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Has anyone used an agency to find evening babysitters? Can you recommend one?
kitegirl · 13/06/2006 13:47
We just need to find a few reliable, experienced (ie with childcare experience) babysitters for the occasional evening out, we don't have family nearby and am not comfortable with using the sulky teenager next door or the cleaner - there must be babysitter agencies that can help?! If you know one in London I'd be ever so grateful...
melsy · 13/06/2006 13:53
I use this one , I think its a little expensive so we save it for when we just cant get any
one else. I think it works out at around £7 hr based on admin fees on top of the hrly rate. You also have to pay a qaurteerly membership. So far most sitters weve had fron them have been quite good. Good for last minute arrangments, they are open on Sat 10-2.
cornflakegirl · 13/06/2006 13:59
we used safehandsnetwork.com because we needed a sitter in a hotel, without them having sat for us at home first. cost £10 an hour (half of which you pay direct to sitter). don't have to become a member. and the sitter didn't appear to be an axe murderer :)
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