SECTION 1
How Do I Find a Baby Sitter?
Childcare in New York City is complex and as a parent, you have many childcare options. You need to decide whether you will hire a nanny, babysitter or au pair or enroll your child in a day care program. Nannies usually refer to full-time, semi-permanent employees who are specially trained to care for young children. They can be with a family for a few weeks or up to many years. Many families in New York go for this option. A Babysitter refers to a reliable, sometimes trained person who cares for a child for an evening or several hours during the day. And finally, an Au Pair is someone who comes from abroad to live with a family for a specified period of time and receives room, board, and a salary.
In this section, we provide you with a directory of phone numbers for various baby sitting, nanny, and au pair agencies in the city. You can also look on the bulletin boards in and around Teachers College and the surrounding area for people advertising their baby-sitting services. Additionally, we include a "help list" where you can write important information for your babysitter to refer to when you are gone.
Directory of Agencies
All Home Services
Phone: 212-799-9360
Au Pair in America
Phone: 800-727-2437
Babysitters Guild
Phone: 212-682-0227
Fax: 212-687-4660
Barnard College Babysitting Service
Phone: 212- 854-2035
E-mail: bbsitter@barnard.columbia.edu
Best Domestic
Member International Nanny Association
Phone: 212-685-0351
Fax: 212-685-2067
E-mail: bestagency@aol.com
Carriages Infant & Child Care Agency
Phone: 212-471-5313
Child Care Information Service
Phone: 212-929-4999
Fax: 212-929-5785
E-mail: cciny@aol.com
Choice Nanny
Phone: 212-246-KIDS
Domestically Yours Agency Inc.
Phone: 212-986-1900
Fax: 212-986-1907
Frances Stewart Agency
Phone: 212-439-9222
Fax: 212-439-7935
International Agency
Member International Nanny Association
Phone: 212-687-7722
Metropolitan Associates
Phone: 1-800-773-5119
Fax: 414-248-2125
The Nanny Directory
800-795-8989
Part Time & Gilbert Child Care
Tel: 212-921-4848
Pavillion
Phone: 212-889-6609
Pinch Sitters Agency
Phone: 212-260-6005
Where It Is
Phone: 212-757-2570
Fax: 212-707-8381