Best platform for finding evening babysitters?

[RJmama]

We’re looking for an occasional evening babysitter for our DD(1). She attends nursery but they are very discouraging of outside babysitting so not sure if it’s an option (though we will ask her key worker discreetly).

Does anyone have experience of the different platforms for finding babysitters, and which one(s) would you recommend? We looked at childcare.co.uk but were put off by the need to sign up for their subscription to even contact anyone. I know there’s also Bubble, and Sitters, but I believe the latter is also paid-for? Given how rarely we’d likely need to use it, having to pay a subscription seems like overkill.

TIA!

As a babysitter I use ChildcareCoUk and I have a paid subscription so parents can contact me for free.
I also use a couple of local Facebook groups in my area.

Hiya!
I’m in SE London and I’ve babysat for families through nurseries and privately.
From experience, parents usually find evening babysitters through:
• local WhatsApp or school groups
• neighbourhood Facebook groups
• recommendations from other mums
• Bubble (still quite active in some SE areas)
If your nursery is strict about staff babysitting, you can look for someone who has nursery/early years experience but works independently.
If you’d like, I’m happy to share what to look for in a sitter (DBS, paediatric first aid, experience with younger ones, etc.).
Hope that helps!