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There are hundreds of thousands of families across the U.S. and far more around the World that are seeking the care of a nanny or au pair. Whether this is your first attempt at hiring a nanny or if you have had multiple nannies already, we want to offer you several suggestions to help you get the right caregiver for your needs.

You can go it on your own or use a nanny agency, but either way it’s much more important to first understand your needs. Do you need a live-in or live-out nanny? How much can you afford to pay your nanny? What benefits are you able to offer a nanny? How do you right a good nanny wanted ad to get the best responses with enough candidates to feel like you have multiple great choices? We will help you explore all of these questions and more.

Here are some of our hiring tips that you may want to read first:

10 Important Nanny Payroll and Nanny Tax Considerations – It’s amazing how many families don’t realize they just can’t pay their nannies in cash.
10 Services You Should Expect from an Online Nanny Agency – Here we explore why using an online nanny service is a great way to reach a large number of nannies that are already vetted for you.
10 Services You Should Not Expect from an Online Nanny Agency – Before signing up with an online agency you need to know what to expect from them and frankly what you should NOT expect.
10 Tips for Creating a Nanny Wanted Ad – In order to get the best nannies to apply to work for you, you need to know how to describe the job very well.
10 Important Things to Consider When Setting a Nanny Salary – It’s important to understand that you are competing with other families to get the best nannies and while you don’t want to overpay, you also want to retain your nanny.
10 Important Reasons to Execute a Nanny Work Agreement – Nanny agreements are great protection for the family AND the nanny.
10 Nanny Benefits Every Family Should Offer – From health insurance to the use of an automobile, it’s important to know what you should offer your nanny.
10 Different nanny Background Checks You Should Run – You can’t be too careful when it comes to hiring a nanny, so be sure to run multiple background checks.
10 Reasons Parents are Ultimately Responsible for Hiring a Nanny – You can use recruiters to help you find caregivers, but in the end YOU are the employer and the buck stops with you.
10 Important Nanny Interview Questions – This is a great starter for parents that don’t know what they should ask prospective nannies.
10 Tips for Creating the Perfect Family Profile – This helps first time families know what they should include in their online nanny agency profile page.
10 Types of Nanny Scams Families Should Know – It’s amazing and sad at the same time, but there are nanny scammers like there are family scammers so here are some common sense tips to avoid being scammed.

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