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View all profiles for local sitters, nannies, and daycare centres – or set custom filters.

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Full Access

Chat back and forth with prospective candidates to ask about qualifications or referrals.

Complete Control

Complete Control

Screen applicants, schedule and conduct interviews, and choose whom to hire for the job.

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Total Freedom

Total Freedom

View all profiles for local sitters, nannies, and daycare centres – or set custom filters.

Full Access

Full Access

Chat back and forth with prospective candidates to ask about qualifications or referrals.

Complete Control

Complete Control

Screen applicants, schedule and conduct interviews, and choose whom to hire for the job.

WHY PARENTS PRAISE SITLY

How has a great sitter changed the lives of these families?

Olivia: “When Amber came over for an interview, she almost immediately started to play with Zoé and Noah.”
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Rachel: “Anne always sends me photos so I know how things are going. I really like that.”
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Sarah: ”Because Eliza babysits one evening a week, we have time for each other again.”
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Ellen: “It’s nice that Hannah does the things with the kids that I can’t find the time to do.”
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Heather: “Because Michaela picks up Jason from school, he no longer has to go to after-school care.”
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ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS

Membership registration is always free, with no obligations. You can use your free Basic account to browse all of the profiles for registered childcare providers in your area, and send free replies to get to know more about the sitters who message you.

If you want to be able to start conversations, however, you’ll need a Premium subscription:

1 month: $39
3 months: $87 ($29 monthly)

Please note, Premium subscriptions automatically renew 30 days after payment. Remember, you can cancel anytime and still retain access to Sitly’s exclusive Premium features until the end of your current billing period.

Before starting your search, take a little time to figure out what your needs are. Full-time support? Part-time care? On-call help? Make a wish list of necessary and preferred characteristics so you can apply the right filters to our web tool.

We’ll provide you with a list of available sitters near you. Then you can personally screen and vet promising candidates by asking for references and organizing an official interview. If you find a babysitter or nanny who meets your requirements, set up a Premium Sitly account to get in touch with them right away. Or, you can take things slow and wait for interested childcare providers to message you first.

First things first – message the prospective babysitter or nanny about any past childcare experience they may have, and ask about references from prior families. Then you can check in with the other parents to see what their impression was of the sitter.

Next, come up with a list of questions that will help you determine if the sitter will be a good match for your family’s needs. Review our 10-Step Guide for Parents for examples of questions to ask candidates during a babysitting interview. Finally, when you’re ready, schedule a convenient time to get together in person for a one-on-one.

There is no standard hourly rate for childcare services. Rather, each nanny or babysitter’s rate is determined by several factors – including their age and level of experience, the number of kids who need looking after, and how far they need to travel for the job.

In order to come up with an appropriate rate, you should first take into account the minimum wage for your area. Then, you might consider offering a higher rate of pay to keep things fair if you’re asking for any help with things like tutoring or chores around the house – or if you know your kids can be a handful for even the most patient of sitters!

Sitly lets you expand your sitter search to find independent childcare solutions in your neighbourhood – including babysitters, nannies, and home daycare providers. But given all these options, choosing the right solution for your family’s needs requires weighing the pros and cons carefully.

Keep in mind that nannies often work a set schedule and provide dependable assistance with more demanding tasks – while babysitters are typically scheduled as needed, and focus their energy on keeping kids safely entertained. A home daycare centre might give you the best of both worlds, but you’ll need to pay extra attention to other important factors like location, flexibility, and cost.

We do not perform background checks or screen new members because we are not a job or babysitting agency. Rather, think of Sitly as a neighbourhood hub where parents and independent childcare providers – including babysitters, nannies, and home daycare centres – can find and connect with each other. As an inclusive community, Sitly’s equitable access ensures that finding the right person for the job – or the right job for the person – remains fast and flexible for everyone.

That means screening is in the hands of our members. Parents, nannies, babysitters, and home daycare providers can vet each other based on their own priorities and preferences. Beyond exercising common sense when it comes to sharing personal details, we suggest you carefully review provided references and plan an official interview before making any final decisions. When you’ve found the perfect match, you’ll be glad you took the time to make sure everything was on the up and up.

Whether you’re online or in the real world, your safety is important to us. So, if you receive any inappropriate messages or mistreatment, be sure to file a report with our team so we can check it out. Remember, all reports are private and investigated seriously by Sitly’s staff. In addition, we perform manual checks on a routine basis and follow up on system alerts that notify us when anything out of the ordinary happens on our secure platform.
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GET DIRECT ACCESS TO CHILDCARE OPTIONS

Whether you’re in need of a full-time baby sitter for help with at-home or after-school care, a part-time nanny, or a neighbourhood home daycare provider – Sitly helps you connect and converse with childcare providers near you.

FIND THE BEST BABYSITTERS IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

When you find someone you can trust to keep your kids safe and happy, you’ll be able to negotiate a babysitting contract with them to build your own custom childcare network. The qualified sitters that you recruit will form your dream team – freeing up time for you to take care of other priorities, thanks to available regular and emergency childcare support. At the end of the day, access to babysitters who are affordable, flexible, and reliable is what Sitly is all about.

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