tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post3290863502922200897..comments2023-10-31T06:06:59.528-04:00Comments on How to Be the Best Nanny : Screening NanniesBest Nanny Newsletterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06103799261254020125noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-77318144329402860612009-07-16T06:52:02.438-04:002009-07-16T06:52:02.438-04:00Only thing to do after all of this is to install n...Only thing to do after all of this is to install nanny cams. If it's legal do it! Not to monitor how much food the nanny is eating but to see if she's hitting or neglecting your precious children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-75847621311030128512009-07-13T10:27:26.319-04:002009-07-13T10:27:26.319-04:00I am a nanny searching for a position. I have sig...I am a nanny searching for a position. I have signed up with ALL the on-line sites.<br /><br />NONE, of them have checked me out in ANY way. I NEVER spoke to any of the sites. I just filled out their on-line info. and - boom my name/info. appeared soon after.<br />So not even sure if anyone read my info. to see if what I wrote was acceptable?<br /><br />I found two temp nanny jobs one from SitterCity and one from <br />E-NannySource and both parents asked me to complete a background check form- so I had to give them my Driver's Lic. and Social Security Number. Not sure if the background check they did was included in the price of their sign up with the sites or if they just did it on their own.<br /><br />Other families I found thru other sites just asked me for references they could call. And then hired me.<br />ALL were under the impression that I was in some way PRE-SCREENED and ALL 1st interviews took place at the families home. Thank goodness I am not a sicko! HUH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-6960025319796161112009-07-13T05:50:51.927-04:002009-07-13T05:50:51.927-04:00What I want to know is if the nanny web sites are ...What I want to know is if the nanny web sites are doing this? Are they doing background checks? No, parents buy background checks but the web site owners/staff do not help screen job applicants? Am I right or wrong about that? I think the point is that I don't see how the web sites are even verifying the people are using real names, real addresses, real email addressses, checking social security to confirm legal to work in this country...are they? <br /><br />How does greataupair.com, care.com, sittercity.com pre-screen nannies?<br /><br />Intereting how au pair have the Visa process which pre-screens in a sense, but are the web sites matching personality types? Making sure the family actually lives in a house where they say they live? It's just a dangerous world and parents should not be misled into false security that people who never meet you are protecting you. The parents have to protect themselves, not rely on anyone else to do it for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-87505915250197833242009-07-11T07:15:33.215-04:002009-07-11T07:15:33.215-04:00Great resource. How can we get this info to parent...Great resource. How can we get this info to parents though? Do mostly nannies read this blog or do parents also? How can I get this out to parents/employers?<br />Katherine Taylor<br />Professional Nanny<br />Atlanta GAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com