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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent here. I am highly considering starting a professional babysitting agency. All sitters would be career nannies, nurses, teachers, etc. Families could hop on our app, put in their day/time they need, and book a sitter. All sitters would have already been interviewed, background checked, and had their references verified so any available option would yield a professional competent pre-screened sitter.

Do you think there is a need for this? I know that you can book someone on care.com or sitter city, but we had overwhelming experiences with both. A ton of candidates but none seemingly qualified or ones with bad reviews from previous families. You have to pay extra on top of the membership to background check and then do references yourself. It's just a lot for a date night sitter or back up coverage.[/quote]

No.  It won't work.  You would have to pay $25 and up per hour to sitter.  To do this you would need to charge $40 or more per hour (your profit) and very few parents would pay this much
  You would also have a 3 to 4 hour minimum and an equal cancellation fee.  My children are grown but I used neighborhood sitters or young people from church.  This was 20 to 25 years ago and I paid $10-$12/hr.  My daughter babysat in high school and college and was paid $20 an hour.  Sorry to burst your bubble.[/quote]

Seeking sitters charges $25/hr in DC.  They do have a 4 hour minimum. 
I haven’t used them in DC, but I have used them other places for out of town weddings or other events, and they have been great.  I agree with OP that care.com is a lot of legwork that I don’t want to do for a date night. [/quote]

They take their cut out of that $25 and the sitter is probably paid $15/hr. This is what high school students get for babysitting![/quote]

Yes.  But they have to wait until their mom’s friend asks them to babysit.  [/quote]

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