"Sweet, amazing, and compassionate!! She has such a gentle soul with a loving heart. Overall she’s so wonderful. Definitely recommend her."

— Amber Runningwolf (May 2023)

"Mary is absolutely fantastic! She’s super understanding and kind. She is very helpful."

— Courtney Deasy (May 2023)

"I would whole heartedly recommend Mary Ripps for any child care position. Mary was a night nanny for my newborn son, X, from the time he was a couple weeks old until he was about 4 months old. Mary also helped babysit X during the day time hours on numerous occasions, and also assisted with watching his two older brothers X (4 years old) and X (2 years old)."

— Maura Strittmatter (Oct. 10, 2022)

(I redacted the children’s names to respect the client’s privacy.)

"I was connected to Mary when my little girl was less than 2 months old. We didn't have a whole lot of support and were very overwhelmed as first time parents between postpartum c-section recovery and navigating pandemic parenting and just having a tiny human to care for. Mary came over and the first thing she said was "Mama, I got this, go for a walk for 20 minutes, you need this." And that set the tone. "

— Bella Livshiz (Aug. 25, 2022)

"We are proud parents of X, and I am happy to write a letter for Mary. I was 2 months postpartum when I needed help with the baby at night, and Mary took care of X for me. She is sweet, on time, and cares about her work. She was able to watch my infant at night. She is eager to help the mom as well and cares about their well-being."

— Sarika Desai (Aug. 22, 2022)

(I redacted the baby’s name to respect the client’s privacy.)

"Mary is Fabulous! She is warm, funny and is highly interactive with our 1 and 4 year olds. She handles the 2-kid hustle like it's no big deal and somehow keeps them both entertained. She sings a lot and will get right into the mix of whatever they want to play with. She is super responsive and great at keeping us updated while she is watching our kiddos. She is also fantastic with dogs which is super important to us. She really goes the extra mile!"

— Christine Lindsay (Dec. 6, 2021)

"Mary was fantastic! She has babysat for my one year old a few times now. She was really playful and he immediately warmed up to her. She fed him dinner, diapered him and put him to bed like a pro! Will definitely continue to use Mary."

— Liz S. (Nov. 17, 2021)

"Mary was great with my 11 month old! She was caring, silly, fun, and got him down for both naps easily. He was so happy around her and she shared our love for singing and music as well. Would totally hire again, and hope to see her soon!"

— Lauren Wait (Aug. 12, 2021)

"This was our first time trying to find someone to take care of our newborn daughter as we head back to work and we feel as though we are the luckiest to have gotten Mary as our nanny. She always has activities for our daughter whether its tummy time, reading, singing, etc. I would 150% recommend Mary as an amazing Nanny. She is always on time, really cares about her kiddos and is a great communicator with us during the day."

— Erin Larkin (July 21, 2021)

"Mary is an excellent care taker and is so sweet. She tries her best at everything she does and always puts the client first. Anyone would be lucky to have her."

— Julia Gallegos (July 20, 2021)

"Mary is AMAZING. Our son adores her, shes reliable, extremely capable, trustworthy, she's absolutely wonderful. Highly recommend her to anyone looking for short term and overnight childcare."

— Nathalie Campion (Dec. 28, 2020)

"Mary is very energetic and engaging with our kids. She is patient and kind with them and goes the extra mile to provide fun and stimulating play and activities. She has been very flexible and willing to meet our needs."

— Ronael P. (July 10, 2019)

"My daughter had a lot of fun with Mary. They did lots of activities and loved coloring together. Would definitely use her again."

— Samantha L. (April 11, 2019)

"Five star review all around. Respectful and kind to both us and our daughter. She is knowledgeable about age appropriate activities and fully engaged and present with our daughter during their time together. Mary is an excellent nanny and we trusted her immediately with our daughter. The added bonus of texts and pictures she sent while away always makes your day cheery! Thank you, Mary. We will have you back again."

— Jessica E. (Sep. 17, 2018)

"Mary has worked for me for over a year fulfilling both regular babysitting duties as well as nannying for periods of time. She is responsible, flexible and engaging with my kids. She also knows how to set boundaries and encourage growth with young age groups. She often plans activities and outings for my children and is full of creative ideas. I cannot recommend her highly enough."

— Cloy Dellaripa (July 24, 2018)

"Mary came and watched our three children and a friend's daughter at our cabin. She was very professional. She brought toys with her to entertain the children. She takes her training seriously and discussed child development approaches during the interview. We definitely will hire Mary again."

— Abigail Y. (Jun. 18, 2018)

"What can I say. She knocked it out of the park. She came in and took control and put our minds at ease with phone texts and video updates and even handled our big Mastiff and Jack Russel like a pro. We have twin boys almost 3 years old, so no easy task. House was clean, boys sound asleep, bathed, fed. She did a better job than we do! LOL She is really on top of things and cant wait to hire her again."

— Tracey B. (Sep. 19, 2017)

"When you are looking for childcare, it can be so nerve-wracking, but when you find the right person to care for your little ones while you work to provide for them, there's no better peace of mind. We were only able to work with Mary for a little over a month before she had to go back to college, and I was so grateful for the time she shared with us. We needed someone flexible, and she was available during the day and even helped us overnight. She was always on time, sweet and patient. I came home to a house of happy kiddos every time. She even did some light cleaning without me having to ask. Clean countertops and no dirty dishes or bottles in the sink, what mom wouldn't appreciate that!!"

— Tracy Ross-Garcia (Feb. 3, 2017)

"Mary is wonderful with my children, and so helpful around my home. My kids love being around her, and I appreciate her so much. She cleans as well and is excellent. Very Happy."

— Jessica Best (Jan. 2, 2017)

"Mary took care of my children last week when we were in town to see a Spurs game. She was on time to the venue we chose and made sure they were eating and playing and we gave her some money for the kids and everything was accountable. She would play with my children and be hands on with the games and activities at Main Event. She would repeatedly send text messages and pictures on the kids update and checking up with me on how they are doing.Mary is a bright and fun young lady. I will always use Mary when we are in town in San Antonio! She is the BEST! Highly recommend!"

— Kiran T. (Dec. 30, 2016)

"I am the owner of a Learning Playhouse. Mary has interviewed for me, and worked with several of my clients, and on occasion for me. I get nothing but the highest compliments about Mary from my clients. There is not anyone else that you can find that would be better for your children's needs. She is young, intelligent, and is a natural with children. I look forward to seeing how far in this industry she will go. As a mother and daycare owner, I honestly say that she knows what she is doing and would be an amazing fit for your family. I'm very saddened to be losing her."

— Cheryl Murray (Dec. 18, 2016)

"She's warmhearted, loving, responsible, and very fun. She's taken care of my son he loves her I trust her anytime to take care of my son."

— Kirstie Michelle (Dec. 17, 2016)

"I went to college with Mary. She is very sweet, and was very reliable when it came to school work. I have a three month old son, and I would feel comfortable leaving her with my baby."

— Erika Chapa (Dec. 17, 2016)

"Mary, is a very intelligent, loving, energetic, kind hearted person who always puts other before herself. She goes above and beyond for everyone and always has good intentions. She is a very trust worthy responsible person."

— Isabelle Mata (Mar. 22, 2016)