Care.com: Innovative Childcare and more without the Hassle!
With no family in town, finding babysitting has always been a hassle for our family. That’s why ten years ago we started the Babysitting co-op. A group of families got together and started swapping babysitting and keeping track of how often each couple went out and watched others. It’s been great for these past ten years, but for some reason as our children have gotten older and busier, it’s getting harder to find families to babysit our kids when we need them to.
Our oldest is just getting to the age where he can watch the little ones for a short time, but we’re still not comfortable with him (and neither is he) watching them for long periods of time at night and teenage babysitters are extremely hard to come by.
So what’s a family to do?
Enter Care.com
It’s an innovative and safe way to find quality babysitting!
I’ve only browsed the childcare/babysitters in my town, but they also have petcare, tutors and senior care givers.
I was happy to find Christian babysitters from churches I’m familiar with. It’s really easy and simple to browse the list of available caregivers. You pick the age, price range and distance (among other things) to find a list that’s compatible with your family needs. Then just browse the bios. References are available and for a limited time care.com is offering this service FREE to my readers for three months. So why not give them a try?
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After playing around of Care.com I can say this is just what I needed LAST YEAR, when I was looking for a part-time nanny to come to my home a couple of days a week while I homeschooled. These girls are in my town and I’m familiar with the churches they attend (though not all are Christian). I tried finding quality care through the local universities, but this site makes it so easy!
Here’s what one mom has to say about the service!
“Just as I signed up for my complimentary subscription, I found myself in my own caregiver panic situation. My long-time babysitter just told me last Monday that she needed to get a full-time job, which I can’t offer her. So I went onto Care.com, found a few people in my area to choose from, and checked out their references. In just a couple of days, I pinpointed someone who matched my family’s needs exactly, interviewed her, and fell in love with her! I’m always nervous about hiring a new babysitter unless she’s been referred by a close friend, but Care.com made me feel completely comfortable that the sitters on the site were pre-approved and qualified. It was easy and convenient, and I’m thrilled with the results.”
~ Dana Hilmer, Mom Central Consulting principal and author of Blindsided By A Diaper
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