New York Nanny

Hiring a New York Nanny or Babysitter

Networking in New York City with friends, neighbors, teachers, or using a professional registered sitter agency is a good way to start. It is important to find someone that you like to watch your child. This should be a responsible, competent, trustworthy individual who actually likes being with children. Ensure that they are age-appropriate since some nannies and sitters are not comfortable with babies or very young children. Do a background check, ask for references and be sure to check them out. It would also be helpful if the sitter had some first aid or CPR training. Remember your child’s safety is your first priority.

New York Nanny Salary

The going rate in your New York City neighborhood can vary depending on the sitter’s qualifications, experience, education, and the number of children to be cared for. Salaries for live-in nannies currently range from $11 to $17 an hour or $500 to $600 per week. Be fair – for sitters, pay a decent rate with a minimum number of hours arranged beforehand.

New York Nanny & Babysitter Agencies

There are some well-established registered babysitter and nanny agencies in New York City, and they will provide references and background checks on request. The NYC Artist Babysitting Agency (646-707-3281 or 646-465-2829) can supply a sitter for families who need someone for a regular night out or on the spur of the moment. They can also provide a sitter to travel with the family on vacation. All their sitters are infant and child CPR-trained, rates approximately between $16-25 per hour. A Choice Nanny (212-246-5437) is a multipurpose agency that offers short-term care in emergency situations and also offers tutoring where the nannies help children with their homework. Pinch Sitters (212-260-6005) provides sitters who are subjected to thorough background checks, a 4 hour minimum at a rate of $16.00/hour, and two families can prearrange to share one sitter at $20.00/per hour. Baby Sitters Guild (212-682-0227) has been in business for over half a century. They can also provide a bilingual babysitter with over 16 languages represented, or a sitter with a nursing background. Their sitters are 25 or older, and parents can even request a particular age. Their rates run approximately $20.00/hour.

Be sure to leave a contact number where you can be reached, as well as your child’s medical information. If you are going to be unavailable, perhaps a grandparent or good neighbor in New York City can be notified. Be clear to the babysitter about your expectations. This should be a good experience for your child, something and someone they can look forward to coming again.

New York Kids Activities & Things To Do with Kids

New York City, also known as The Big Apple, is the largest city in the United States, home to the United Nations, and a world leader in finance, the arts, publishing and communications as well as headquarters for some of the world’s largest corporations. It is a vibrant multicultural city with lots of kid-friendly places to visit and things to see and do, and its five boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island are all easily accessible by the world-famous New York subway system. Fun to visit places are The Bronx Zoo which is one of the biggest zoos in the world, with something for everyone from butterflies to crocodiles, including the Congo Gorilla Forest and Jungle World with real waterfalls. You can get around by the park monorail, even bring your own food and have a picnic in a smoke-free environment. The New York Hall of Science with its Marvelous Molecule exhibit is hands-on for kids of all ages, winner of the 2008 Parents’ Pick for “Best Museum for Big Kids”. Not to be missed is a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as the MOMA, with its world-class collection and an eclectic gift shop for that perfect souvenir.

Just remember to have both the sitter and the kids bring along a jacket and wear comfy shoes when out and about in New York City.