Hiring a nanny- would you skip a background check in this situation

[Anonymous]

I'd hire her OP. If you've done good reference checking etc... just have a trial period for a few days, and a probationary term of 3 mths (or something along those lines).

Sounds like you have a great gut feel about her and lots of info so I'd feel ok about hiring.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Except someone telling you they are in college is the same as someone telling you their background is clean. At least call her school and confirm she is enrolled and not on any type of academic suspension.

They won't disclose any of that information to OP.

Yeah, but the nanny can authorize it--have the school sending a letter verifying enrollment.

[Anonymous]

I can guarantee you that if she is working with patients in nursing school she has gone through a lot more thorough of a background check than the one they run on Care.com. As long as you can actually confirm that she is in her clinical stage of nursing school I would be okay with skipping it.