My name is Candi Wingate and founder of Nannies4hire.com, Babysitters4hire.com, Care4hire.com and a Nanny Agency.

My nanny experience actually goes way back.  I was a nanny for a family with 5 children, which included newborn twins.  After becoming a nanny and working in a nanny agency for several years, I purchased the successful Nation-Wide Nanny Placement Agency.   After finding that we needed to expand, Nannies4hire.com, Babysitter4hire.com and Care4hire.com was born.

Nannies4hire.com is one of the largest, most successful online nanny and family database serving the United States and Canada.  As part of this database, you can conveniently search full-time, part-time, temporary, summer, babysitting, live-in and live-out nannies by zip code 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Nannies4hire.com database is designed to easily assist families in finding a quality nanny for their specific needs and requirements. Registered families may search by detailed characteristics to help pinpoint the perfect nanny for their family. In addition, helpful tools are available, including sample interview questions, a sample reference form and a sample contract. Nannies4hire.com also gives you advice, tips and information that will help you and your nanny connect on a social and personal level.

Care4hire.com is an online database for families and caregivers to search babysitters, housekeepers, tutors, elder/companion care, pet sitters and other miscellaneous service.   A free preview of available caregivers is available to families. Whether you need a caregiver for a few hours to a few days, you will find it at Care4hire.com. Once you are a registered member, you will be given immediate access to caregiver through email and phone.

I haven’t stopped there.  Besides relationships with Dr. Phil, Supernanny, TLC, receiving the Mom’s Choice Award and a Finalist for the Stevie Award and more growth to be announced soon.  Since 1987, we have been helping wonderful families and nannies.

Here are some tips we highly recommend families using when hiring a caregiver:

1. Do a background check on the caregiver that you hire.  Definitely run a criminal background check.  If the caregiver will be transporting the children or doing errands; you will also want to run a driving record.
2. Do your reference checks.  When getting phone #’s on the references; we highly recommend you can call land lines – since you can track the land lines on who the # belongs to.
3. Make sure you spell out and have a detailed conversation on the expectations for the caregiver.  Have the caregiver ask numerous questions as well.  Communication is the best tool for a successful relationship.
4. Not sure what questions to ask the caregiver?  Take advantage of the sample list of questions we have for registered members at www.care4hire.com.
5. If you do not see the caregiver often; have a notepad where you can both make notes for a communication tool.

I hope this information has helped you learn more about how care4hire.com and nannies4hire.com can better assist you in finding the right caregiver for your child(ren).