References
Nov 2022 - Apr 2026
Katia
"We hired Elfina to care for our son and we couldnt be more grateful to have had her. She worked with our family for nearly 4 years until we moved places. She always had a great attitude. And came up with different activities, games and books to play that helped my son developed his curiosity for reading, learning and boosted his own creativity. I highly recommend Elfina, she is very reliable, caring and positive"
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Apr 2025 - Sep 2026
Casey
"Elfina was our son’s nanny for over a year and a half. Our son has some special needs and she is amazing with him. We cannot say enough good things about her. She is reliable, caring and creative. She took our son on all sorts of adventures around town! I never once worried about my son when he was in Elfina’s care. Any parent knows that there is enough to worry about with kids and to have childcare that you trust is invaluable. My husband and I routinely still talk about how INCREDIBLY lucky we are to have had Elfina. Any family would be lucky to have her care for their children."
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Jan 2025 - Oct 2026
Brea
"Elfina is absolutely who you want watching your child. She’s watched our little one for almost 2 years now, and he always has the best time with her, while we have complete peace of mind. Elfina is gentle, knowledgeable, playful, and creative. Sometimes we’ve come home to cookies, and one time we realized Elfina had taught our son how to get down from a tall bed safely! Many times Elfina has taught our son something new. It’s clear Elfina loves children. We feel really lucky to have found her and I couldn’t recommend her more."
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Jan 2023 - Oct 2026
Stephanie
"Elfina has been helping our family with childcare for almost four years. She is absolutely wonderful and our daughter adores her. Elfina is reliable, caring and very creative. She is always coming up with fun projects to do with our child. Whenever Elfina is over, we feel confident our daughter will be very well cared for!"
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Apr 2024 - Sep 2026
kyle
"Elfina is wonderful with kids. She is a parent herself and is incredibly kind and thoughtful and creative and caring. I would always hire her as a nanny if I could."
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Apr 2022 - Sep 2022
Erin
"Elfina was a wonderful nanny for our son. She was thoughtful and kept him engaged during their days together. She was also very helpful around the house when she saw something that we needed to be done."
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Qualifications
Certifications
Driver’s license
CPR certified
First Aid certified
Work Experience
10+ years of experience caring for:
Infants (0-11 months)
Toddlers (1-3 years)
Preschoolers (4-9 years)
Grade-schoolers (10-12 years)
High-schoolers (13-17 years)
More About Me
Relevant experience where I also cared for children were...
I’ve raised 2 kids of my own, cared for nieces, nephews and nannied for numerous families.
Activities I enjoy doing with children...
I love doing hands on creative crafts, art, story time, hikes, parks, cooking, music, and being silly.
If able I like to bring my kids on outings to parks, libraries, farmers markets,OMSi, Zoo,Japanese gardens, etc..
I maintain memberships in order to offer this to my clients.
If able I like to bring my kids on outings to parks, libraries, farmers markets,OMSi, Zoo,Japanese gardens, etc..
I maintain memberships in order to offer this to my clients.
The most important part about being a nanny...
Connecting with kids and helping them feel seen and heard. It has been an honour to meet so many lovely families.
My experience with special needs children...
I have worked with deaf, autistic, and highly sensitive kids.
The most important part about being a nanny...
Hard to narrow down to just one
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