I was shocked at the low pay offered by WHN. Their contract rates are a third less than what I make now.

I hired my amazing wonderful housekeeper on Care.com.
Its all about luck.

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Anonymous wrote:Look at all the agencies locally, not just whn. Ask them to put your profile together and then tell you how many nannies they have ready to interview immediately. Make sure it’s only nannies who will accept your rate and fit your criteria on paper. If less than 8, skip the agency.

If you choose this route, be prepared to pay a "registration fee" of $250+ for each agency that does this for you. No reputable agency is going to do all that work for free.

All what work?

The work of interviewing a family, determining their needs, composing their profile, figuring out how many of their current job seeking nannies are actually a match for the family, and then meeting with the family again to present candidates.

Basics are Ames 30 minutes or less.
1. Years of experience?
2. Ages of charges?
3. Number of charges?
4. Set vs flexible schedule? If set, is it 10+ hour days?
5. Live-in?
6. Driver?
7. Pets?

It takes less than 30 minutes to go through that list and then have the agency rep tell the family whether they have 0, 1-4, 5-9 or 10+ nannies who fit the basic criteria. Any reputable agency should be able to provide those numbers quickly. If they can’t, they don’t know their nannies.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at all the agencies locally, not just whn. Ask them to put your profile together and then tell you how many nannies they have ready to interview immediately. Make sure it’s only nannies who will accept your rate and fit your criteria on paper. If less than 8, skip the agency.

If you choose this route, be prepared to pay a "registration fee" of $250+ for each agency that does this for you. No reputable agency is going to do all that work for free.

All what work?

The work of interviewing a family, determining their needs, composing their profile, figuring out how many of their current job seeking nannies are actually a match for the family, and then meeting with the family again to present candidates.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at all the agencies locally, not just whn. Ask them to put your profile together and then tell you how many nannies they have ready to interview immediately. Make sure it’s only nannies who will accept your rate and fit your criteria on paper. If less than 8, skip the agency.

If you choose this route, be prepared to pay a "registration fee" of $250+ for each agency that does this for you. No reputable agency is going to do all that work for free.

All what work?

I use greataupair.com when looking for a nanny and I have had really good luck there. It’s not just for au pairs. Nannies, housekeepers, personal assistants and care givers all post there.

Anonymous wrote:Look at all the agencies locally, not just whn. Ask them to put your profile together and then tell you how many nannies they have ready to interview immediately. Make sure it’s only nannies who will accept your rate and fit your criteria on paper. If less than 8, skip the agency.

If you choose this route, be prepared to pay a "registration fee" of $250+ for each agency that does this for you. No reputable agency is going to do all that work for free.

Many experienced nannies use care.com, but don't rely exclusively on it. I've found really great positions through care.com, DCUM, and a nanny agency. The difference w/ care.com is that I have a ton of people contacting me who don't fit what I'm looking for, so it's much more time intensive for nanny.If you use care.com, it's helpful if you clearly state all your requirements/non-negotiables and ask people to describe how they fit your requirements. It will help you weed people out easier. Good luck!

I can’t imagine serious and experienced nannies use either as both are terrible. Especially with care.com continually getting worse.

WHN sucks

I had better luck with care.com. WHN doesn't attract candidates with more education due to low pay.

Look at all the agencies locally, not just whn. Ask them to put your profile together and then tell you how many nannies they have ready to interview immediately. Make sure it’s only nannies who will accept your rate and fit your criteria on paper. If less than 8, skip the agency.

The only difference between them is that the White House agency will take you to the cleaners. Considering what they charge, you should expect much better quality.

The both suck.

Does White House nannies really have a better pool than the ransoms on care.com? What are the benefits to using an agency?