How to Find a Babysitter

1. Referrals

Don't underestimate the power of simply asking around. Try:

• • Neighbors with teenagers or college-age kids
• • Other parents at your kids' school or activities
• • Coworkers
• • Your local gym, coffee shop, or salon staff (sometimes the staff are college students looking to pick up extra work)

The best sitters come from personal recommendations. They come with built-in trust.

2. Local Facebook Groups

If you don't have an existing connection, the #1 free way to find babysitters is via local Facebook groups.

Try searching Facebook for:

• • "[Your city] babysitting"
• • "[Your city] parents" or "[Your city] moms"
• • Your specific neighborhood + "parents"
• • "[Your city] nanny share"

3. Babysitting Apps & Websites

If you are still having trouble finding a sitter via the above methods, or need someone very urgently, these platforms may help:

• • Care.com
• • UrbanSitter
• • Sittercity
• • Wyndy

Note: Some of these charge up to $450+/year in membership fees. Once you find a sitter, you can use Sitterflow to manage your schedules instead of continuing to pay platform fees.

Once You Find a Babysitter

After you've found one or more babysitters, you'll need a way to manage your schedules. That's where Sitterflow comes in.

Instead of paying ongoing fees to Care.com or UrbanSitter, use Sitterflow to:

• • Share your availability with your sittes
• • Let them book shifts that work for both of you
• • Sync everything to your calendar
• • Avoid expensive platform fees