Anyone hire a babysitter from care.com?

mythreesons03 · January 2012

I am hoping to find a babysitter this year to use every now and again to give DH and I a break. It would not be set hours more just on call, I am thinking a High School Sr. or a Freshman in collage age range. Someone recommended care.com, has anyone used them? I think I have to pay for the service?

Also anyone in the Concord/WC/PH/Martinez area have someone they use that they really like ?

tem2201 · January 2012

Would you consider putting something up on the DVC jobs board? Or SMC?

leolyns · January 2012

I would try the DVC job board. Isn't there a mom's group in PH/WC, would they have any recommendations?

I wish one of my cousins didn't move out of the area as she would have been a great candidate for babysitting. Good luck!

mythreesons03 · January 2012

tem2201:
Would you consider putting something up on the DVC jobs board? Or SMC?

April would they be willing to do just here and there jobs? I didn't know if it was just for set schedule type of jobs, where we would be looking for here and there for date nights and such.

tem2201 · January 2012

mythreesons03:
tem2201:
Would you consider putting something up on the DVC jobs board? Or SMC?
April would they be willing to do just here and there jobs? I didn't know if it was just for set schedule type of jobs, where we would be looking for here and there for date nights and such.

I would specify that in your job posting. That is exactly what we wanted, though a little bit more consistency (one morning a week). We got a number of responses immediately and ended up finding someone we love (and have had for the last two years). I will be super sad when she graduates!!

tri_bride05 · January 2012

I signed up with care.com when we were looking for a mother's helper over the summer. I found a really good candidate - met with her and almost hired her, but then found someone else through M's preschool that was a better fit. I felt more comfortable because we knew her and had friends that had used her for babysitting. I think you can do a trial on care.com so you'll be able to search for sitters in your area and see what's available (though you can't actually contact them until you sign up).

KellyMRocks · January 2012

When my sister is around for spring break and summer break, she would be available for babysitting jobs.

marsnemmo · January 2012

I can ask our sitter if she is looking for more hours??

soon2Bkranz · January 2012

I have not but I have a few friends that have and are very happy. I would for sure do it if I wasn't so lucky with local parents

mythreesons03 · January 2012

KellyMRocks:
When my sister is around for spring break and summer break, she would be available for babysitting jobs.

That would be perfect!

mythreesons03 · January 2012

marsnemmo:
I can ask our sitter if she is looking for more hours??

That would be great thanks!

NorcalLinds · January 2012

tem2201:
mythreesons03:
tem2201:
Would you consider putting something up on the DVC jobs board? Or SMC?
April would they be willing to do just here and there jobs? I didn't know if it was just for set schedule type of jobs, where we would be looking for here and there for date nights and such.
I would specify that in your job posting. That is exactly what we wanted, though a little bit more consistency (one morning a week). We got a number of responses immediately and ended up finding someone we love (and have had for the last two years). I will be super sad when she graduates!!

I did a posting for a very part time sitter. I was very specific that I needed someone very rarely but we were looking to have someone on hand for date nights and such. I also specified the amount per hour, and received tons of replies. I was cheap ;-)

legaleagles · January 2012

NorcalLinds:
tem2201:
mythreesons03:
tem2201:
Would you consider putting something up on the DVC jobs board? Or SMC?
April would they be willing to do just here and there jobs? I didn't know if it was just for set schedule type of jobs, where we would be looking for here and there for date nights and such.
I would specify that in your job posting. That is exactly what we wanted, though a little bit more consistency (one morning a week). We got a number of responses immediately and ended up finding someone we love (and have had for the last two years). I will be super sad when she graduates!!
I did a posting for a very part time sitter. I was very specific that I needed someone very rarely but we were looking to have someone on hand for date nights and such. I also specified the amount per hour, and received tons of replies. I was cheap ;-)

I've had several friends find their nanny's on there and are quite pleased.

That's good to hear. We are thinking about getting someone just one day a week if the 4 days we have my mom is too much for her, but was worried I'd never find anyone for such parttime work. We are going to see how the first month goes and then decide, but its good to know I might get a hit.

pkw · January 2012

I have not hired anyone from it but DH and I saw a commercial for it and were like..."how neat" so I went on and looked. Turns out I knew about 4-5 people from this area who are on there. These people I would 100% trust with my son so I feel like the site must be pretty good. I also noticed that a huge amount of them are early care and ed students state here who are working on their degrees so I think it is a good place for them to start off too.

I think this site seems pretty legit.

fjaril · January 2012

We've hired one gal and are looking at another one since the first gal's school schedule has changed.

I like care dot com better than sitter city. sitter city felt like I was trolling personal ads for my kid. The photos on that site were a bit too myspace/facebook trashy for me.

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