Our nannies are anywhere from 18 to as old as 70 plus. Most of our nannies seem to be between 20-30 although many are in their 50 and 60’s.

Nannies hourly rates generally start at $16/hour for temporary services for one child, with an additional $1 per hour for each additional child. Hourly rates start at a range of $20-$24/hour for permanent placements depending on the responsibilities of the nanny, and the family’s requirements. The more experience the nanny holds, the more compensation they earn.

We find our nannies a number of ways. Since we have been in business since 1989, many of our nannies will complete an assignment we placed them with and then come back to us to find them another family to work with. These are additional ways we find nannies:

• Our website – Nannies visit our website locally as well as all over the country.
• Social media- Nannies find our social media platforms all the time and connect with us.
• Referrals from families – Families that no longer need a Nanny often refer their great nanny to us to find a new family.
• Referrals from other nannies – Nannies referring other Nannies that they meet in play groups or library time.
• Returning Nannies- when a Nanny finishes their placement, they often return to us to find a new family.
• Advertisements – we are connected with colleges, job websites, social media, social media groups, parenting magazines, and flyers in and around the areas we cover.
• Search Engines- with our longevity and specific qualifications, many nannies find us when they search online.
• Multiple Location advantage – Because we are the same company with the same ownership across eleven counties, we can provide opportunities to nannies state-wide
• What does this mean for you? This means we provide a much wider selection of great Nannies for you to choose from.

Once you fill out our family application, we immediately connect with you to discuss your needs in depth, and begin the search to find you a great nanny for your family. Most of the time we can begin referring nanny candidates to the family within 1-3 days time. We have an amazing Recruiting team that is dedicated to interviewing nannies in-depth specifically for your family’s position. It can take anywhere from 4-8 weeks for the average placement. For placements with specific needs or unusual schedules it may take a bit longer than the average time frame. This includes recruitment and the background process.

No, we believe that a Nanny should be paid in full, directly by the family. We pride ourselves on doing the right thing both legally and morally. Our agency never takes a portion of what our Nannies earn. This means you get a higher caliber Nanny that is happier in their position and in result stay with a family long term.

Absolutely! We are here to provide support indefinitely. You can call us before, during, and after the placement. We want you to be totally satisfied with the services we provide. Like any business, we know you can go somewhere else if you are not happy. In addition, once you register as a family with us, you are a Lifetime Member!

We certainly will not say anything negative about any other agency. All we can say is what we feel are the good points about our agency specifically. First, we have an excellent reputation and have been doing this since 1989. Much of our business is through referrals, so we must be doing something right! Secondly, we have a second to none background process when screening nannies.

• Another reason for our success is that we charge a very reasonable fee for our services. We do not have the overhead of a franchise nanny agency and therefore can charge a lower, more affordable rate. Compare the services we offer with others and see for yourself. We charge a rate that reflects the enormous amount of time and resources needed to complete a placement. Our placement fee is also a one time fee. We will never have an ongoing permanent placement fee. From the point you choose the nanny for your family and complete placement, there are no additional fees in your placement, and we remain here as a support system.
• We provide family-nanny agreement templates to families. We also have NDA agreements when needed.
• We are a full service agency and able to tailor most of our services to meet a family’s needs including our Temp Service providing on-call nannies should you need them.
• Our Permanent Placement Team consists of specialists that are dedicated to matching great families with great nannies based on your needs. We only send you candidates that would be a good fit.
• Our Recruitment process! We list our nanny jobs on our very own job board so many nannies constantly check this list out for jobs of interest to them. It is also a way for families to get exposure to more available nannies than they could otherwise. The more experienced nannies use our agency for the same reason the families do. It is very convenient, saves time, and safer.
• We have a wonderful Nanny Network that consists of thousands of Nannies. In addition to our job board, we send out new and available positions to our Nanny Network! We attract nannies from all over the state as well as nationwide.
• We pride ourselves on doing the right thing, both legally and morally. We are affiliated with two fantastic household payroll companies that will provide free consultation when referred from us, so that you know all of the legal ins and outs when it comes to hiring a nanny. Did you know it is illegal to 1099 your nanny? We want to ensure our families understand the process completely so that our families make the best decision for both their children, and their household.
• Once registered with our us, you remain a Lifetime Member with our agency. If your nanny is not available one day, you can always contact us for a temporary nanny.

