Anonymous wrote:Wondering if anyone has used Care.com’s backup care feature and if you have any feedback. It’s our first year with two kids in daycare so there’s a good chance we’ll need backup care this winter! I have used Care.com for a while now to find babysitters, but I find the site fairly user-unfriendly, and I’ve started using another babysitting site that I far prefer. So I’m thinking of canceling our Care.com membership, but I’m hesitating in case the backup care offerings are useful!

I used it as a part of an employee benefit for years until I left that organization. It was relatively easy to use and very affordable (our benefit allowed for $10/day for backup daycare and $6/hr for in-home care). Not sure what the rates are on an individual basis. I always used the daycare option and would usually end up at a kindercare location. I planned to do in-home care once, but my plans changed and I had to cancel. Pay attention to their cancellation policy - if you cancel for in-home care there is a fee. There's only a fee for cancelling out of home daycare if you cancel less than 24 hours before.

Ugh, care.com is not good. But if you’ve had a good experience with it, give it a try. You’ll get more professional and reliable care through an agency. But I would be interested to hear of people’s experience with it.

Wondering if anyone has used Care.com’s backup care feature and if you have any feedback. It’s our first year with two kids in daycare so there’s a good chance we’ll need backup care this winter! I have used Care.com for a while now to find babysitters, but I find the site fairly user-unfriendly, and I’ve started using another babysitting site that I far prefer. So I’m thinking of canceling our Care.com membership, but I’m hesitating in case the backup care offerings are useful!