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Since 1984, parents have chosen Parents in a Pinch as their #1 choice for in-home childcare. We provide:
Call us now to become a member.
 Backup & Temporary ChildCare
Families are busy, their schedules complicated, and their margin for error is small. When the nanny quits or calls in sick, or when a child comes down with a cold, flu, diarrhea, or an ear infection, many parents do not know where to turn.
When you’re facing a last minute childcare need, you want a caregiver you can trust and a company who can respond quickly. With one phone call, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Our caregivers are loving, experienced, trained in health and safety, and can be at your door step within a few hours.
Let Parents in a Pinch be your family’s safety net. Click here for current rates.
Nanny Placements
Looking for the right nanny for your family is an important and time-consuming task. When you have to make such an important decision, remember that Parents in a Pinch has a professional and thorough screening process and only selects those who meet our stringent criteria. This screening includes a personal face-to-face interview, criminal background check, identity verification, reference checks, child development screening, and much more. Your professional nanny will be warm, flexible and trained in childhood health and safety; in addition, she will have a work history in child care with recent caregiver-related references.
Parents in a Pinch refers both part-time and full time nannies – and much more! Here are some of the benefits of using Parents in a Pinch:
- A free one hour session with a parenting coach to work with you and the nanny together to be sure your approach to childcare is aligned
- Resources and professional tax experts to help you with your tax obligations as you become a household employer
- Sample work agreements
- Tips on how to keep your nanny
- Tips on the most frequently offered benefits for you nanny
- The ability to contact our Nanny Placement Specialist anytime you have a concern
Nanny Placement Rates
- Parents in a Pinch nanny searches are available to members only.
- The placement fee for part-time nannies is $160 per week (4-week minimum), with a maximum fee of $2500.
- The placement fee for full-time nannies is $200 per week (4-week minimum), with a maximum fee of $3000.
- There is a discount for corporate clients.
- We have special summer rates! $550 - $850
The nanny's salary is negotiated between the parent (employer) and the nanny (employee),
typically $16-$20 per hour.
Click here to become a member and to fill out the details of your nanny request.
Read what parents say about our nannies.
Contact us to find out if we're the nanny agency for you.
Group Childcare for Special Events
Parents in a Pinch’s group childcare is a special program designed to provide childcare for large or small groups of children during weddings, meetings, reunions and other special events.
While you attend to the big details of your event, Parents in a Pinch will help you take care of the little ones! We send a team of wonderful, professionally screened and trained caregivers, armed with fun activities, to play with and supervise the children. Our activity specialist puts together a selection of toys for fun, safe and cooperative play.
Rates:For small groups:
- $250 for games, arts and crafts, books and toys.
- $30 per hour per caregiver.
- Discounts are available for corporate clients.
For groups of 10 children or more, call our group childcare coordinator, Naquan Cooper, extension 113.
Ratios:At all times we maintain a ratio of 4:1 for children 3 years and older, and 2:1 for babies and toddlers.
Minimum: 4 hours/2 caregivers. Cancellations: $100
Contact us so we can arrange childcare for your special event.
NannyCheck
Choosing someone to care for your children is never simple. And with such easy access to unscreened babysitters and nannies online, parents have found that vetting a candidate themselves is both time consuming and stressful.
If you find a nanny on your own, won't you feel more secure if she undergoes a thorough screening and background check just like a Parents in a Pinch caregiver?
"I appreciate your help. Your prior report on the former applicant was a factor we considered in making our hiring decision, as we found the information extremely valuable."
Choose from the menu of a la carte services below:
Background Checks - $250
With NannyCheck we search for evidence of criminal convictions in the past 7 years following a Social Security trace of where the nanny has lived. We obtain education verification, check the individual's credit history and complete a driving history evaluation.
Interview and Report - $200
Our unique, detailed interview, was developed with over 25 years of experience. It targets a nanny's knowledge of child development, ability to handle common nanny challenges, level of creativity, style of discipline and more. Our report is a detailed account of your nanny's strengths, knowledge of child development, style of caregiving and commitment to her job.
Training - $125
Our very own award-winning health and safety program reviews the most important caregiving practices in a lively way. The program covers topics such as first aid, household safety, positive discipline strategies and styles of care giving. A completion report evaluates your nanny's style of caregiving.
Reference Checking - $150
A trained member of our staff speaks directly to references by phone. Our carefully-developed format determines the genuineness of a reference, the caregiver's strengths and limitations, her ability to communicate with both employer and children effectively and more. We recommend three recent, childcare references from a nanny candidate.
Entire Nanny Check Package - $575
Discounted rates are available to Corporate members.
Contact us so that we can do a nanny background check for you.
Backup Care as a Corporate Benefit
Increasingly, companies recognize that offering work/life benefits is a win-win proposition. According to WorldatWork’s 2007-2008 Global Strategic Rewards Study, after compensation, work/life balance is the most important driver of employee attraction and commitment.
Programs such as corporate backup care reduces employee stress and gives employees peace of mind -- while simultaneously increasing employee productivity and retention.
Parents in a Pinch offers not only backup childcare, but backup eldercare and adultcare as well. With baby boomers aging and their parents living longer, employees increasingly face many challenges. Often their loved ones are hundreds of miles away and when the phone call comes, the need is urgent. Juggling between work duties and caring for a family member can be very stressful. Corporate Backup Care enables an employee to come to work with peace of mind, while a professionally-screened and trained caregiver goes right to the home to take care of the temporary need until a more permanent solution can be found.
Employees of companies with Parents in a Pinch’s backup childcare and backup eldercare benefit, realize many advantages. They pay significantly less for backup care and they receive nanny services, group care services and NannyCheck services at a discount.
Click here to find out how your company can offer backup childcare and backup eldercare as a company benefit.
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