Eleonor Presley (Ely) became our night nurse/nanny five days after our twins were born (June 20, 2007). Ely started as our night nurse and postpartum doula, which she did for three month. She currently works from 8am to 5pm at our home. She is conscientious and diligent.

As a night nurse Ely was a great comfort to me and was able to give great advice and help. Her duties to bath and get the babies ready for bed in the evening and give night time feedings. She was prompt, efficient and personable. Most importantly, she fit seamlessly into our family.

As a nanny Ely has been integral to the well being and development of the babies. She takes with them, takes them out for walks, and plays with them. She and I have created a routine that allows us to keep the babies on track and contented. My son was born with Torticulous (one side of his neck needs stretching to help straighten it) and Ely helps with his physical therapy in a gentle and direct manner. The babies adore her and are full of smiles when she arrives.

Blair

Eleonor Presley has been a valuable employee for our family for the last two years. Her employment began as a 24 hour care nurse for our infant child. After 3 months, we could not her let go and she became our evening and weekend nanny. She did a wonderful job of caring for all 4 of our children who range in age from 19 months to 9 years.

She was always willing to assist us in other areas as needed such as running errands, car pooling the children and traveling with our family.

She is very caring, trustworthy and compassionate person. Over the past two years we considered Eleonor not just an employee, but part of our family.

We are relocating to another state and are sorry to lose Eleonor. We know that whoever is fortunate enough to employ her will be gaining a reliable, dependable person who has a strong work ethic.

-Emmitt & Patricia

This is a letter of recommendation regarding Mrs. Eleonor Presley. My wife and I would wholeheartedly and unreservedly recommend Mrs. Presley take care of your child(ren).

Mrs. Presley has taken care of our first child, a girl named Marley, for the last two months. We hired Mrs. Presley due to an unforeseen emergency and therefore amidst chaotic circumstances. A couple weeks after Marley's birth my previously euphoric wife was stricken with a particularly nasty bout of postpartum depression which effectively incapacitated her. I contacted Mrs. Presley and hired her after our one phone conversation. It was clear that she was the type of upbeat, positive, and competent person we needed. Little did I suspect just how lucky I was to have hired her.

Mrs. Presley was hired for twenty four care forthwith. Upon her arrival, it was clear that Marley's well being was paramount in her mind and actions. She was professional and up front about her planned care. She immediately organized all aspects of Marley's care and then began maintaining a meticulously detailed journal of her care. Marley was put on a flexible schedule with the goal of her sleeping through the night as soon as possible. I have yet to meet another couple whose child slept through the night as early as Marley did. Mrs. Presley has taken Marley on long walks once or twice a day every day during her tenure here. She has also actively entertained Marley during her waking hours. In sum, Mrs. Presley has been positively magical with Marley.

Lastly, Mrs. Presley is quite trustworthy and blended seamlessly into our tumultuous household. She is flexible and hard working. On her own initiative, she began undertaking more of the work around the house as my wife helped more with Marley. Her presence enabled my wife and I to get through the most difficult time in our lives.

Samuel

It is my pleasure to write a reference letter for Ms. Eleonor Presley. My husband and I were exhausted when we found Ellie. We had an 18 month old and premature twins with severe medical issues. After six weeks on our own we were ready for some help, and some sleep. She took care of our twins from 9/10 to 12/10 and again from 2/11 to 4/11.

Ellie is reliable, honest, hardworking, and very caring. She immediately educated herself on the babies special needs and handled them very gently.  She assured us when we were worried, and went above and beyond to help our household run smoothly.

There are not enough great things we can say about her, here are just a few:

She is very tidy, and always kept the nursery clean and organized.

She was never late, and usually at least 15 min early.

She does her best to help put and is very flexible. I remember when my older daughter had the stomach flu -- I called Ellie to see if she could come early, and she was there immediately
She is very patient and dedicated. Our son was in an orthopedic harness for months, while our daughter suffered from severe reflux, needless to say her job was not easy. Not only did she never complain, we could tell she genuinely cared for our children and their well being.

