No More Wild Wild West Nanny searches! care.com childcare hire a nanny momproject nanny workingmom Mar 22, 2022

You may be feeling like a tired, bewildered tumbleweed blowing through the mesa of online nanny search sites… but do not fret.  Same Team is here!  If you haven’t enrolled in our free nanny search + hire tips workshop what are you waiting for??

Parents coming out of the pandemic cannot afford to do...

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Same Team and Boston Baby Nurse and Nanny Collab! boston baby nurse and nanny childcare hire a nanny nanny nanny search parenting same team online course workingmom workingparent Mar 15, 2022

Many of you know that I've been taking a deep dive into the nanny industry to deliver the most important gems for parents (like me) to take the right nanny search, hire, and onboarding steps on those unwieldy self-search platforms like care dot come and inside Facebook groups. 

In any case, parents...

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What a Nanny Taught Me childcare hire a nanny momproject momselfcare nanny nanny search Mar 01, 2022

I recently asked parents on social media, “What has a nanny taught you?”  I was blown away by the response!  I look forward to sharing those responses with you in the next few weeks, but for today’s blog I wanted to focus on what nannies have taught me over the years.

 

I had the stark realization...

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Is finding the right nanny like… falling in love?! childcare hire a nanny momproject nanny nanny search parenting Feb 08, 2022

When my son was about 4 months old, I started searching for the first nanny we would work with.  I began the process the same way so many parents do:  they ask other parents (online and offline) how they found the nanny they worked with.  When I was chatting with one particular mom, I asked her how ...

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Why is Sarah the Parent Teaching this Nanny Search and Hire Stuff?! childcare hire a nanny nanny nanny search parenting Feb 01, 2022

For the past 7+ years I have worked with in-home caregivers in various capacities.  My own caregiving crisis (quick nanny turn over, not being able to find a nanny, not knowing then when I know now about the nanny search + hire process) became the first thread in which my academic career began to un...

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The Multiple Narratives among Nannies and Parents-Part 1 care.com childcare hire a nanny nanny nanny search parenting workingparent Jan 21, 2022

When I started the Same Team online course project roughly a year ago now, I came at the project through the parent lens.  I had heard over and over the online nanny search fails and believed that parents were generally conducting their searches the right way.  As I reflected on my own 7+ years in w...

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