Omaha Nanny Network, LLC

Our Mission: 

We make each placement a "personal" one!  Every placement is treated with the care and concern that parents and children deserve. We will provide information, support, and guidance throughout this very important process.

The Business

The Omaha Nanny Network, LLC was formed in August 2008 by Laura Petersen, owner and placement counselor.

Our business is to recruit, screen, and interview area nannies to fill nanny positions around the Omaha metro area as well as nationwide. 

There are no fees for the nanny applicants!  Any nanny hired is an employee of the family, not the Network.

It is our goal to individually meet and interview each potential nanny candidate.  It is equally important for us to work with families that can provide our nannies a great work environment. 

We will provide the great benefits of working one on one with a consultant at an affordable price.  We will provide support through each and every step of the process and beyond.  We are here to "do the leg work for you" so you can spend that quality time with your little ones. 

We hope the entire experience is a positive one for everyone!

Owner, Laura Petersen 

Hello!  My name is Laura.  I've been a part of the nanny industry for more than 10 years and now own and operate The Omaha Nanny Network, LLC.

Born and raised in Nebraska, my post high school plans did not include a huge move across the states.  I attended Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln and began working toward my degree in Elementary Education and Special Education. 

While going to college, I took on many different part time jobs.  These included a church nursery and preschool, a private in-home daycare, as well as part time babysitting jobs. 

My wish was to travel out east to nanny for the summer months.  Before my senior year at Wesleyan, I got that wish! 

I was placed with a family in Fairfield, CT.  It was the summer that truly changed my life.  It's something I would recommend to other girls with an interest in children and a curiousity for new experiences.  I spent my summer on Cape Cod with the family caring for their 3 children.  Today those children are grown teenagers, but truly my inspiration for this business!

I headed back to Wesleyan for my senior year and graduated with a dual degree.  After graduation, I returned to the east coast to spend one last summer with the same family before entering the "real world."  I took a job in Kansas City that fall, as a Kindergarten Enrichment Teacher.  I gained an understanding of what the daycare setting is like for teachers and children.  I saw many positives, but it was apparent to me what a difference it makes to have the one on one attention and love of a nanny. 

I moved back to Nebraska after finding a nanny position for newborn twins in Lincoln.  Once again, my life was changed by these two little girls and their older sister.  To this day I feel like family when I walk through their back door for a visit or to spend a weekend with the girls.  Since the position was only temporary, 10 months later I found myself headed back to the east coast for a longer stay.

As they say, I was granted 3 wishes and got all three!  I was lucky enough to find yet another wonderful family with a newborn baby boy.  He became my world almost immediately and I spent  3 years working as their live-out nanny.  We did everything together, which made my move back to Nebraska in 2006 a difficult one.  However, I found my own replacement...an amazing nanny that is still with this family! 

In the fall of 2006, I accepted a 2nd grade teaching position in rural Nebraska.  I taught for one year and enjoyed the "older" variety of children...however I missed the little ones.  After finishing the school year, I moved to Omaha and was thrilled to finally be closer to my own family, especially my nephew Beau.  Since moving to the Omaha area, I've been so blessed to have worked with some wonderful families.  In the early stages of my business, I was able to care for 3 little girls on a part time basis.  I still see them frequently and can't imagine my days without their laughter and smiles.   

 I feel with my background and experience, I can relate to and understand both the nanny and family.  There is nothing I enjoy more then sharing something that has been such a positive experience for me with others.  I look forward to working with you!