Aminata M.

Ami worked for us as a full-time (45-50h per week) live-out nanny for four years from 2014 to 2018 taking care of our four-year-old daughter and one-year-old son, doing drop-off and pick-up from preschool and elementary school, arranging playdates with neighborhood friends, as well as attending to household duties and cleaning. She is a true professional with many years’ experience in childcare. We have thought of Ami as a third parent to our children, as we have witnessed the love between them and how she balances tenderness with guidance. Ami is steadfast in her warmth and loyalty, unflappable in the face of juggling the day-to-day challenges of raising kids, fostering fun, silliness and connection while keeping everyone safe and setting appropriate limits. She has trustworthy judgment and a natural instinct for childrearing that gives her the ability to think quickly and problem-solve without the need to micromanage her work. She has a take-charge attitude that allowed my husband and I to go about our business days without worries or unnecessary interruptions. Both our children are avid talkers, book consumers, art creators, playground enthusiasts, and playful, loving people with an inner confidence and ability to grow meaningful attachments with friends and trusted adults; we strongly believe that these amazing parts of them have blossomed in large part due to Ami’s nurturing supervision and commitment to them. Before we hired Ami we got references from her previous employers who gave the same wonderful feedback about her and her impact on their children. Unfortunately as a result of shifts in our schedules our employment of Ami came to an end, but we and our children feel the loss of her presence, are ever grateful for all she has done for our family, and give our resounding support to her in her search for her next position in childcare.

We hired Amy 2 weeks ago although one of the family did say she was habitually 5-10 min late. We agreed to give her a min of 25hrs/week & had ask her to be flexible since my husband & I have jobs where we may sometimes stay longer than scheduled. She was also ask to drop off or pick up our son from daycare & she agreed. After offering her the job, we told her we had overestimated the hours, & could only offer her 20hrs/week, which she also agreed to. We told her, that she could come talk to us with any concerns she may have. The night she worked & got paid, we received the email below at 2am. "Hi uwera and John, after 2 weeks of work with your family i realized that this job is not for me ...the hours (25 to 40h/week) are not want you told me at the interview ….And I like when you said 6:00pm to 11:30 it is has to be that no later than that cause I fixe my schedule according to what you told me ..but it is been happen 3 time already ..I am sorry I wish you find a nanny that match your job. Thanks" "Hi Amy, I wish you had spoken to us about it yesterday. The change in schedule, is only because they are changing John's schedule due to the UN being in town... But I understand if you feel that it's not a good match. Would you be able to just help us out until we find another nanny? Thank you, Uwera" "No uwera it is not just That The fact i dont have the 25 hours to 40 hours as you said in the beginning And the fact i go to work thinking that I getting off at 12 you be like stay till 1 ,0r suppose to get off at 6 sending message I be home at 6:30 I have a family too and I have stuff to do beside your job And beside all that I really don't like to leave my house and come to work only for 2 and half hours only" So, don't ever ask Amy to stay later than her scheduled time, & although she can be habitually 5-10min late, you can’t be late even if you send her a message letting her know you will be 30 min late!!!

I had the pleasure of working with Ami for almost a year. Ami was wonderful with my little girl - teaching manners, positive behavior, playful interactions, making friends and coordinating playdates. Ami is responsible, honest and trustworthy as well as loving and caring. I felt comfortable leaving my child in Ami's care knowing that she would be taken care of, played with, interacted with, and otherwise nurtured. The only reaon why she is no longer with us is that she took leave to start her family and I could not be without full time help. She was integral in helping us find a replacement for herself that meet her own high standards. Ami is a great nanny who I would hire again without hesitation.

I write to offer a very strong recommendation of Amy Maiga as a Nanny and Housekeeper. We hired Amy in mid-November of 2010 as a Nanny to care for our twin girls, who were then one year old, and to help us keep house. In her time with us, Amy has been a real treasure. We would be very glad keep her indefinitely, except that an opportunity has arisen for us in Massachusetts, and consequently we will be moving there in August. But we’ve been very lucky to have her for the time that she’s been with us, and I have no doubt that you will count yourself lucky as well if you choose her as your Nanny/Housekeeper. Amy is especially accomplished as a caregiver for children – in our own experience especially for small children. She is very active and stimulating with our girls, and shows enormous care and concern for their welfare, as if they were her own. She has introduced all kinds of new foods, including her own specialty dishes, into their diet and taught us a good deal (as new parents) about how to best organize, manage and adapt growing children’s diets as they develop. She has taken the initiative to find local programs that are appropriate for them (at libraries, gymnasiums, museums), is constantly discovering new walks and playgrounds in the area, and has been very good in encouraging the development of their motor skills through guided play. Like any new parents, my wife and I probably tend to be overanxious about our girls, but we very quickly learned to trust not only Amy’s care for the girls, but also her good judgment about what would most benefit them (i.e., when to start play dates, with whom, when they would most benefits from programs that are locally available, etc.). At our behest Amy has also been helping the girls to learn French by starting to speak to them exclusively in that language from about 14 months. Although it has required some patience, Amy has really stuck with this program and invested enormous energy in teaching the girls to understand. While they are just now beginning to express connected ideas verbally, it is already evident that this initiative has been a success. While they are still sometimes mix languages, it is clearly evident that they have already internalized some French and also that they understand when they are spoken to. Amy has also been very helpful in keeping the house clean and organized, although this has not been her primary responsibility. As with so many other things, she’s taken on many obligations in this area on her own initiative – making the kitchen and living room her own special responsibility. She has also, from her first arrival, assumed responsibility for prepare some food for us while cooking for the girls. These are mostly simple things – some chicken, noodles, rice pilaf or salad – which she is preparing for the girls anyway. She just mentions that she’s made some extra that she’s putting aside for us. As my wife and I are both on busy schedules, and often scrambling for deadlines, that has been a real and unexpected convenience for us. Finally, Amy has been very flexible in her availability and working hours, and has been willing to pitch in and help as needed – running to the store to pick up milk or pasta for example, when emergencies have come up. In short, Amy has been a really terrific employee for us in all kinds of ways. We’ve been very fortunate to have her – I’m not sure exactly how we would’ve managed otherwise – and I am confident that you will be very satisfied if you hire her to work in similar capacities.