As an Agency Owner, I have the privilege of working with both Families and Nannies.
Though I have seen of late, families moving towards the internet based "agency."
These self-proclaimed agencies are gaining new clients (families) with their low monthly costs and
the "guarantee" of providing excellent childcare workers (nannies).
What you can do w/ our local agency:
- Meet face to face with owner and/or placement coordinator
- Receive referrals from local Families that use(d) our services
- Receive several personally matched Nanny portfolios at once
- Know Nanny's background screening has been completed
- Know they have been interviewed by the Owner
- Receive Owner contact throughout the entire placement
- Rest assured we stand behind our Nannies because we personally know them
- Receive honest pricing. We don't under or over charge.
- Families may talk with other companies that refer our services
While it may seem like the next best thing, online "agencies" may be more of a problem
than a solution. (personally speaking of course)
If you're in the gray area of decision, call the "online agency" and ask them a series of
questions like:
How long have you been in business?
How do you retain customers?
What's your placement percentage?
How many clients do you have vs childcare workers?
How do you attract childcare workers?
Who is running their backgrounds? Are they ALL screened?
Most importantly, WHO IS interviewing them and is it face to face?
Then call your local agencies.......ask them the same questions.
Submitted most sincerely -- Your local Agency - NannyMall, llc
