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7 Tips For Hiring An After School Nanny Or Sitter

A good after school nanny can be difficult to find. Without the right hiring and screening process completed upfront, you may rely partially on luck to locate the right caregiver

After-School Babysitter: Your 101 Guide

The start of a new school year gives you a chance to get off on the right foot with a new after-school babysitter or refresh the relationship you have with

Before and After School Child Care: 6 Practical Solutions

The new school year is around the corner which means it’s time to nail down your before and after school child care. From morning drop-offs to shuttling kids to after

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Back to School: The Nanny Conundrum

Contributed by guest author Whitney Tang, Executive Editor of Nanny Magazine It’s September, which means hordes of children have headed off to school, many for the first time. As you

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Tips for Lining Up College Students for Summer Childcare

In a few short months, school will be out for the summer and you likely have different summer childcare needs than you have now. You may need full-time help, a

Nanny vs Babysitter – The Pros and Cons

There are many options for childcare these days. How you decide which option to go with is a personal choice based on a variety of factors. Let’s look specifically at

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Nanny vs Daycare – Pros and Cons

A big question you ask when you are preparing for the arrival of your first child or making a change to your current childcare setup, is which is a better

5 Steps to Find a Good Babysitter

There comes a point in every parent’s life when they have to find a good babysitter but you don’t just want to find a good babysitter, you want to find

How to find a sitter for your pandemic pod

With many schools going online-only or adopting staggered schedules with distance learning days, some families are banding together to form at-home “pandemic pods” to provide child care, structure, socialization and educational help

Tips for hiring a babysitter during the pandemic

Considering hiring a babysitter or nanny during the coronavirus pandemic, but not sure how to do so safely? Here we share some best practices to evaluate the viability of an