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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MB here.  My best luck has always been with neighborhood lsitservs - mom to mom referrals.

But I would give you one piece of advice - don't look for "that perfect nanny".  Perfection doesn't exist and you're setting yourself up for failure.

Look for someone whose core values seem to naturally fit with yours, someone for whom the job (inclusive of compensation, benefits, hours, etc...) you are offering is a great fit - you want them to be really happy with what you can offer.  Look for someone you instinctively like.  Look for someone with terrific, honest, references.  Look for someone who asks smart questions, listens to your answers, can have direct conversations with you without giving you pat, canned answers.  Look for someone who seems to genuinely enjoy your child or the age range of your child.

Spend A LOT of time deciding what things are deal breakers to you and hire to that - don't try to hire for every little thing.  Is maintaining a schedule critically important to you, but trying to achieve early reading skills isn't?  Then hire with all of that in mind.  (Or whatever your must haves and deal breakers are.)

Etc...

Good luck!  It is hard, and stressful for sure.[/quote]

+1. This is good advice.
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The real problem is that anyone can call themselves a nanny. So the market is flooded with unskilled, uninterested, and lazy applicants. That said, there are also wonderfully capable and dedicated professionals out there. It just takes awhile to find them.[/quote][/b]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

What parents need to understand is that [u]ANYONE[/u] with access to the internet (which is pretty much anyone and everyone since public libraries offer free one hr. internet), can go on Care.com and Sittercity.com and create a [i]free profile.[/i] They can then attach the label "Nanny" to it and BAM ! then parents who are willing to pay these ridiculous websites are thinking they have all these "Professional Nannies" to choose from. A whole database in fact.

Sure, they offer background checks, but these are done very shoddy.

I highly recommend going with a well-reputated nanny agency or a referral from a trusted person. [/quote]

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