Find Babysitters in Vancouver, British Columbia
For parents who live in Vancouver, British Columbia and find themselves in need of a regular or infrequent babysitter, you may not know where to turn. It’s one thing if you have friends with teenagers who you know personally and can always call in a pinch; it’s another thing if you are new to Vancouver, don’t have much of a network or are a new parent. And believe it or not, even parents who do know potential babysitters still sometimes find themselves in a lurch.
That’s why Babysitters Vancouver was created; we are dedicated to find families across Vancouver, British Columbia trustworthy and kind babysitters, whether they need part-time, full-time or any-time babysitters they can call in case of an emergency.
What should you look for in a babysitter?
Well, there’s the obvious. You need someone you can trust. Someone who won’t steal from you and who will treat your children well. Above all, you want someone normal! While it might sound funny to say, “normal” is the best quality you can look for in a babysitter! This way you can avoid getting into uncomfortable and potentially harmful situations.
That being said, even someone “normal” might be tempted to steal from you. This is why you should only hire a babysitter in Vancouver who has had a criminal background check run on her. It’s easy to know if someone’s done it or not – she will have a certificate that attests to her clean criminal background. So just ask to see her CRC certificate, and then you can move on to the other details.
Other details include calling a candidate’s references. Just because someone doesn’t have a criminal history doesn’t mean she is qualified to watch your children! If you know the babysitter from your neighborhood, you can ask other families that she has babysat for. (If it’s a teenager, you can ask her mother, but you are not likely to get an unbiased opinion!) If you don’t know her, make sure to call up the references she provides (yes, she should provide references!). If she is young and this is her first babysitting job, ask either her teachers or her friends’ parents about whether she is responsible and mature enough for the task.
Other qualities that you will want in a babysitter will depend on your specific situation and the things that are important to you. This can include: Is she a smoker? Is she patient? Does she have an up-to-date Canadian driver’s license? Is she willing to do light housework? What language does she speak? Is she willing to take your children to the park? These are all things you should keep in mind when searching for a good babysitter in Vancouver. Because even though she might be wonderful, and trustworthy – if you need her to pick up your children from school, and she doesn’t have a driver’s license, all her good qualities are really irrelevant. So you need to make sure that you get a good babysitter, and that she is specifically good for what you need!
So, once you know what you should look for in a babysitter, it’s time to sign up to Babysitters Vancouver, and let us send you experienced, reliable babysitters who can make your life just a little bit easier!
What areas of Vancouver, British Columbia do we at Babysitters Vancouver place babysitters in? All of them! This includes neighborhoods and cities: Downtown Vancouver, West End, Yaletown, Coal Harbour, Gastown, Chinatown, Downtown Eastside, Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, False Creek, Granville Island/Fairview, South Cambie-Oakridge, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Marpole, Oakridge, Shaughnessy, South Cambie, West Point Grey, Commercial Drive, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney, Vancouver, Mount Pleasant, Main Street-Riley Park, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park-Little Mountain, Strathcona, Sunset, Victoria-Fraserview, Dunbar, Kerrisdale, Marpole, Sunset-Victoria-Fraserview and Renfrew-Killarney.
That’s why Babysitters Vancouver was created; we are dedicated to find families across Vancouver, British Columbia trustworthy and kind babysitters, whether they need part-time, full-time or any-time babysitters they can call in case of an emergency.
What should you look for in a babysitter?
Well, there’s the obvious. You need someone you can trust. Someone who won’t steal from you and who will treat your children well. Above all, you want someone normal! While it might sound funny to say, “normal” is the best quality you can look for in a babysitter! This way you can avoid getting into uncomfortable and potentially harmful situations.
That being said, even someone “normal” might be tempted to steal from you. This is why you should only hire a babysitter in Vancouver who has had a criminal background check run on her. It’s easy to know if someone’s done it or not – she will have a certificate that attests to her clean criminal background. So just ask to see her CRC certificate, and then you can move on to the other details.
Other details include calling a candidate’s references. Just because someone doesn’t have a criminal history doesn’t mean she is qualified to watch your children! If you know the babysitter from your neighborhood, you can ask other families that she has babysat for. (If it’s a teenager, you can ask her mother, but you are not likely to get an unbiased opinion!) If you don’t know her, make sure to call up the references she provides (yes, she should provide references!). If she is young and this is her first babysitting job, ask either her teachers or her friends’ parents about whether she is responsible and mature enough for the task.
Other qualities that you will want in a babysitter will depend on your specific situation and the things that are important to you. This can include: Is she a smoker? Is she patient? Does she have an up-to-date Canadian driver’s license? Is she willing to do light housework? What language does she speak? Is she willing to take your children to the park? These are all things you should keep in mind when searching for a good babysitter in Vancouver. Because even though she might be wonderful, and trustworthy – if you need her to pick up your children from school, and she doesn’t have a driver’s license, all her good qualities are really irrelevant. So you need to make sure that you get a good babysitter, and that she is specifically good for what you need!
So, once you know what you should look for in a babysitter, it’s time to sign up to Babysitters Vancouver, and let us send you experienced, reliable babysitters who can make your life just a little bit easier!
What areas of Vancouver, British Columbia do we at Babysitters Vancouver place babysitters in? All of them! This includes neighborhoods and cities: Downtown Vancouver, West End, Yaletown, Coal Harbour, Gastown, Chinatown, Downtown Eastside, Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, False Creek, Granville Island/Fairview, South Cambie-Oakridge, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Marpole, Oakridge, Shaughnessy, South Cambie, West Point Grey, Commercial Drive, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney, Vancouver, Mount Pleasant, Main Street-Riley Park, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park-Little Mountain, Strathcona, Sunset, Victoria-Fraserview, Dunbar, Kerrisdale, Marpole, Sunset-Victoria-Fraserview and Renfrew-Killarney.
