sample photoIn-home nanny care with a real curriculum. Ms. Tammy is a career nanny with an Associate in Arts in Early Childhood Education. She brings play-based learning for infants and toddlers right into your home, in English and Spanish.
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sample photoMs. Tammy studied early childhood education and brings it home: play-based, child-led learning inspired by Montessori and Reggio Emilia, planned around your child's developmental milestones.
Tammy Henderson · Long Beach
A calm, patient, nurturing career nanny with 8+ years of professional nanny experience and 12+ years caring for children. She earned her Associate in Arts in Child Development: Early Childhood Education at Long Beach City College in 2025, graduating with honors, and logged Teacher Assistant hours in the LBCC Child Development Center classrooms (ages 0–5).
Every day has a gentle rhythm, with plenty of room for your child's own ideas.
Activities and skills may vary each week based on your child's interests and developmental needs.
Connection, transition, independence
Healthy eating, self-help, fine motor
Exploration, curiosity, gross & fine motor
Healthy habits, independence, social skills
Rest & recovery, emotional regulation, healthy growth
Creativity, problem solving, cognitive skills, social interaction
Language skills, reconnection, smooth transition
Nine learning stations, each with a job to do.
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Ms. Tammy looks for families who want to stay together for at least a year. Consistency is how trust is built: the same caring face each morning, routines that stick, and someone who knows your child's milestones because she was there for each one.
sample photoHow a year with us works
Text Ms. Tammy at 323-672-0644 or send the form. She'll set up a short call to hear about your family.
Meet Ms. Tammy where your child is most comfortable. Ask anything and see how she connects with your little one.
Talk with families she has cared for before you decide.
A few paid days together before anyone commits, so you and your child can be sure.
Hours, overtime, paid time off, sick time and how you'll communicate, all in writing for at least one year.
About pricing
Ms. Tammy shares her rate during your consultation, based on your hours and the number of children. Families who hire a nanny directly are household employers (W-2 payroll), and a payroll service can handle that part for you.
Every item is listed with who issued it and its dates, with the document one tap away. Ask to see the originals at your interview.
Long Beach City College
American Health Care Academy
Autism Learning Partners (most recent)
Long Beach City College
Long Beach City College
Long Beach City College
Long Beach City College
Autism Learning Partners
Long Beach City College Child Development Center
Read, write and conversational
Early childhood
California
Background check you can verify yourself
TrustLine is California's registry for nannies and in-home caregivers, cleared through DOJ and FBI fingerprint checks and the state's Child Abuse Central Index. Agencies must use it; nannies hired directly by a family register voluntarily.
TrustLine: Ask Ms. Tammy
Check any caregiver yourself: 800-822-8490
Also in her toolkit
References from families she has cared for are shared after your interview call.
Safety & everyday policies
Babies are put down on their backs, on a firm, flat surface with no soft bedding, following American Academy of Pediatrics guidance.
When a child stays home and what happens if Ms. Tammy is unwell are written into your agreement, and she tells you as early as possible.
Your emergency contacts, pediatrician and any allergy plan are set up on day one. In an emergency Ms. Tammy calls 911 first, then you.
Texts through the day about meals, naps and play, with photos if you'd like them. Photos are only for you and never posted publicly.
You agree together on how and when to check in. Anything urgent is always a phone call, right away.
Read the full safety & policies page → See all credentials →
“She's been with our family for a year and my 14mos old son adores her.”
- Very nurturing and very experienced career nanny
- Super engaging with our son (NOT on her phone during playtime)
- Loves taking my son for neighborhood walks and park play
- Very communicative
- Shows up on time and flexible to fit your schedule
- Helped us with nap training
- Very respectful of your preferences (I had a lot!)
- Speaks both English and Spanish fluently
- Experienced with all ages
“Tammy was our nanny for a year and a half, and during that time she became an irreplaceable part of our family.”
“She instinctively knows how to foster curiosity and confidence in young minds.”
“She provided us with immense peace of mind, knowing our daughter was in the hands of someone who genuinely cared for her well-being and growth.”
sample photosample photoReferences from families Ms. Tammy has cared for are shared after your interview call.
The easiest way: text Ms. Tammy to schedule a call for an interview. Prefer to write it all down? The form goes straight to her.
Serving families in their homes in Long Beach, Lakewood and Bixby Knolls. Agreements of at least one year. Currently accepting one family.
Questions families ask
Ask Ms. Tammy about her TrustLine status on your interview call (current status: Ask Ms. Tammy). TrustLine is California's registry for in-home caregivers, cleared through DOJ and FBI fingerprints and the Child Abuse Central Index. Nannies hired directly by a family register voluntarily, and you can check any caregiver's status yourself at 800-822-8490.
Yes. CPR/AED for adults, children and infants plus First Aid, through American Health Care Academy: completed September 2025 and valid through September 2027. The certificate is linked on her credentials page, and its QR code lets you check it with the issuer.
An Associate in Arts in Child Development: Early Childhood Education from Long Beach City College (conferred June 2025, graduated with honors), plus LBCC certificates in Early Childhood Education (Assistant Teacher and Associate Teacher) and Family Child Care Management, and Teacher Assistant hours at the LBCC Child Development Center with children ages 0 to 5. Every document is linked on her credentials page.
There's a sample day on this page: arrival, breakfast, learning and outdoor play, lunch, nap, free play and storytime. It flexes to your child's own rhythm, interests and developmental needs.
Ms. Tammy keeps you posted by text through the day: meals, naps, moods and what your little one explored, with photos if you would like them. You choose how much detail you want.
Your written agreement spells out the sick policy: when a child should stay home and what happens if Ms. Tammy is unwell. Either way, she tells you as early as possible so you can plan.
Babies sleep on their backs, on a firm, flat surface with no soft bedding, following American Academy of Pediatrics safe-sleep guidance. For meals, Ms. Tammy follows your feeding plan and any allergy plan, including baby-led weaning if that's your approach.
Ms. Tammy shares her rate during your consultation, because it depends on your hours and how many children are in care. She works on a written agreement of at least one year that covers hours, overtime, paid time off, sick time and how you will communicate. Families who hire a nanny directly are household employers (W-2 payroll), and a payroll service can handle that for you.
Yes. Paid trial days come before any year agreement, so you and your child can be sure it is the right fit.
Ms. Tammy is a nanny. She cares for your children in your own home, one family at a time. She is not a daycare facility.
