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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We tried doing it on our own first, but then ended up using an agency, which worked out great.

We were in a rush to get nanny hired.  (Mother-in-law living with us until we did so).  So the fact that the agency had already done the background checks and the candidates we interviewed were ready to hire was a big benefit for us.

I think care.com would have netted a positive outcome if we'd had more time.  We posted a job, and got about 100 applicants.  Of those, I would say about 8-10 of them had previous experience as a full time nanny.  We scheduled 3 interviews.  We like 2 of them, but before we had a chance to even start checking references and running background checks, 1 of them took another job, and another dropped out of the running since we couldn't guarantee we'd need her for more than 1 year.

After that, we went with Metro Parent Relief.  They've been great so far.  A nice thing about them is that if you hire someone as a "temporary" nanny rather than permanent, you do not pay a large (15%) one-time fee, but rather you pay $35 per shift.

For us, the fees did seem astronomical at first.  Until we tried to do it on our own, at which point we really saw the benefit.

The nanny we found via this agency is amazing so far.  A perfect match for our babe.  They're getting along famously after just a few days together.[/quote]
Over the top sales pitch. You work for them.[/quote]

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