Frequently Asked Questions

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For Families

The Nanny Network services the Baltimore, Washington, D.C. & New Orleans metropolitan areas.

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Child care is a Nanny’s primary responsibility and area of expertise.

A Nanny’s typical duties are:

  • Child(ren)’s meals/clean up
  • Child(ren)’s outing/activities
  • Bathing/hygiene of child(ren)
  • Care of child(ren)’s room/play areas
  • Homework help
  • Child(ren)’s laundry
  • Child-related Errands



A Family Assistant is a childcare professional who is willing to do a variety of additional tasks around the home, suited best for families with school-aged children.

A Family Assistant’s typical duties include but are not limited to:

  • Family meals
  • Grocery shopping/errands
  • Carpools/homework help
  • Family laundry
  • Pet care
  • Household organization



A Sidekick is a household assistant designed to lighten your load. Sidekicks do not provide child care. 

A Sidekick’s typical duties include but are not limited to:

  • Laundry service
  • Errand service
  • Grocery shopping
  • Simple meal prep
  • Household management / projects
  • Pet care

Yes! The Nanny Network offers shared care, also known as nanny sharing, as part of our Classic service. This arrangement allows two families to share the services of a single nanny. Rates are 12% of total gross compensation per family and the $350 retainer must be paid by each family.

  • Classic: $350 retainer + 20% of total gross annual compensation* or $3000 minimum.
    *Total gross annual compensation includes all compensation in whatever form, including but not limited to average gross wages, overtime, signing bonuses, and the value of workers compensation insurance, received by the Candidate from Client per week, multiplied by the duration of employment.
  • Concierge: $350 retainer + $35-$60 per hour depending on the candidate at a minimum of 20 hours per week. 
  • Nanny Shares: Rates are 12% (per family) of the caregiver’s total annual gross compensation and the $350 retainer must be paid by each family. There is a minimum placement fee of $3500 per family.
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The starting pay rates for long-term full-time and part-time nannies are as follows:

  • Baltimore
    • Nannies: $22 per hour pre tax
    • Family Assistants: $28 per hour pre tax 
  • Washington, D.C.
    • Nannies: $25 per hour pre tax
    • Family Assistants: $30-$40 per hour pre tax
  • New Orleans
    • Nannies: $22 per hour pre tax
    • Family Assistants: $28 per hour pre tax

On average, finding a long-term nanny takes approximately 4 to 8 weeks. In the meantime, we offer temporary care options to support you during your search.

Yes! Once you’ve created a job description, our team will present you with qualified candidates who have expressed interest in your position! You’ll be able to review their comprehensive profile, including their bio, skills, references, work history, and certifications. At that point, you decide who you’d like to interview.

Our nannies come from a variety of sources. Many nannies are referred by friends that are currently employed with us. Nannies also find us through job fairs, social media, and online job boards. After 30+ years in business, the agency has developed relationships with thousands of nannies, most of whom return to us when they return to the job market.

The Nanny Network adheres to a strict 8-step vetting process.

  1. Experience Requirements: Child care providers who are placed through The Nanny Network must have at least 2 years of recent professional child care experience, and verifiable “non-relative” references. 
  2. Comprehensive Application: Candidates are required to complete an extensive application and questionnaire.
  3. Online Pre-Screen: Once a candidate completes an application and meets our minimum requirements, an online “pre-screen” is done (including the National Sex Offender Registry)
  4. Initial Phone Screen: Our first “live” contact with a candidate is through a brief phone screen used to ask questions to ensure there’s a basic understanding on both sides and everyone is on the same page.
  5. Personal Interview: The Nanny Network conducts a personal face-to-face interview with all candidates.  Because of our many years of experience in interviewing and placing nannies, we are able to identify red flags.
  6. References Personally Verified: References are personally verified and documented by The Nanny Network which are then provided to you at the time of referral.
  7. Thorough Background Check: The Nanny Network works with a private investigating service to conduct, at a minimum, a thorough search of each candidate’s criminal conviction record in counties where they have resided for the past seven years. This includes verification of the social security number and an address trace. Our concierge-level service also includes a driving record and a drug test (which are also available for classic-level clients a la carte).

The Nanny Network offers a replacement policy (no refunds) in case a placement does not work out. Families are required to complete and return a Nanny Family Agreement. The replacement policy is valid upon timely receipt of the NFA and placement fee.

  • Long-Term Care: Our long-term replacement policy is 90 days for both the Classic and Concierge services (if your position is for 1 year or more). If your position is for 1 year or less, then the period is 30 days.
  • Temporary Care: If you realize the nanny we have booked for you is not a good fit, let us know ASAP and we will make our best effort to find a replacement for you. 
  • Summer Care: Summer nanny placements come with a 15-day replacement policy.

Yes, the Nanny Network can run a criminal background check for parents who have successfully hired a nanny on their own. Email us at classic@nanny-network.com for our available packages!

Our unwavering commitment to safety/caregiver requirements and our 30+ year track record set us apart from the rest; not to mention our industry-leading online platform that provides for a convenient and seamless user experience. You will want to be sure to review any child care service’s recruiting and vetting strategies that you are considering. There are few who conduct the level of background review that we do for each and every caregiver. Many competitors today supply a technology platform to connect you with sitters but do little, if anything, to verify their caregivers’ qualifications. The Nanny Network is proud to say that we do both of these things and we do them very well. Our core values lie at the heart of our business and personal operations.