Even though she was only responsible for the twins, she was happy to help when we started having sleeping problems with our older daughter. Before Max and Sonya were born, Izzie slept through the night. Afterwards, however, she started getting up every night. Ellie gave us some pointers, and Izzie went back to sleep using a gentle no-cry method.

The list could go on and on.

Moya & Family

Eleonor Presley joined our family as our night nurse in mid-April 2013 and continued with us until mid-June 2013 when we left Arizona for the summer. She was the nurse for our newborn son, and came highly recommended by some of our closest friends with whom she worked for more than a year when their daughter was born.

As older parents, having Ellie as part of our family during our son's first weeks was a life-saver. Neither of us had family members to help us learn how to take care of the baby, and having Ellie with us for 2 weeks straight (every single night) was a god-send. She taught us how to care for our son, how to put him to sleep on a schedule, and she taught us all of the nuanced things that one would normally learn from a female relative with children.

Without Ellie's guidance, we would have had a screaming, hungry baby who never slept. With Ellie's guidance we have a clam, serene, well fed baby who sleeps very well, and is a delight to be around. When we transitioned to having her sleep her only 2 nights a week, we both felt confident that we could handle the nights and take good care of the baby. Any questions we had were always answered kindly and with extreme thoughtfulness and Ellie is always willing to work with us on specific issues that we may feel we don't have the confidence to deal with yet.

We consider Ellie a friend who helped guide us in the early days of parenthood. We give her our highest recommendation and wish that she could be with us for the next few months. If we lived here in the summer, we would absolutely ask her to stay on longer.

She has a remarkable demeanor and work ethic, and is, simply a baby whisperer.

Renata

I highly recommend Eleonor Presley to you and your family without reservation. She is an incredibly talented baby nurse. I could not have hired anyone more dedicated, responsible, supportive, and nurturing than Eli. I have no doubt you and your family will agree.

Eli came to stay with us for two weeks when our daughter was first born. Eli was terrific with our daughter. She was very comforting, nurturing and gentle, and she created great habits for her. For example, Eli got my daughter to sleep in her crib from her first night home from the hospital on, where she has slept ever since.

As a new mom, I was nervous and apprehensive around my daughter. Eli taught me everything I needed to know, from how to change her diaper to how to bathe her and calm her when she was fussy. She was very patient with me and did everything she could to see that I was comfortable in my new role.

I also had difficulty breastfeeding and Eli was very supportive and helpful. She went out of her way to read books on breastfeeding and attend my lactation appointments so she could assist me at home. All of this she did on her own volition. I don't know of any other baby nurse who would go to such lengths to help the mother!

Finally, Eli has so much energy that while the baby was sleeping she helped up around the house, set up the baby's playroom and toys, and organized all of the baby's gear. I always loving having Eli around as she was sweet, pleasant and very enthusiastic about her job.

In a nutshell, Eli is a truly top-notch baby nurse.

Mindy

Mrs. Presley was employed with us as a full-time (24 hours) Childcare Provider in our home for our newborn from October 15, 2003 until January 31, 2004.

She is very dependable, trustworthy and well trained to work children of all ages. In fact, she assists in taking care of our older children (18 months, 5 and 7 years of age) when needed.

She has a great love for children and we highly recommend her for any position that involves the care of infants or children. Although we no longer need her full time, she is currently working for us on a part time basis.

Marge

I am writing to recommend Eleonor Presley as a newborn specialist. Eleonor looked after my newborn son in the early part of his life. I met Eleonor at a friend's house and heard great things about her.

When we had our second child, I was excited that Eleonor was available to come into our home and watch over our newborn son. I was able to rely on her three nights a week, which made the sleepless nights a little easier to handle.

She was extremely professional, arrived on time and communicated with us effectively. I went to sleep each night, knowing that my son was in good hands - trust is everything. I was also able to learn a lot from her regarding his nighttime care and she was flexible in that, she listened to my suggestions and thoughts and followed through.

Jodi