Question from a frugal mom: how to find nannies without paying membership for babysitting apps?

[Anonymous]

Go ahead and judge if you do things differently, but this momma here is on a limited budget but needs occasional help for desperate situations. What are your tips and tricks for finding nannies & babysitters without paying an annual membership fee on nanny websites? (I make sure to pay anyone I hire a competitive rate as I myself have been a nanny until recently, but I’d rather not pay anything extra in addition to that.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Neighborhood Facebook group? It works where I live.

[Anonymous]

Word of mouth. Oh and if you need occasional help then you are not looking for nannies. You are looking for babysitters.

[Anonymous]

Neighborhood list serve and/or Nextdoor app.

[Anonymous]

Neighbors, friends, mom listserves, mom groups on FB.

[Anonymous]

For babysitters, I always keep an eye out when my kids do any sort of activity. Past regular part-time babysitters include the kids' swim instructor, an aftercare teacher from preschool, and a public school teacher who earned a few extra bucks doing morning babysitting at our synagogue.

[Anonymous]

Nextdoor App has been really helpful for us. Don't make a vague post. Add the qualifications you're looking for, age and number of children, and what type of care.

[Anonymous]

Just post on here in the nanny search forums it’s free

[Anonymous]

Dcum
Word of mouth
Nannies of their friends (just for babysitting!)
Workers at activities, lessons, school (bonus is that they’ve already had a background check run!)
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