Atlanta Nanny Placement Agencies Offer Helpful Babysitting Options

Atlanta Nanny Placement Agencies It’s the holidays and that mean for stay-at-home moms like Maria Galati Smith it’s high time to steal away some private time with her husband. Maria is a mom of four and when she got two tickets to a private screening of the new movie Parental Guidance, she called up her babysitter to get her date night all set.

But just an hour before the movie premiere, Maria got the dreaded, “Sorry I’m not coming,” text. With no apology and four kids in their pajamas, Maria’s babysitter bailed. But if it’s one thing Maria learned from the babysitter’s ditch and dash, is that next time she will use a reliable sitter agency like a A Friend of the Family listed on Atlanta Moms’ Babysitters & Nanny Agencies Guide, so that her date night will never again turn into a nanny nightmare.

Choosing a nanny agency helps moms like Maria secure a reliable babysitter, replete with a background check, CPR certification and referrals that would certainly reveal the sitter’s work history. And when there’s a service like A Friend of the Family which vets the nanny with a fine tooth comb, then finding a suitable sitter actually becomes easier.

“Everyone wants the best care for their children, during the holidays and throughout the year,” said Judi Merlin with A Friend of the Family. “A Friend of the Family thoroughly vets every applicant, but only 1 out of 10 actually becomes qualified.”

And nannies are considered to have more experience and education than a babysitter typically would.

“Nannies have previous paid experience in caring for children. Nannies have a level of competency that comes from both experience and education,” Judi said. Nannies provide a safe, nurturing environment where interactive learning takes place.”

A local agency like Southern Sitters and Nannies (permanently closed in 2015) prides itself on finding top-notch care for parents by eliminating the time that is required by parents to recruit, pre-screen and schedule childcare. Atlanta Moms’ Babysitters & Nanny Agencies Guide lists these agencies as a go-to nanny resource. Southern Sitters and Nannies also offer around the clock, 7 days a week care.

And if you can’t choose between a babysitter, nanny or au pair and want to find the right fit for your family, there is a national company called Sitter City which offers tips and tools for parents and a how to hire the right sitter page on the website. Sitter City is a national database of nannies and sitters from Atlanta to Seattle.

When there’s a need for a last-minute sitter like in Maria’s case, Seeking Sitters fits the bill and offers last minute, one-time, part-time or full-time sitters. And to take it a step further, all member and sitter applicants are screened by a licensed private investigator.

Although Maria has crossed that unreliable babysitter off the list, she does plan on making good on date night before the holidays are over. And Maria said she’s got a few nanny placement agencies in her sight.