As the summer approaches, there is always the big caregiver switcheroo and search. There are just more fun events to go to in the spring and summer and people need sitters, some families leave for the summer vacation months, thereby leaving their sitters/nannies behind, other children are starting full-time school in the fall, and there are just a ton more births in the summer! "More newborns arrive during the late summer and early fall months of
July, August, and September than during any other time of the year. August had the most birthdays in 2005 at around 369,000, and February had the fewest at about 310,000." (Babycenter.com)

So, if you want to get a jump start on it, here you go!

To help you out I have done a short listing of resources for finding emergency sitters, short-term babysitters and full-time nannies. ( A full listing is on the blog under  Childcare: Nannies and Sitters)

1. For those of you that are looking for an emergency sitter – these are the services out there for you.

Now Nanny
www.nownannyny.com
718-522-2580
210 Douglass Street
Suite 1A
Brooklyn, NY 11217
You can get a nanny by the hour, long term or you can hire out for children party’s assistants and custom packages.
They can also find a permanent nanny for you.

NY City Explorers

nycityexplorers.com

388 Atlantic Avenue

(between Hoyt & Bond)

Brooklyn, NY 11216

718.625.6923

[email protected]
They offer drop-offs on Wednesdays, Friday nights, Saturday mornings into afternoon and Saturday night. They also have babysitting service where your child can either play at their playspace or in your own home.

Pinch Sitters 
http://www.nypinchsitters.com
212-260-6005
They charge $17 an hour with a 4 hour minimum.  They also do overnights.

2. Looking for a college-age sitter for a night out?

College Quick Jobs
http://www.collegequickjobs.com
[email protected]
347-497-5312
This is the "new kid on the block". CollegeQuickJobs.com
connects local NY residents with students from Columbia, NYU and other
top colleges.  You can post any job from babysitting to short-term dog walking, tutoring, running errands, etc.  You register, post a job, and view the resumes of the students that apply
for your job for free.  If you like what you see, you can get the
contact information (phone number and email address) of students for
$12.99. Registration was painless, I just didn’t have an actual job to post! The greatest thing about this service is that they have signed up with tons of colleges in the U.S., so if you are traveling, this can be a fantastic resource.

Barnard College Babysitting Service
(212) 854-2035
(212) 854-2412 fax
Established in 1965, the Barnard Babysitting Service is a nonprofit, student-run agency designed to provide
employment for Barnard College students and to provide parents with a convenient and relatively inexpensive source of childcare.

Baruch College
(212) 802-6718
(212) 802-6728 fax
A babysitting job description with specifics submitted to Baruch College will be posted on their bulletin
board.

Julliard
(212) 799-5000 ext. 313 (Placement Office)
(212) 579-9802 fax
Babysitting jobs submitted with description, salary, hours, and any specific requirements of the student
(experience, availability, etc.) will be posted.

Manhattan School of Music
(212) 749-2802 ext. 486 (Career Planning)
Babysitting jobs with specific job descriptions can be called in to a counselor at the above number and they will post it.

3. Looking for a full-time nanny?

Now Nanny
www.nownannyny.com
(see info under #1- emergency sitters)

Local Parents Groups for Nannies and Sitters
Parents Groups
The
link above is to all of the parents groups in Brooklyn. If you join one
of the groups (especially the one for your neighborhood), do a search
in their database for "sitter" or "nanny" in the archives. People are
constantly posting about their sitters’ or nannies’ availability
(including shares).
 

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