10 Tips: How to Hire the BEST Nanny

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Families who take the necessary time to understand their family's needs, thoroughly screen the nanny candidates and resist the urge to 'settle' on the less than ideal candidate report the best long term satisfaction with the employment arrangement. Ultimately, a family will spend less time on staffing when they staff right the first time! 

Our tip sheet, How to Hire the BEST Nanny, will take you step by step through employer best practices when hiring a nanny. Fill out the quick form at the right and we will email this to you immediately. We will also give you the opportunity to download any other titles in our "10 Tips" Series.

About the Author

KATHLEEN WEBB co-founded HomeWork Solutions in 1993 to provide payroll and tax services to families employing household workers. Today, HomeWork Solutions provides payroll and nanny tax compliance services to thousands of household employers nationwide. Webb is the author of numerous articles on this topic and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, and the Congressional Quarterly. She also consulted with Senate staffers in the drafting of the 1994 Nanny Tax Law. Webb is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston College.