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I HAVEN'T HAD TO HIRER A NEW CARE GIVER FOR QUITE AWHILE BUT I DO LOOK AT THE WEB SIGHT JUST TO SEE WHO IS AVAILABLE AS I HAVE NEEDED SOME EXTRA HELP FOR A WHILE DUE TO A NEW FAMILY MEMBER LIVING WITH US. ALSO I HAVE USED CARE.COM SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 10 OR MORE YEARS AND I HAVE HIRED SOME REALLY GOOD CARE GIVERS FROM THEIR SITE. THE KEY IS TO DO AN INDEPTH INTERIEW, HAVE A TRIAL PERIOD TO TRY EACH OTHER OUT, AND CHECK REFERENCES!!! I'M NOT THRILLED THAT MANY OF THE PROFILES DON'T UPDATE THEIR AVAILABILITY SO IT'S HARD TO KNOW IF THEY CAN WORK WHEN I NEED THEM WHEN I'M JUST LOOKING AT PROFILES. . I HAVE GOTTEN THE BEST RESULTS BY POSTING A VERY COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION STATING -JOB REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT MY CHILD'S NEEDS, BEHAVIORS, LIKES AND ECT ARE. THAT WAY ONLY THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE WILL ANSWER THE AD. AFTER THE LENGTHY INTERVIEW I ASK IF THEY ARE STILL INTERESTED IN BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE POSTION IF THEIR REFERENCES CHECK OUT, SOMETIMES THEY WILL SAY YES, BUT CALL A DAY LATER AND CHANGE THEIR MIND, BUT OTHERS WILL BE INTERSTED. IF I CONSIDER THEM A VIABLE CANIDATE, I BEGIN CALLING AND TALKING TO THEIR REFERENCE. IF I HIRER THEM, I TRAIN THEM WITH SUPERVISION. THE FIRST DAY OF TRAINING IS NON PAID BUT I PAY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS OF TRAINING. THEN WE BEGIN A TRIAL FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO SEE IF IT'S A GOOD FIT. ONCE THEY MAKE IT THROUGH ALL OF THAT I HAVE HAD GOOD SITTERS. I HAD ONE THAT I HAD TO LET GO AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET HER DRIVERS LICENSE WHICH WAS AN UPFRONT REQUIREMENT. I GAVE HER SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES AND HELPED WHERE I COULD BUT IT DIDN'T WORK OUT. I SEE CARE.COM AS PROVIDING A POOL OF PEOPLE TO SELECT FROM WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CAREGIVER, AND SOMETIMES IT DOES TAKE A LONG TIME TO FIND THE RIGHT PERSON, BUT THE SAME WAS TRUE WITH A COMPETITOR OF CARE.COM. HOWEVER THE REAL JOB OF PICKING THE PERSON THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR FAMILY AND BEING ALONE IN OUR HOME WITH OUR CHILDREN IS UP TO US. OVER ALL I HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH CARE.COM, ALTHOUGH I THINK THEIR PREMIUM ACCOUNT SHOULD BE A LITTLE LESS EXPENSIVE, BUT I STILL HAVE A CAREGIVER THAT WORKS PART TIME THAT HAS BEEN WITH ME 2-3 YEARS, AND ANOTHER ONE THAT COMES ONCE A MONTH EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS A FULL TIME JOB AND COLLEGE DEGREE NOW. SHE STARTED WITH ME ABOUT 6 OR 7 YEARS AGO. THEY ARE LIKE FAMILY AND I FOUND THEM AT CARE.COM. I

As a nanny I do not pay to post my profile. Impossible to upload my CPR certificate.

I've been with care.com for a little over a year as a babysitter. I've had pretty good luck with meeting families and getting offered the opportunity to watch their children. I do have an issue with the site in that when I search using a desktop it won't load the family's job description so I can read more and decide if I think it's a match and want to apply. I think their customer service is alright. I do with they had a 'contact us' link on their site in the event I need to submit an issue after hours, but when I called (during normal business hours) I got a live person who fixed my issue: I was deleted once after I made some changes to my profile, but after calling and speaking to a representative, they re-instated my profile straight away.

Dawn Atkinson helped me so well when I gave birth. She was patient and nurturing when she cared for my daughter.As a new mother Dawn taught me how to prepare bottles and learn how to schedule the baby for meals.I learned how to properly bathe my daughter during bath time. I was so tired waking up through out the night, but learned by Dawn to take a nap while my baby was sleeping. This idea rejuvenated my body and soul. Thank you so much Dawn for your spectacular tips and insight.

I have worked with Tiffany Hulings. She is an excellent care giver she's kind and compassion and understanding and very helpful

I read all the bad reviews and I am sure the users are not reading carefully when they sign up lol! I am a professional house cleaner and all my clients are from care.com I signed up for the premium account where you can have a background check and DMV record available for potential clients to review because, let's be honest, do you want anyone left alone in your home without knowing who they are as people? I don't! The only thing I've told from potential clients that have contacted me through personal email is that they reply but I see their message days later. Probably server issues of care.com? Say I sent a message Monday, the client receives it until a week later 😬😳, please check your server capabilities! We providers are loosing potential jobs!

Kan gå lidt tid inden man får nogle henvendelser, men herefter er der kommet mange ansøgninger, så det fungerer udmærket. Mvh. Malermester Allan Rasmussen

Used to find and hire a caregiver for my mom. Great applicant pool and response; effective messaging system; takes some practice to work with the website but not hard. Costs money to get the best function, but not much, and it is easy to downgrade/cancel. Hired a terrific, motivated person. I recommend this website. It is worth the premium subscription