so I could use her more! Highly, highly recommended!

Maile was a delight and pleasure to have in our home. She went above and beyond the call of duty; she arrived early, brought presents for my sons for playing, and tidied up the entire house in the brief hour or so that I was away. I would recommend Maile to any parent and cannot wait for her to visit us again.

AMAZING! Maile was fantastic with our 4 month old daughter. She is timely, attentive and obviously loves children. She went above and beyond my expectations. Can't wait to bring her back into the household!