The Findababysitter.com guide for parents
How to find, contact and meet nannies, au pairs, mother's helps, housekeepers, babysitters, and childminders in your area.
At Findababysitter.com we aim to provide parents looking for childcare with an affordable and safe childcare service that you can trust.
Learn about the childcare services we provide for parents below including free nanny share alerts, how to post a free trial job advert, how to find your perfect local candidate and our affordable price plans for parents.
If you are a child care giver, create a free childcare candidate profile here.
If you are an agency, see our tools designed for your nanny recruitment needs.
A quick guide to our services for parents
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Advice and child care information
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Free childcare services to help you find a babysitter
Register with Findababysitter.com
If you are a parent looking for your perfect Mary Poppins you can register for free and start using any of the Findababysitter.com childcare services for parents below. Sign up to receive our newsletter for the latest childcare advice, news and special offers.
Free nanny share alerts
Register for free and enter your postcode and we’ll put you in touch with other families that want to share a nanny in your local area. To receive Nanny Share alert emails tick “Contact me about nanny share” when you register with Findababysitter.com or login and select “Contact me about nanny share” on your “My account” page.
Post a FREE trial childcare job
Register as a parent with Findababysitter.com and post a free trial childcare job. When you post your trial babysitting or nanny job advert you can enter your personal childcare requirements.
Your trial job will be approved by us and live within 24 hours (normally much less). This is to help prevent fraud and inappropriate content being uploaded to the website. Your job will then be listed in our Looking for childcare employment section.
You will need to buy access to Findababysitter.com if you want to read replies and respond to child care givers that match your personal requirements. You can then choose which candidates you want to interview.
Find and contact local childcare candidates
Find your perfect candidate
Search over 30,000 childcare candidates. Find and interview local candidates that meet your specific requirements including childcare experience, languages, qualifications, availability, and proximity to your postcode.
You can contact as many candidates as you like with any price plan and can post up to 2 jobs on the job board.
To create a shortlist of candidates whilst browsing Findababysitter.com simply click “Add to favourites” top-right on each childcarers profile page. You can then find your favourite candidates quickly and decide who you want to contact and interview.
Posting multiple childcare jobs
Post a childcare job advert and interview applicants that meet your personal requirements.
You can post a free trial childcare job or post up to two jobs with Basic, Premium, Ultra or 1 Year Best Price Access. Your job(s) will be approved by us and live within 24 hours (normally much less). This is to help prevent fraud and inappropriate content being uploaded to the website. Your job(s) will then be listed in our Looking for childcare employment section. You can then choose which candidates you want to interview.
If you are a nanny agency you can post multiple jobs to recruit nannies for your clients. Find out about our special features for childcare agencies.
Connect with childcarers from just £4.99
Choose from our range of affordable price plans for parents and contact as many candidates as you like, all with our full money back guarantee. Our price plans start at £4.99 for 5 days Basic access.
Affordable Price Plans – From just 21p per day!
- 5 Days Basic access £4.99 (£1 per day)
- 30 Days Premium access £15.00 (50p per day)
- 60 Days Ultra access £25.00 (42p per day)
- 365 Days 1 Year Best Price access £75 (21p per day)
Basic, Premium, Ultra and 1 Year Best Price access all include up to two job posts and unlimited access to contact and interview as many childcare candidates as you like. All price plans come with our full money back guarantee.
Full money back guarantee
To qualify for the Findababysitter.com money back guarantee you must contact at least 5 childcarers using the website message system or post at least one job on the job board. If you do not receive a response by the end of your paid access period Findababysitter.com will happily refund your order. To request your money back please contact us when your access has expired.
Childcare information and advice for parents
Helpful advice and information
Findababysitter.com is packed full of advice, including interview tips, guides to childcare and childcare costs, tips on staying safe from internet scammers and FAQs for parents.
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What our customers say
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