For Care Professionals

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Initial requirements include two years of recent, professional child care experience, multiple (excellent) non-relative child care references, a car (in most cases), and the ability to legally work in the United States.

  1. Standard nanny duties include doing the child’s laundry, preparing/cleaning up after the child’s meals, being safe and having fun!
  2. However in addition to some child care, family assistants also assist with grocery shopping, errands, simple meal planning and preparation, family laundry, in addition to other household organizations.
  1. We place nannies and family assistants into full-time, part-time, and temporary positions.
  2. We also place newborn care specialists for positions lasting 8 weeks or more.
  3. Our sister agency, Sidekick, focuses on the placement of household managers (including simple meal prep, laundry, errands, pet care, or household projects) in full-time, part-time and temporary positions. These positions do not include caring for children.

Depending on the type of work that you’re interested and the department you work for, you will either be paid via direct deposit as a W-2 employee or paid directly from a family. This will be dependent on the job type and will be explained to you when applying for jobs.

The answer is, “it depends.” Temporary nannies are not currently permitted to drive children at all due to liability concerns. For long-term placements, you may be required to drive children as part of your job description, but that will be stated in that specific job and will only apply to “Classic” positions where, once hired, you are a household employee of the family you work for (not the agency).

For Companies

Our main markets are Baltimore, Washington D.C., & New Orleans, however we continue to expand into other geographical markets, understanding that as an employer in 2025, companies have remote employees everywhere!

  1. Increased retention and productivity!
  2. Happier, more engaged employees
  3. Increased profit
  1. We have intentionally designed our corporate pricing model to be flexible in order to accommodate companies of all sizes and allow them (and their employees) to thrive by providing access to these critical benefits. There are a plethora of research studies that have underscored the significant return on investment (ROI) of providing employer-subsidized care benefits.
  2. Annual Management Fee + hourly rate for services booked + completed
  3. Cancellation, overtime, and holiday fees apply!
  1. The Nanny Network has extensive insurance coverage to satisfy employer requirements.
  2. The Nanny Network also employs all of its temporary caregivers as W-2 employees, including payroll taxes and workers comp coverage 

Our service agreement is typically 1 year in duration

Typically we can get a company set up in 2 weeks in areas where we currently operate and we can establish an account at any time of year. If additional build-out is required, the set up time can take 3-6 months.

Child care is a Nanny’s primary responsibility and area of expertise.

A Nanny’s typical duties are:

  • Child(ren)’s meals/clean up
  • Child(ren)’s outing/activities
  • Bathing/hygiene of child(ren)
  • Care of child(ren)’s room/play areas
  • Homework help
  • Child(ren)’s laundry
  • Child-related Errands

A Family Assistant is a childcare professional who is willing to do a variety of additional tasks around the home, suited best for families with school-aged children.

A Family Assistant’s typical duties include but are not limited to:

  • Family meals
  • Grocery shopping/errands
  • Carpools/homework help
  • Family laundry
  • Pet care
  • Household organization

A Sidekick is a household assistant designed to lighten your load. Sidekicks do not provide child care. 

A Sidekick’s typical duties include but are not limited to:

  • Laundry service
  • Errand service
  • Grocery shopping
  • Simple meal prep
  • Household management / projects
  • Pet care

Our nannies come from a variety of sources. Many nannies are referred by friends that are currently employed with us. We are also found through job fairs, social media, and online job boards. The Nanny Network has also been in business for 30 years and during that time, the agency has developed relationships with hundreds of nannies. When our nannies complete a job, they tend to come back to us for help in finding their next job!

  1. Click here to review our 8-step vetting process.
    1. Experience Requirements. Child care providers who are placed through The Nanny Network must have at least 2 years of recent professional child care experience, and verifiable “non-relative” references. 
    2. Comprehensive Application: Candidates are required to complete an extensive application and questionnaire.
    3. Online Pre-Screen: Once a candidate completes an application and meets our minimum requirements, an online “pre-screen” is done (including the National Sex Offender Registry)
    4. Initial Phone Screen: Our first “live” contact with a candidate is through a brief phone screen used to ask questions to ensure there’s a basic understanding on both sides and everyone is on the same page.
    5. Personal Interview: The Nanny Network conducts a personal face-to-face interview with all candidates.  Because of our many years of experience in interviewing and placing nannies, we are able to identify red flags.
    6. References Personally Verified: References are personally verified and documented by The Nanny Network which are then provided to you at the time of referral.
    7. Thorough Background Check: Candidates are hired conditionally, pending the outcome of a background investigation. We recommend delaying the first day of employment until the background check has been completed. We work with a private investigating service to conduct, at a minimum, a thorough search of each candidate’s criminal conviction record in counties where they have resided for the past seven years. This includes verification of the social security number and an address trace. However, our concierge-level service includes additional screening options, including a driving record and a drug test (which are also available for classic-level clients a la carte).
    8. Agency Training/Orientation: Before candidates are fully activated within our system, each candidate must complete a detailed training and orientation where our process and expectations are thoroughly reviewed. The candidates must pass their training by successfully answering a list of questions at the end of the course.
  1. Plug and play, quick turnaround time
  2. Results/proven process
  3. Minimum work required by company HR  
  4. Commitment to quality
  5. Commitment to core values
  6. Mission-driven
  7. Technology platform
  8. 8-step vetting process
  9. 30 years in business

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