Full-Time Nanny Available in Tampa, FL: Rachel V.

"Rachel is absolutely amazing! She was our FT nanny from the time my daughter was 9 months to almost 5 years. Rachel bought magic, love and learning each day to our daughter. She arrived each day with a bag with a surprise inside -- maybe a ball or a book or a hat . She would take it home at the end of each day and bring something different the next day. Our daughter LOVED it! Rachel is very creative and is constantly finding different things to engage kids -- crafts, science projects, reading. She is very sentimental, and she celebrated numerous days! They ate watermelon on National Watermelon Day, baked cookies on National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, wore polka dots on National Polka Dot Day, etc. She made holidays and ordinary days so much fun! Rachel loves children and is so creative in engaging and teacher children. She read constantly with our daughter. If you want safety, creativity, honesty, fun, education, and magical memories, Rachel is your person."

"We recommend Rachel VanCleave without reservation. After six years caring for our two children, she became far more than a nanny. We trusted her with our kids more than anyone else in our lives, and she never once gave us reason to doubt that trust. Her greatest strength is reliability in the fullest sense. She understood our values and priorities as parents and honored them consistently, so we never had to wonder whether our children were being raised the way we intended when we were not in the room. She genuinely loves teaching. She guided both kids through kindergarten readiness, planned real learning at home, and created immersive experiences at libraries, museums, and parks that made them excited to learn. She prefers to work with families for years at a time, and she is CPR and First Aid certified. If you want someone your children will adore and whom you will never have to worry about, Rachel is the real deal. We would gladly speak with you directly."

"I am pleased to give Rachel VanCleave my highest recommendation. Rachel was our daughter Taylor’s full-time nanny for 5.5 years, from 2006 through 2011. Rachel was exceptionally reliable, professional, trustworthy, and genuinely devoted to Taylor’s well-being. She remained with our family when we moved from Chestnut Hill to Walpole and was invaluable during that transition. She arranged neighborhood playdates and helped Taylor adjust comfortably to the Barnyard School and the Pre-K program at Dedham Country Day School. Rachel brought warmth, patience, structure, and excellent judgment into our home. She contributed greatly to Taylor’s social, emotional, and academic development and became an important part of our family. We remain deeply grateful for her dedication and recommend her without reservation to any family seeking a compassionate, capable, and highly dependable nanny."

"Rachel is amazing! She was our FT nanny from 2016-2020 until our daughter was almost 5, and we moved. She has an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education. Our daughter was reading at 3. We give the vast majority of the credit to Rachel. She arrived each day with a surprise-of-the-day in her bag that she would take home at the end of the day. For example, it might be a big ball to play with, a stuffed animal, a book to read, a special hat to wear, etc. Her creativity is endless, and it my daughter absolutely loved to see what the surprise of the day was. Rachel is very sentimental, and she celebrated numerous days! They ate watermelon on National Watermelon Day, baked cookies on National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, wore polka dots on National Polka Dot Day, etc. They did numerous science projects like making a volcano. She made holidays so much fun! If you want safety, creativity, honesty, fun, education, and magical memories, Rachel is your person."