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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am taking DC with me on a two week part-business trip and will need a sitter every afternoon, something like 2 to 6 p.m.  I am planning to find someone on UrbanSitter or Care.com, but in the past, I had to go through several flaky sitters before I found someone reliable.  For example, I once posted an ad on Urbansitter for 3x a week babysitting.  One sitter worked one day, then demanded I increase her rate (which was HER asking rate, not mine) because she had a long commute.  Another sitter worked once, then told me she was no longer available in the afternoons.  Another was a no-show.  With a two week stay, I won't have the time to deal with all this flakiness.  How can I avoid it?  Also, I would really prefer having one sitter, two tops, so that DC doesn't have to deal with too many new faces on top of the strange environment.  Any advice?[/quote]

Ask the realtor with whom you are dealing for your house rental if she has any recommendations?

Peruse the urbansitter / care.com / sittercity websites now, and pick out a few profiles and interview them now, long before you get there?

Look for older sitters.  There is no guarantee you won't get a flake if you arrange  for an older sitter, but I would think it would cut down on the flakiness potential by about 80 percent.

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