Why you must do babysitter background checks!

Posted by Admin on Thursday, August 25th, 2011 at 9:45 pm

How do you really know whom you are inviting into your house…

I stayed home with our newborn for three months. My husband and I always planned for me to go back to work, but when it came to finding a nanny we didn’t really know what to do. Of course, we asked all our friends for recommendations, but nothing worked out. We needed to find a nanny or a babysitter some other way and it started to scare us. How do you really know whom you are inviting into your house to care for your child?

We decided to look on Craigslist. I know what you are thinking, but we have had great luck with Craigslist in the past so we put up an ad looking for an experienced nanny with references. We were specific in the ad with what we wanted as far as days, hours, responsibilities, etc. We got a bunch of responses and chose the best candidates to have in-person interviews. Well, some of the stories from the interviews are worth their own blog posts! There are some strange people out there.

We found a young girl, let’s call her Tammy, and wanted to offer her the job. We called Tammy’s references and they checked out fine. We still felt like we needed to know more about this babysitter/nanny who is going to care for our newborn daughter four days a week. We needed to find a safe and anonymous background check for nannies. So, we hit the Internet for companies that do babysitter screening and background checks.

The web has a ton of sites that claim to offer free background checks…which one to use?

The web has a ton of sites that claim to offer free background checks for anyone you are searching for. However, once you actually start clicking around those sites, you will find that there are tons of hidden fees. We were looking for a site that could provide easy screening checks for babysitters, nannies, au pairs, etc. Something that is easy-to-use and reasonably priced. Background checks can get very expensive if you don’t pay attention to what you are doing.

We searched dozens of sites and forums for recommendations. All of our information led us to NetDetective.net. We found easy and unlimited access to background checks for the very fair price of $2.95. We used NetDetective.com to confirm her current address, previous addresses, phone numbers and more. Doing a nanny background screen with an independent third party is an absolute necessity to make sure you and your family are safe. It seems a little shady, almost like spying on someone. However, it’s completely anonymous, and $2.95 is a small price to pay for the peace of mind.

The web has a ton of sites that claim to offer free background checks for anyone you are searching for. However, once you actually start clicking around those sites, you will find that there are tons of hidden fees. We were looking for a site that could provide easy screening checks for babysitters, nannies, au pairs, etc. Something that is easy-to-use and reasonably priced. Background checks can get very expensive if you don’t pay attention to what you are doing.

We searched dozens of sites and forums for recommendations. All of our information led us to NetDetective.net. We found easy and unlimited access to background checks for the very fair price of $2.95. We used NetDetective.net to confirm her current address, previous addresses, phone numbers and more. Doing a nanny background screen with an independent third party is an absolute necessity to make sure you and your family are safe. It seems a little shady, almost like spying on someone. However, it’s completely anonymous and $2.95 is a small price to pay for the peace of mind.

How did it turn out? Well, Tammy lasted about six weeks. We liked her well enough, but she took another job where she could work five days a week instead of four. We went through the process again and found someone else, let’s call her Beth, whom we really adore. Beth has become a part of our family and our daughter is so excited to see her each day! Yes, we used NetDetective.com again to do another babysitter background check and everything came up perfectly. There were no red flags. Please do yourself a favor before you hire anyone to work in your home or be around your children. Do a babysitter background screen and make sure they are who they say they are. NetDetective.net is the best $2.95 I’ve spent in years.

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