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Five Reasons to Hire a New Babysitter

As we head into the final days of summer, why not shake up your routine by substituting your regular babysitter with someone new? You might not be so keen on

5 Ways a Babysitter Can Help This Summer

Now that the kids are home from school for the summer, you’re faced with a whole different set of childcare needs. If you need full-time childcare for the summer, you

How to Line Up Summer Childcare Help

The typical school-age child has 10 weeks of summer vacation. That’s at least 70 full days with you or another caregiver–be it a daycare provider, camp counselor, nanny, babysitter, family,

5 Things to Consider Before Choosing a Summer Camp for Your Kids

Options are seemingly endless for summer day camps and mini-camps for kids as young as toddlers. With camp registrations underway and deadlines quickly approaching, it’s tempting to jump at the

How much to pay the babysitter for New Year’s Eve

If you have New Year’s Eve plans this year, you’re probably wondering how you’re ever going to find a babysitter–and once you find one, how much should you pay for

UrbanSitter Mobile App is Here – Book a Sitter on-the-go

Do you want to find and book a babysitter from anywhere, at anytime… in other words, when the inspiration (or an invitation) to do something without the kids strikes? Now

What should I look for in a babysitter?

Finding and hiring the right babysitter can be unnerving for parents. While we’d all like to leave our kids in the kind and capable hands of Mary Poppins, the reality