Available in more than 20 countries, Care.com is the world’s leading platform for finding and managing high-quality family care. Care.com is designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s families and caregivers, offering everything from household tax and payroll services and customized corporate benefits packages covering the care needs of working families, to innovating new ways for caregivers to be paid and obtain professional benefits.
Care.com (care.com) has 6,298 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 2.4 out of 5.
Website
care.com
Category
Kids & Family
Location
Austin, Texas
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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Such regret. Sign up is easy, of course. You cannot cancel if you have basic membership...you have to upgrade to cancel. If you can't find the hidden way to cancel, they will charge you on a recurring basis. The phone number for member care refers you to online help and hangs up on you. I would have rated 0 stars, but this app wouldn't let me.
Response from Care.comDec 29, 2023
Hi Gina, Thank you for your feedback and I'm so sorry to hear that you didn't have a positive experience with the app. For assistance, please reach out via our Help Center contact us link at help.care.com or Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-016956 when you message.
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Nicole N.
I have been played in the worst way
I have been played in the worst way, Care.com you have played with the last person, how dare you not close my my account and continue to take money and not allow me to delete a service that I don’t use nor do I want you should be ashamed of yourself taking peoples money. why can’t I delete my account? Why are you stealing my money why?
Response from Care.comDec 29, 2023
Hi Nicole, I'm sorry to hear that you didn't have a positive experience with the site. For assistance, please reach out via our Help Center contact us link at help.care.com or Facebook Messenger. Include Reference Number
REV-016936 when you message.
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Mariah
Big Scam
My question is WHY are people still paying this worthless platform. When there are so many other way better platforms that are FREE. I would NEVER pay a ripoff SCAM company like care.con to apply for jobs. When the company was sold it became GREEDY and HORRIBLE with so many stupid rules! Closed my account immediately when asked to provide my social security number
Signed up for FREE with Sittercity and couldn’t be HAPPIER! People don’t give this scam company your hard earned money! Hopefully care.com goes bankrupt and closed
PERMANENTLY
Response from Care.comDec 29, 2023
Hi Mariah, I'm sorry to hear that you didn't have a positive experience with the site. For assistance, please reach out via our Help Center contact us link at help.care.com or Facebook Messenger. Include Reference Number REV-016934 when you message.
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KR
No shows
This is the 2nd time i gave this website a chance. I have hired 3 sitters this time who never showed when they agreed to meet and never responded to my messages after saying they wanted the job. The last time I tried this site I had 2 sitters blow me off. Then this site refused to refund me... Why should I pay for services that I never received??
Reply: I already contacted your company and you refused to refund me.
Response from Care.comDec 29, 2023
Hi Karly, I'm sorry to hear that you didn't have a positive experience with the site. For assistance, please reach out via our Help Center contact us link at help.care.com or Facebook Messenger. Include Reference Number REV-016933 when you message.
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JustAnswer C.
Limited job offers, extremely low fees, not good.
UPDATE. Thanks for replying to my review. I understand that you are a market place. I have been registered for other apps in other places, these apps help to set standards of service like timings, and fees per hour that are fair. If your app doesn't do that, then don't say that you "care" for families and sitters, you are only the middle man. Who charge fees in both sides and do not resolve any problem that may arise :(
Thank you for contacting Care.com 2023-01-21-26574587 ref:_00D708kOO._5005Y2NzJtd:ref
I am a professional babysitter, I have an “Avance Childcare Certification” from NYC. When I moved to Dallas Tx., I thought I would offer babysitting services at the Care app that was well advertised on TV.
The first problem is that you are unable to assess the market because you cannot have a view of the daily demand, the fees per hour or the family's requirements, unless you pay first a subscription.
You need to register first and pay a fee even before you earn any money. Ok, new place, new rules, so I paid the fee only to find out that the jobs offered were limited (I got messages with the same jobs offered over and over), so I was disappointed. Even worse than that, was that the fees are not regulated, and the families are expecting you to do the following:
*take care of the children,
*prepare the meals,
*drive the children to school
*pick them up in your car,
*feed them the meals that you had prepared,
*help with homework and last but not least,
*do the kitchen cleaning??.
Excuse me!
Families needed a nanny, a cleaner, a cook, a chauffeur and if you have experience SEN better, all of these for 10/15 dlls per hour!. OMG
Needless to say that once you have seen the official explotation of the nannies and/or babysitters tthrough the CARE app, you are unable to cancel or ask for your money back. You can cancel but no refunds are given to the jobless nannies or babysitters. No person to talk or complain. Really bad experience.
I have worked in other countries as well and Care is by far the worse app to register for a freelance job on the childcare services.
Response from Care.comSep 11, 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear you haven't had a positive experience with our service. While Care.com offers many great tools to help make connections and communication easier between families and caregivers, we are not an agency. Care.com is an online marketplace where caregivers can connect with families looking for care. Caregivers can post a profile and once active, they can search for jobs online and apply to the ones that match the services they provide. If you'd like to discuss further, please reach out to us through the contact us link at help.care.com or through Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-016924 when you message. We would be happy to assist you. Thank you.
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Kat B.
Don't do it
This is the worst organization I've encountered in quite some time. I tried to find a caregiver for a one time event. When the site tried to force me into an annual subscription, I tried to reach out. Without logging in, it's impossible. Also, there is no unsubscribe or cancel your account. It's a horrible business, stay clear.
Response from Care.comSep 8, 2023
I'm truly sorry to hear that your experience with our website didn't meet your expectations Kat. I'm here to assist you with your account, and help in any way I can. You can easily get in touch with us through our 'Contact Us' link at help.care.com. If you're unable to log in, no worries – you can reach us via Facebook Messenger as well.
To streamline communication, I've also submitted a request for your contact information through Trustpilot. If you prefer to respond to that request, I will follow up with you that way. When you reply, kindly include Reference Number REV-016913. We're committed to helping resolve any issues you may have and ensuring a better experience for you.
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Jenny C.
They kept taking my money when i asked…
They kept taking my money when i asked them to stop - they said they would stop but didn’t and I didnt notice( stupidly) for a long time. They are impossible to contact unless you have an account which you have to pay for. I never did manage to find the cater I was looking for on their site.
I feel they rip vulnerable people off to be honest.
Response from Care.comSep 11, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, Jenny. We're sorry to hear you have been getting charged after you feel you cancelled your account. We have sent you an email requesting some additional information to facilitate a more thorough investigation. This will help us ensure that your subscription cancellation has been successfully processed and verify whether there are any multiple accounts associated with your profile. If you wish, you can also anytime reach out to us through our contact us link at help.care.com or through Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-016898 when you message. Thank you.
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Sandi A.
There is NO PHONE NUMBER for customer…
There is NO PHONE NUMBER for customer service. I can't cancel my account. It puts me in an endless loop!! I DO NOT NEED their service and never used it.
Response from Care.comDec 29, 2023
Hi Sandi, I'm sorry you had trouble reaching us. Premium members or members who have a current booking can always live chat with us through the Contact Us button found at help.care.com as well as reach out to us via our phone number listed on your credit card statement. You can also reach out to us through our Facebook Messenger. Please include Reference Number REV-016897 with your message.