how to find a nanny in a new state
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Anonymous
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My husband and I are moving about 1000 miles away this coming May. I have 2-3 weeks off, and I will be starting work. My husband already lives in the new state and will be continuing to work.
I am not quite sure how to go about finding and interviewing a nanny. I think that the 2-3 weeks I will have out there is too short of a time frame. I am sure that I am not the only person who has done this. What do other people do? Hire someone over the phone? Fly out for the day and interview? Use an agency? |
Anonymous
| What city? |
Anonymous
| A week before you plan to arrive-post an ad, weed through the responses and phone screen your choices. Narrow it down to 3-4 candidates and set aside one full day to do in-person interviews before you start your job. |
Anonymous
Minneapolis |
Anonymous
Thank you! |
Anonymous
| We ended up using an agency out of Atlanta (we live about 2 hours from there) after I was unable to find good candidates here online. It did take awhile (like 6 weeks). |
Anonymous
| How did you find one here? MN is not a foreign country. |
Anonymous
Word of mouth. It makes me nervous to hire someone to watch my kids that I have never met. I can't imagine that nanny would want to agree to work for us without ever having met us either. |
Anonymous
| I'm a nanny in Minneapolis. I have worked with both of the big agencies here; Above and Beyond Nannies, and Nannies from the Heartland. While I had a much better experience with Above and Beyond; I would highly recommend either, if that is the route you are looking to go. |
Anonymous
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Sure, I would look into an agency for the best nanny.
If going through an agency, if you let them know you will need someone in 2-3 weeks, I am sure they will be able to accommodate you if they are any good. I would start now by researching nanny agencies in the area + try to see if they have any reviews available for you to read. Good luck. |