A Downtown Denver Nanny

First of all, Jennie, I’m sorry it took me over a month to leave you a review… but here I am.
I was staying and attending a conference at the Grand in downtown Denver & needed someone to watch my 6 yr old son for 4 – 5 hours. The hotel concierge highly recommended Jennie. They actually emailed me a list of recommendations, Jennie was at the very top of that list, and as soon as I spoke to her over the phone I knew I needed to look no further.
But even though I was pretty comfortable with hiring Jennie, I was still nervous for my son. He has never had a nanny before and I didn’t know how he would take this arrangement. when Jennie arrived the morning of the conference, she came with a balloon and a bag full of crafts, temp tattoos, crayons, etc. my son seemed very excited to meet and hang out with his new friend Jennie so with a huge sigh of relief I left them to attend the conference. They played in the hotel pool (pre-​approved by me) tossing ball back and forth to one another in the water. Then she ordered him room service, made balloon animals, did some coloring and then it was all over when mom came back and broke up the party. My son was whining a bit, he hadn’t yet gotten the chance to build Legos with Jennie lol
Anyway, if I’m ever in need of a babysitter for my son again while in Denver I will definitely call Jennie without hesitation. I’m about to take my son along to another conference, this time in NY, and he is already asking if he can have a nanny again :)

Jennie was a lifesaver when we visited Denver. I was in town for a conference and had planned to leave my toddler with my parents in Fort Collins. Unfortunately my parents both fell ill, and I had to quickly come up with backup options.
The concierge at my hotel recommended Jennie, so I reached out. She was very responsive and flexible in her schedule.
The morning of, she showed up on time with balloons and toys in hand. That made a potentially tricky situation go smoothly. She watched him several times over two days, and was always responsive over phone and text.
Although I didn’t work with her for very many hours, she saved me in what could have been a very difficult situation. I would definitely call her again

I know Jennie personally and have used her services, and know other people who have used her services. She is conscientious, treats people with respect, she is great with kids. More than just showing up to watch the kids, she always provides age appropriate activities and makes taking care of the children her priority. She can often accommodate last minute bookings and she goes out of her way to be flexible. You’re not going to find any better care for your children.

Jennie was great and our 10 year old loved their time together. She was prompt, affordable and brought lots of fun activities (and even balloons!) for she and our daughter to pass the time together. We would use her again!

I am the Concierge at one of the hotels in downtown Denver and continually use Jennie as my first priority sitter for out-​of-​town hotel guests. She always brings games, arts& crafts, and other activities for the children to play with and ensures each child has a good time while in her presence. She is prompt, respectful, and has a heart of gold. I would definitely recommend Jennie to anyone looking for a sitter at a local Denver hotel!

Rude and unprofessional — Would not trust kids with this person.
I had one of the most negative, bizarre, and unprofessional interactions I’ve ever had with a service provider when attempting to utilize this babysitter. We had engaged her services for an event at a local hotel, and she unfortunately went to the downtown location instead of DTC. However, this was the least of our issues, as this is where the interaction got bizarre and unbalanced. After spending 15″ trying to hunt her down, with multiple unanswered calls on the cell she gave us, I finally reached her on her landline number. She was incredibly condescending, and kept insisting the mix-​up was my fault. Most professionals would apologize for the mix-​up, or at least concede mutual fault for not confirming details, but she seemed much more interested in determining who was at «fault» than in resolving the situation. She suggested I find someone else, as it was too far for her, though at this point it was 9:20pm for a 9pm event, so that wasn’t really a feasible option. Then she offered to come if I would pay a higher price. I suggested mileage instead, and she declined, so I agreed to the higher fee, at which point she actually retracted her offer and then complained that she had tried to call at 9 and hadn’t reached me. (I had called her earlier the same day to explain it would be closer to 9:05 — 9:10 before we could meet her). She then grew more irate and threatened to «terminate this call». I pointed out that she had just agreed to come a few minutes earlier for the increased rate, and explained that I had been trying to call her cell repeatedly and had gone directly to voicemail on the cell number she gave. She then accused me of lying about having tried to call her! She then stated that I would now have to pay upfront because «I don’t know what to believe with you anymore» which I agreed to, at which point she started ranting about how she had already explained all her policies and how she didn’t charge an agency fee, etc.etc. (these arrangements were made via phone over a month prior and so I admit I may have been fuzzy on the details after that much time, but she hadn’t provided them in writing at any point, and I was very agreeable to whatever policy she had in place.) I then remarked again that I was happy to write her a check at 9pm or midnight, eitherwas fine with me. She then became irate again, stating that she doesn’t take checks, and while I was attempting to apologize for misunderstanding and agree to go to the lobby ATM she actually hung up on me! I have never been so shocked and appalled by a «professional“‘s behavior. I was at no point rude or insulting, and I tried hard to figure out a mutually-​agreeable solution. Buyer beware, parents. She talks a very good talk on the front end and has lots of lovely things to say to get you to hire her, but her emotional stability and ability to behave rationally in a business setting is not on a level where I would trust her with my child.

Jennie Foster is amazing! She has taken care of our daughter on 4 different occasions. She is prompt and professional and my daughter LOVES spending time with her. She always brings activities and projects that my daughter really enjoys. Also, we stay at a hotel with a kitchen and she cooks healthy food for my daughter.
When we first hired her I called the concierge at every major hotel that had her on the nanny list and she got perfect reviews from all of them.
I would not hesitate to hire her to watch your children. She is responsible, caring and takes fantastic care of children!