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[quote=Anonymous]Nannies think going through an agency means getting a job $$ above the market with little work. Parents think going through an agency will produce Mary Poppins with them expending little effort. These expectations are not realistic.

Agencies basically provide screening services. Their main value is in vetting candidates against a minimum bar. This has some value as it saves you time from weeding through the 100+ responses that you would not have considered. You get to avoid all the candidates who don't have recent references or consistent work histories with references, illegal to work, will not get vaccines when watching infants, and have no real experience. It has some value to nannies as you are basically getting a tacit recommendation from the agency to the parent which distinguishes you from being lost in the 100+ responses. Beyond this, the agencies don't provide much value.

The agency model angers many nannies who think they are the bees knees but don't meet this bar. Agencies can't control the market so a nanny isn't going to magically find a $20 hr job if the market only supports $15. Parents don't realize that meeting a minimum bar doesn't mean that the nanny is a good fit your position. [/quote]

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