What is overnight babysitting?
As an overnight sitter, you’re hired to keep tabs on the kids all night, including during sleep hours, for parents...
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Food allergies 101: A guide for parents and caregivers
As a parent and aunt of children with life-threatening food allergies, I understand how difficult it is to keep your...
Pet care certifications 101
As an animal lover, you may want to pursue career caring for them. Perhaps you have already built clientele as...
10 COVID-era questions nannies and sitters should ask before caring for kids
Experts answer top questions about working amid delta, including safety measures, setting boundaries and everything in between.
Exclusive SF Bay Area Workshop: Becoming a Super Nanny
Join Sydnee Cochran a professional Nanny & Doula and with 10 years+ experience, for a FREE workshop designed to help...
How to provide child care while parents are home and make it work
With more people working from home, you may be caring for kids with mom and dad in the next room....
How to interview for day care jobs
No matter how much experience you have working with children, owners and managers of day care centers will have a...
Back-to-school 2020 resource guide for parents and caregivers
The back-to-school 2020 season is looking very different for families and caregivers, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There’s a lot more to factor...
5 easy tie-dye instructions — plus, 4 tie-dye patterns to try
Tie-dying is exactly what it sounds like. You twist a T-shirt, garment or other cloth item, tie it in various...
Try It: Pumpkin Oat Energy Bites Recipe
I don’t know about you, but for me, nothing says fall quite like pumpkin-flavored anything! That’s why Quaker® Oats’ Pumpkin...
Try It: Recipe for Overnight Autumn Oats
You’ve probably seen recipes for overnight oats all over Pinterest, but with so many options, how do you know which...
11 things to bring on a nanny interview
It can take some work to find a nanny job that meets your qualifications. But once a family is interested...
Special Needs Job Guide: How to Set Yourself Up for Success as a Special Needs Caregiver
Now that you have been hired for the position you wanted, you will want to be sure that the job...
9 Jobs Hiring Now That Guarantee Trips to the Zoo
This summer, get paid to hang out with lions, tigers, bears, and cute little munchkins. Honestly, who doesn’t love the...
8 fun summer activities for family child care programs
It’s summertime, and that means kids are spending a lot of time at day care. It also means they’re spending...
7 Things to Know about the Massachusetts Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
On April 1, 2015, the Massachusetts Domestic Workers Bill of Rights took effect. What does this law mean for you?...
Tutoring job interview: Questions you will get and ones you should ask
Now that you’ve decided what to teach and how much to charge, the next step is the interview. If you...
Tutoring job: How to set yourself up for satisfaction and success
Once you have accepted a job, you will want to make sure that the work you do meets your employer’s...
10 Career Tips From Career Nannies
Being a nanny is no small job. It’s even more complicated when you’re faced with the prospect of keeping up...
11 Reasons Families Don’t Get Back to You
You’re back from an interview — and it seemed to go really well! But then days go by and you...
11 Tips for Targeting Your Application to a Job Posting
You’re scrolling through the job listings on Care.com and you spot your perfect job. It’s the one you’ve been waiting...
4 Unusual Nanny Jobs
“When many people think of nannies, they picture working in private homes,” says Ingrid Kellaghan, parenting expert and founder of...
6 Ways to Get Hired by Companies
Between the hours you spend searching and applying for open positions, finding a new job is exhausting. The trickiest part...
9 Crazy Tricks for Finding a Job
Finding a great caregiving job — whether you’re a nanny, sitter, senior care aide, housekeeper, pet sitter, etc. — can...
Best Places to Be a Nanny
At Care.com, we’re often asked “what is the best place to be a nanny?” And we had that same question....
How To Babysit for Twins
Twins — are they two times the trouble? That’s the question that Stephanie Grant, a nanny from Seattle, wondered as...
Here’s How You Can Get a Job as a Homework Helper
When you’re trying to find a babysitting job or get hired as another type of caregiver, you need to make...
How to Get a Vacation Job
For students, the breaks between school semesters can be a period for relaxing and refocusing. But many people also use...
Working for a Company vs. a Family
When you’re looking for a job — whether it’s one caring for a child, a pet, a home or someone...
7 Resume Mistakes Nannies Make
When you apply to jobs, families often ask you to bring a resume on your interview. Getting that resume right...
5 Reasons You Didn’t Get the Job
When you’re a nanny, babysitter, pet sitter, housekeeper, or other type of caregiver, finding the right job and right family involves...
6 Things You Should NEVER Do During an Interview
Whether you’re talking to a family about a possible nanny job or meeting with a cleaning company to become a...
How to Dress for an Interview
While a well-tailored suit and button-down are expected attire when applying for a job at an investment bank, it’s not...
How to Follow Up About Jobs
You polished your profile, wrote a strong cover letter and submitted an application for an ideal caregiving job. But what...
Interview Questions for All Types of Care Jobs
Finding the right fit should be just as important to you as it is to the family you’re interviewing for....
4 Tricky Salary Situations to Discuss With the Family You Work For
Working as a nanny or other type of caregiver can be unpredictable. The parents both work late one night and...
What caregivers need to know about the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
If you take care of someone’s family, pets or home, you know how hard you work — caregiving is not...
What Is the Difference Between Gross and Net Pay?
When you are offered any job, one of your first questions is often, “how much money will I bring home?”...
6 Ways to Get Child Care Job Experience
Care.com is a great way to find a job as a nanny, babysitter or day care worker, but what if...
How to Apply Your Skills to Your Job
Other than being a superstar caregiver, you may have many other skills under your belt that can be extremely valuable...