XP Nanny Agency Questions

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DH and I have a call with a nanny placement agency tomorrow.  DD currently goes to a lovely daycare center but we're getting sick of being sick all the time.  We've decided to look into possibly having a part time nanny (about 30 hours per week).  It's a very preliminary phone call, we're not committing to anything or even starting the process of searching for a candidate.  We're just getting the opportunity to get an idea of how the whole having a household employee thing goes. 

I know that we'll be paying between $15-$17/hour and that we'll have a fee of about $3000 to the agency.  They'll do the search, the background checks, and set up interviews.  Beyond that, I don't really know what to expect.

What are some questions that I need to ask the agency? I'm kind of drawing a blank other than how much is this going to cost, and how will I know the nanny will be trustworthy?