For Parents

Hiring a nanny? The New Nanny Packet has:

• Interview Questions
• Reference Check Questions
• Caregiver Consent Form

Looking for an employment contract for your nanny? There are various free or inexpensive employment contracts available online. You can also speak with a lawyer to have one customized to fit your needs. 

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JJ Horner:

You’ve hired your household employee, and now you need someone who can help you navigate the paperwork and reporting requirements of household employment. JJ Horner takes what can be a stressful process for you and makes it hassle-free. Click here for more information.

GROW Parenting: 

GROW Parenting assists families in minimizing stress around parenting challenges by providing tools to strengthen a loving and emotionally supportive parent-child relationship. Check them out at www.growparenting.com

Priceless Parenting:

Offers tools for responding to kids’ challenging behavior in ways that are truly helpful, not hurtful.  You can start learning today through the online parenting classes.  You can also print these free charts for kids.

The Nanny Consultant:

With a passion for children at a very young age, Kyla Lopez-Perkins, owner and founder of The Nanny Consultant, LLC. started babysitting at just 11 years old, at 17 she was becoming the nanny extraordinaire taking on the position as a Nanny/Household Manager for 15 years. At 31, she has decided to start The Nanny Consultant business, educating, supporting and inspiring nannies all over the US to become the next nanny extraordinaire with their own spin.  Kyla is available to provide parents with the help to find their own version of Mary Poppins.  Kyla is a member of the International Nanny Association, founder of several Nanny Connections across the U.S and a few online groups helping parents and nannies alike connect.  Kyla has taken courses in Positive Reinforcement, Brain Development, SIDS, A.D.D., Oral Care, Food Allergies, Infant Care, Outdoor Safety, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Children and Divorce, Getting Hired and Starting a Healthy Working Relationship, Child Nutrition and Raising Healthy Eaters, How Sleep Affects Health and the STARS course. Kyla is currently enrolled at Shaw Academy and  Penn State Cooperative Extension where she continues to take education classes.  She also attended the National Nanny Training Day in 2013 and will be in April 2016.  She has also attended Nannypalooza in Orlando and is headed to B.C. in April 2016 for a Nanny Conference.  Check her out at http://www.thenannyconsultant.com/ 

Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS):

Enables parents of infants and young children to build communities that empower them to meet the challenges of parenting through mutual support and sharing of information. Check them out at www.peps.org

FamilyWorks:

Offers free parenting classes each year along with a variety of workshops related to growth and development in an effort to help parents and caregivers with the on-going task of fostering a positive and respectful environment for both themselves and their children. Check them out at www.familyworksseattle.org

How to Be the Best Nanny:

This blog is a must read for parents who want to have insight on the questions nannies are asking about their employers and about children. The responses from other nannies and parents are generaly insightful. Check them out at http://bethebestnanny.com/ 

For Nannies

International Nanny Association (INA):

INA serves as the umbrella association for the in-home child care industry by providing information, education and guidance to the public and to industry professionals. See more at www.nanny.org

American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross offers a wide variety of classes that meet the needs of the general public, workplaces, schools and organizations. Select from a range of courses, including First Aid, CPR and AED training, and others. See more at www.redcross.org

CPR Seattle:

CPR Seattle is an American Heart Association Training Center offering certification classes to individuals and businesses in CPR, first aid, healthcare provider CPR, and pet CPR / first aid to the greater Seattle area. See more at www.cprseattle.com

Seattle Children's:

Seattle Children's hospital offers a wide variety of courses for both parents and nannies, including the following:  

•  Child and Infant First Aid, CPR, AED for Adults
• Autism 101 and 200 Series
• Babysafe

See more at www.seattlechildrens.org

Nanny Magazine:

Nanny Magazine is all about further legitimizing the nannying profession. We care deeply about top-notch childcare, professional development and continuing education, health and wellness, and of course fun! That’s why we’re the premier magazine for nannies caring from kids from birth to 18. 

See More at http://nannymag.com/

For Everyone

• Red Tricycle:  At Red Tricycle, our mission is simple, to help parents have more fun with their kids. We offer ideas for cool things to see, eat, make and do with your kids in your neighborhood. Each weekday, we deliver must-have recommendations for hip people who happen to be parents too, whether it’s a kid-friendly food truck crush, a street festival that accommodates strollers, or a christmas tree farm that offers free hot chocolate and crafts.
• Parent Map: The intelligent, trusted, essential resource connecting parents in the Seattle are and beyond.
• Tinkerlab: Tinkerlab supports parents and teachers who want to raise confident and creative thinkers, through child-directed and process-oriented projects. 
• Joeysearch: Joeysearch provides information, ratings and reviews for a wide range of categories, from parks to preschools. Joeysearch will help you discover local places, events and businesses that educate and entertain kids. 

• Bethebestnanny: Be the Best Nanny Newsletter was America's nanny trade magazine for 12-years. Although we stopped selling subscriptions in 2013 we continue to post hundreds of free articles on our blog at http://bethebestnanny.com/.

• I Saw Your Nanny (ISYN): Advocating for children in the care of babysitters, nannies and daycares by bringing negligent caregivers and their acts to the attention of their parents.