Absolutely, these nannies are on the Temp Team for a number of reasons. Most are either part-time nannies who work with another family and wish to work additional days to help families or nannies that just enjoy having flexibility and making their own schedules. All go through the same screening and background process whether the nanny be temp or permanent. To book a nanny via our app- download the Nannies Who Care app at any app store.

If you are a registered family with us, then you could conceivably give just a few hours’ notice even on the weekend. Member’s of our Kid’s Club can book a nanny after hours with us on our very own Nannies Who Care app! Although we request a 24 hour notice anytime possible, most of the time we can fill last minute requests. There is an extra fee for last minute requests made within 24 hours of the scheduled time of nanny’s arrival and for holidays. To find our app, search for Nannies Who Care on any App store.

If you did not use Nannies Who Care to find a nanny, then you would have to typically follow the steps below. Sometimes you may find a nanny through a referral but still would not know much about the applicant without thoroughly checking the applicant’s references and completing a full background check. If you did not know anybody, then consider the following scenarios. If you find a referral, then your costs would be everything below except for the advertising costs. But if the referral does not work out then you are back to square one without a support system.

1. Interview – Once you are satisfied with the phone interview, then you will need to invite the candidate to your home to meet with you and your children. Once again you don’t know who this person is and will rule out many because of personalities and possible errors in the application (dates of employment, reason for leaving, etc.).
2. Selecting a candidate: If you feel comfortable with a candidate then you will start the background process which should include a Florida criminal state wide check and also a Florida driver’s license check. If the nanny has lived in Florida less than 7 years then you should check their previous state(s) for criminal(state-wide) as well. Next you will want to contact all of the candidate’s references. Since you are probably going to call these families or businesses who employed these candidates then you may get some resistance to fully disclosing their background. Many families and especially businesses will not give out any detailed comments about a previous employee if they are not a business such as Nannies Who Care. While you are doing this background check, there is no guarantee that the references will check out and you will have to incur the same cost all over again for the next candidate of your choice. Do not forget social media! Also, there is no guarantee that the nanny will hang around long enough before all of the references come back. The candidate may find another position that she/he likes better while this process goes on.
3. There is no guarantee that it will work out with the nanny. If it does not, then you will have to either look at any candidates you have previously interviewed and hope that they are still available, or you will have to advertise again and incur the cost all over again. Nannies Who Care provides a guarantee of 30-90 days depending on the package you choose. We have a constant flow of candidates so we can act fast to get you a nanny should it not work out with the first one. You also have full access to our member rates with our Temp Team, so you have temp coverage while we help you find the right fit permanently.

What happens if your nanny is sick, on vacation, or is not available when you need, he/she? Nannies Who Care provides Temp Nannies when you become a registered family. There are many costs associated with finding a nanny on your own. This does not include the many hours of your time for this process. This also assumes you will be successful with the first nanny you choose, otherwise these estimates will be doubled. There are also costs associated with getting the criminal, drivers, and social security checks, and verifying employment and personal references. We strongly recommend you thoroughly check out each nanny candidate.

The most popular question we receive from families who reach out to us is what kind of background check we do. In other words, you want to have peace of mind when selecting your nanny. Well, the following is the process we use to put you at ease.

