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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do a Facetime/phone call before meeting them. But otherwise I give them my address and stay for 5-10 mins to show them around, introduce them to kid, etc. when they first come -- but no "meet and greet" visit separate from the actual first date night. I did that (and requested references) only for a full-time nanny I hired (I checked 2-3 references for her too). For Care.com sitters I look at reviews. For sitters through neighborhood friends, etc. I take my friends' recs as sufficient vouching.

I have a large, tall, scary-looking husband and a Ring camera (outdoors at least) so I assume that's enough of a deterrent. I really don't think most people are out to steal from me or hurt my kid. Having a regular sitter rotation is wonderful, OP -- it'll be awesome for your marriage and quality of life!

Questions I ask sitters before they start:
-What is your rate? How would you like to be paid (cash, Venmo, etc.)?
-What kind of experience have you had with children? What ages?
-What kind of transportation will you use to get to my house? (Hiccup with some younger sitters -- they may want you to pay for Uber, drive them home, or rely on public transit that is often delayed. I'm car-free but find sitters with cars more reliable.)

I show them where everything is in the house, the Netflix/smart TV controls/wifi PW for when the kid is asleep, where to put dirty diapers. I leave two sheets of paper on the fridge: kid's routine/schedule and emergency info (phone numbers, backup contacts, any allergies/medical info, nearest hospital/ER).

My favorite sitters have generally been a bit older, taken a lot of initiative and sent me a few cute pics without bombarding me.[/quote]

Care.com reviews are not reliable.  They started allowing anyone to post reviews, including people who aren't care.com members, so people had their friends blow up their pages with positive reviews.  I was very disappointed with the two "5-star" nannies I found on care.com.  They were both lazy and phone addicted.[/quote]

Different experience here. The three regular sitters/nannies I've found from there have been great. One of them I would love to hire as full-time nanny, just could not afford her rate. The only issue I've had with a Care.com sitter/nanny was one who would not get COVID vaccinated, and this was at a point in the pandemic where that was a make-or-break issue. [/quote]

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