| Were you aware that right now there isn't any | | | | - Once you found a nanny that meets most of |
| national or state regulations concerning babysitters | | | | your early qualifications, have her fill out an |
| or nannies? What it boils down to is that almost | | | | application as she would at any other job. Ask for |
| anyone can apply for a nanny position just by | | | | information such as her date of birth, driver's |
| calling themselves a nanny by trade. How scary is | | | | license number, any previous names, and names |
| that? This shows the importance of checking up | | | | of the last five employers besides those earlier |
| on the people who are looking after your children. | | | | references. You should also get the names, |
| Parents needs to familiarize themselves with | | | | addresses and phone numbers of close relatives, |
| performing background checks and the steps | | | | colleges or schools attended and dates as well as |
| involved. | | | | her last three home addresses. Basically, I would |
| Most people run into the problem of nannies | | | | ask to see just about anything else you feel |
| providing their own references, and that leads to | | | | would be important. |
| them choosing previous employers or just about | | | | - Before you run a background check, inform her |
| anybody who would portray them positively. | | | | you will be doing so and get her to sign a waiver |
| These are not exactly the best recommendation | | | | authorizing that you can. This shouldn't be a |
| you can get. That's why I recommend having | | | | problem at all to a trustworthy nanny. It's the |
| background checks done on all potential nannies. | | | | ones who are hesitant on giving you all of this |
| Here are a few other steps you should take | | | | information that you need to be worried about. |
| when performing a background check on a nanny: | | | | - Once you get all of her information, you can |
| - What you want to do is get at least three | | | | start contacting everyone on the list to verify |
| references from your nanny and get in contact | | | | they are who she said they were. Start with |
| with every single one of those contacts. You | | | | relatives first then work your way to previous |
| want to find out as much information and details | | | | employers. Ask them if the information she |
| as possible. Try to ask questions about the length | | | | provided you was indeed true and ask for their |
| of their employment and the quality of her work. | | | | opinions on her. |
| Ask for a reason why their business relationship | | | | - If you think you would feel more comfortable |
| ended and if there were any problems at all. Most | | | | collecting as much information as possible, then by |
| importantly, find out if they would ever hire that | | | | all means do so. There are a number of different |
| nanny again. | | | | background check services available online for you |
| - If the references your nanny provided don't | | | | to use. I know a few families who even hired a |
| give you as much information as you would have | | | | personal investigator to look into a nanny's |
| originally liked, it is perfectly acceptable to ask for | | | | background. They aren't too expensive depending |
| more references. You'll run into this problem more | | | | on how deep you want them to look into her |
| commonly if you can't get a hold of a reference | | | | background. |
| on the nanny's list. | | | | |