About Shelley

I'm an honest, reliable, intelligent mom to 5 teens/adult children. I'm both a foster and adoptive parent and specifically enjoy caring for infants and toddlers when I have extra time in the afternoons and evenings. During the mornings I run a preschool from my Reston home. I'm a postpartum doula and offer my services for overnight newborn care. I love little one's sense of curiosity, honesty, and all the snuggles of the little ones! I started babysitting at age 12 and worked in a daycare when I was 18. I then became a professional nanny for 6 years caring for children from 8 weeks- 9 years old before opening my own preschool in 2003. In my spare time, I like to cook, hike, read, and travel . I am experienced with all types of children, many special needs and all ages. I worked as a special needs respite provider for about a year, and also was a nanny for a medically fragile newborn. My skills include patience, sense of humor, multi tasking.