Finding your childcare (regular or in case of urgency)

It's already not easy to find a babysitter, so when it's an emergency situation it's even worse! Your child is sick or her nanny ditches at the last minute ... it happens at least once a year to all parents and all your fine-tuned organization collapses. Rest assured, there are many ways to find people willing to watch your kids either regularly or temporarily.

 How to find a babysitter?

• Check the classified ads on specialized sites like top-nanny. You can find babysitter who lives near you and their availability. Parents can also place their ads: expose your needs and you will have a quick answer to your job offer.
• Word of mouth still works to find your babysitter. The main advantage of a recommendation is that the person who will care for your children is already known by the person referring them. Perhaps they have already used their services for their own children, so you'll know exactly what kind of babysitter he or she is. Know that on TopNanny, babysitters can get recommendations from previous employers that appear directly on their profile.
• You can also use traditional posters. When going to the store don't forget to look at offers babysitting offer that are displayed. You can also post them onto the mailboxes in your neighbourhood. On top-nanny you can print free very cute posters from your account.

Urgent! I need someone to watch my children in 1 hour!

Finding the perfect babysitter is already not an easy thing, but in an emergency, things get seriously. Where to turn when no solution seems to exist? How to hire a trustworthy person, as your need for speed monopolize your mind.

Examples of emergency situations

• Your child is sick and there is no way you can take him to daycare or school, in any case, we will call you within half an hour to pick him up ...
• Your childminder, nanny or babysitter called at 6.30am to warn you that she can not take care of your little one today. And then, even if can understand that she  can also be sick or have a big impediment, on the spot, you can not prevent you from seeing red... and panicking!

How to do it?

• Put an ad for an emergency babysitter on TopNanny. Urgent Ads are sent with a half-hour to all babysitters nearby. They then generally manifest themselves. Many parents find troubleshooting in less than 2 hours  
• But do not wait for their return if it's really urgent: Search the area around  your home on the site and filter by recent ads only, and then pick up your phone and make some calls. Leave a message with your contact details if you get an answering machine.
• Put out a call for help on your social networks. You may be lucky enough to find a friend available for a small emergencies.