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[quote=Anonymous]As someone who has over a decade of Nanny work and has many additional years as a Family Assistant, Personal Assistant, child educator, and assistant to a childcare placement agency, the best advice I can give you about choosing a Nanny is Do Not Keep Looking if you've found one you like. This is a trap many fall into, if you find a Nanny you love but keep interviewing other nannies, the one you love may have a job by the time you come back around and offer it to her. I have witnessed both ends of this disaster and can lead to disappointment and guilt on both sides.

Care.com has been successful for many people but they are currently forcing the nannies to pay for things in order to access their account so that may keep some from getting on there

The GREAT advantage to sites like Urban Sitter and Care is that the nanny can represent herself. That is a huge deal, I've had so many jobs fall through because of an agency not representing me either at all or not well. I knew if I could talk to the family myself I could give them peace of mind and assure them of my capabilities. When you go through an agency a Nanny speaks with so many recruiters and placement people that they're often getting represented by someone they've never even spoken to before applying to a specific job. It's a huge problem and needs addressing but the families pay the agencies and not the nannies so the nannies fall by the wayside in that regard.

However, agencies are great for their requirements. Depending on the agency the nannies have to get/update vaccines, have multiple interviews, take quizzes or exams, speak to at LEAST 3 or 4 references, have FBI background checks...etc.

Downsides to agencies are they can be quite expensive for the families. 
Adventure Nannies, BAHS, Nanny League... Those are some decent agencies to look into if you can afford it.

I would stay far away from White House Nannies. They do not care for the safety of their nannies and do not seem to communicate very well.

I hope you find a Nanny to help you! 
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