1. Recruitment of Nannies: Our nannies are all experienced with children as this is a requirement of our agency. Most career nannies reach out to us as they know our process, and they know that in addition to always advocating for our nannies, we also do not take a portion of their pay. Nannies know how supportive we are in following their career and advising them. Our attention to detail stands out in our interviews, recommendations, and placements. We pay attention to the details that matter, which is all of them! We attract professional nannies with our job descriptions and do a wonderful job of matching nannies to families based on the goals and details they share with us in their in-depth interview. We put a great amount of attention and resources to attract professional nannies from all over the country.
2. Initial contact: We accept on average only about 25% of all nanny applicants based on our initial screening interview. This interview has multiple screening questions, and it is the time to evaluate how much the nanny applicant truly wants to be a nanny.
3. Nanny Application: Once the nanny passes step 2, we have the nanny fill out an extensive nanny application that not only outlines their credentials but tells us exactly what she/he is looking for in a family position. We accept different levels of childcare experience. Nannies with extensive childcare experience receive more compensation. Nannies are required to provide letters of recommendation or verifiable reference contacts, as well as personal character references. We reach out to all!
4. In-depth Nanny interview- Upon acceptance of the nanny application, we then schedule an in-depth interview with the nanny. We ask specific questions about the character, experience, skills, and background in our nanny interviews. We pay attention to important details while in the interview and we know what to look for. Interview questions designed around why they want to work as a nanny, what makes them a good caregiver, how does the nanny presents themselves. We obtain copies of the nanny’s social security card, driver’s license, up to date CPR and First Aid certification, and any other credentials they may have. Nannies sign the I-9 paperwork (legal status to work in US) and our terms of agreement showing professionalism.
5. Our reference questionnaire is sent to all childcare and family references as well as all personal character references. The previous family will describe if the nanny’s traits and their experience with the nanny, dates worked, salary confirmed, and the children’s ages at the time of care. Background screening – We check all states where the nanny candidate has lived for the past 7 years. We use a background check company that is second to none! They have staff that physically go to anywhere the nanny has worked, lived, or even temporarily resided in and pulls all public records. We also do a thorough driving record screening that goes back 7 years. We submit the drug screening based on the tier package the family has chosen. At this time we also do a full internet search on the nanny including a social media check.
6. Family Matching Process- We use our in depth nanny interview and our in depth discussion with our registered families looking for a nanny, and find candidates that best fit the family’s needs.  We assist in coordinating interviews between the family and nanny, based on the family’s availability. Families save a lot of time due to us only sending qualified candidates that meet our requirements and their expectations. Many times, we have Nannies that have already been interviewed and are in our Nanny Network awaiting the family that is right for them. We are able to send these candidates right over as their profile and paperwork are already completed!
7. Nanny Hired: Once you hire the nanny that is right for your family, we provide ongoing support for you. We provide the family with a Family/Nanny Agreement for both parties to sign that outlines the job description, duties, salary, etc. We can help you with questions you may have about your nanny or any other issues you wish to discuss. Families also have a trialing period between 30-90 days depending on the tier that you choose.

We also have a fantastic team of Temp Nannies that are here to provide coverage should you need it! All Temp Nannies are screened the same way. You can book a great Temp nanny directly on the Nannies Who Care App!

Payroll Questions – We are happy to refer you to two excellent services that can advise or take care of all payroll needs. We pride ourselves on doing things the right way both legally and morally!

• Temp Nanny- provides temporary care for children on an irregular basis. Provides a safe environment while the parents are away with the same background check as our permanent nannies. Temp nannies can also provide transportation, help with meal prep or snack time, homework help etc.
• Permanent Nannies- Full or part-time (at least 25 hours per week) either as live-in or live-out. Tasks of a nanny are usually centered around childcare. Examples of what a typical nanny does are related to the children are: cooking or meal prep, laundry, errands and picking up after the children. Nannies will also pick or drop off your children for school, or sports events. Many times, they also clean up the kitchen area emptying or loading the dishwasher as well as other light chores if they have the time. Sometimes nannies will also do extra light household chores for a slight increase in pay. Nannies sometimes have formal training, and all have solid experience. Nannies work unsupervised and are self-starters.
• Newborn Care Specialist – Has a high level of experience working with newborns and helping parents when their infant comes home from the hospital including overnight care and support during the first few months of the child’s life. NCS also provides emotional support to parents. They have experience with cord care or circumcision and bring the baby in for feeding should Mom be breastfeeding.

Yes, the IRS requires at least FICA (social security and Medicare taxes) to be taken out of the nanny’s paycheck. We refer out to recommended tax and payroll companies on our Resources Link Page. We always recommend to pay a nanny legally with a W2. Paying a nanny on the books always protects both the family and the nanny.