Bringing New York Nanny Services to where you are
With our roots in the City that never sleeps, Smart Sitting relieves the needs of busy, ambitious families who want extraordinary experiences for their children all across the US.
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“All of our babysitters through Smart Sitting have been amazing. They are wonderful with our kids, incredibly responsible and all around great people. I was nervous about finding a babysitter prior to using Smart Sitting. However the engagement has been well worth the money, given the service provided, time saved, and access to sitters I wouldn’t have had without them.”
— New York Smart Sitting parent Sarah H.
Full-Time Nanny Search
We find full-time candidates who fit your needs - and your hopes. Smart Sitting nannies and sitters are experienced and proactive caregivers ready to handle the day’s duties and build an environment in which your children can truly grow into their best selves.
We support and lead the process, from outlining job descriptions, recruiting and getting to know candidates to assess their fit with your family, through to helping you hire your ideal nanny and manage the employment relationship. All this to let your family skip the confusing parts and get straight to the extraordinary experience that lies beyond.
As the only nanny agency offering a weekly 20%, no-commitment investment after placement, we make it easy for you to move forward and hire your ideal nanny with confidence.
$499 search engagement includes:
Phone consultation with personal Family Specialist and family needs assessment
Crafting job description and benefits to attract ideal talent
Recruitment team conducts personalized search for your position
3 pre-screened candidates handpicked for your position
Family Specialist arranges interviews and trials
Assistance in crafting work agreement and setting up payroll
Short-term and fill in nannies available via our Always On: Babysitting Backup Care Program ($249 registration)
$30-35+ nanny's hourly rate includes:
Rate negotiated based on location, experience, and requirements of position
We help you consider transportation reimbursements, health insurance stipend, and PTO as part of preparing a competitive offer
Convenient payroll setup through our partnership with HomePay if desired
Thorough county, national, and federal background checks run upon successful hire for ultimate reassurance
20% after placement includes:
1:1 Dedicated Family Specialist available for ongoing support
General support also available 365 days per year
Short-term, fill in nannies available
Service premium based on nanny's gross income: 20% per week for a no-commitment way to ease into a working relationship or of nanny's annual income, family’s choice
$499 search engagement credited back to families opting for placement option within 30 days of hire
Continued support for nanny within the Smart Sitting network, including professional development, valuable information, and a strong community
Part-time Nanny Search
Looking for a part-time nanny who challenges and enriches your children’s lives through creativity and learning? Smart Sitting has helped busy families find after-school and part time nannies for over a decade, and we know how to find the dedicated, reliable nanny who will be the right fit for your family’s needs. We support and lead the entire process – from a personalized search, to screening, interviewing, and hiring candidates, then helping to manage the ongoing nanny-family relationship.
Consistent. Exceptional. Part Time. We figured it out.
Families looking for consistent part-time care have long struggled, torn between hiring a reliable full-time nanny and frantically piecing together childcare week to week. Thanks to years of knowing families, understanding nannies, and honing our process, Smart Sitting has unlocked the key to long-term, part-time consistency in an arena where no other agency has.
As the only nanny agency offering a weekly 20%, no-commitment investment after placement, we make it easy for you to move forward and hire your ideal nanny with confidence.
$249 Search engagement includes:
Phone consultation with personal Family Specialist and family needs assessment
Crafting job description and benefits to attract ideal talent
Recruitment team conducts personalized search for your position
3 pre-screened candidates handpicked for your position
Family Specialist arranges interviews and trials
Assistance in crafting work agreement and setting up payroll
Short-term and fill in nannies available via our Always On: Babysitting Backup Care Program ($64 per month or $350 annually)
$25-30+ nanny's hourly rate includes:
Rate negotiated based on location, experience, and requirements of position
We help you consider transportation reimbursements, health insurance stipend, and PTO as part of preparing a competitive offer
Convenient payroll setup through our partnership with HomePay if desired
Thorough county, national, and federal background checks run upon successful hire for ultimate reassurance
20% after placement includes:
1:1 Dedicated Family Specialist available for ongoing support
General support also available 365 days per year
Short-term, fill in nannies available
Service premium based on nanny's gross income: 20% per week for a no-commitment way to ease into a working relationship or of nanny's annual income, family’s choice
Continued support for nanny within the Smart Sitting network, including professional development, valuable information, and a strong community
Always On: Babysitting & Backup Childcare
As a parent, you know that all forms of childcare are indispensable - and never more so than when your regular childcare option isn’t available.
Emergency backup
when your regular childcare is unexpectedly unavailable
Date night / weekends
because even the most devoted parents deserve time for self-care
Short-term fill-in
if your nanny is on vacation or to fill in school break gaps
We’ll connect you with trusted, talented, fully screened childcare professionals with the skills to hit the ground running, simplifying the entire process by hiring and managing their employment details and costs on your behalf. Registered families easily submit a request and secure their favorite sitters via the Smart Sitting Booking App.
Always On program registration offers:
Initial phone consultation an ongoing support with personal Family Specialist
Family needs assessment
Pre-screened candidates selected who fits current need and ongoing evolution of a tried-and-true roster of babysitters your family has come to love
Access to our booking app, which makes booking and managing sitters a breeze
Service includes:
Curated placements
Easily fulfill your childcare needs while Smart Sitting handles all details related to the nanny’s hire
$64 per month for unlimited occasional and back-up care via our booking app, or annual option for $649 per year
Hourly rate includes caregiver rate, employment costs, and worker’s compensation
Legal employment ensures tax compliance and strengthens industry professionalism
Timesheet management and automatic deductions processed weekly via ACH or credit card
Babysitter and nanny benefits management
With the Smart Sitting Booking App, your babysitter is only 2 clicks away
Book a babysitter, manage your preferred sitters, and get to know new caregivers anytime, right from your phone - while we handle timesheets and compensation.
(Always On is currently available in New York, Brooklyn, and Jersey City)
How We Get It Done
Consult
We'll get to know your family and help craft the details around the role you're looking to fill. This informs our thorough search for ideal nannies.
Connect
Once we’ve launched the search and narrowed the possibilities to a few top candidates, Smart Sitting helps take care of the meeting and hiring process.
Support
We’re not done after the hire — we’re here to help manage your childcare into the future, with personal, dedicated support and services that last the lifetime of your childcare needs.
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We can’t wait to connect you with the caring professional who is just right for your family. Fill out our Family Application and schedule your consultation today.
Our Nanny Screening Process
It’s easier to get into Princeton than to become a SmartSitter — all our SmartSitters are talented, compassionate professionals. Our rigorous six-step screening process carefully verifies and selects only the most exceptional candidates before connecting you with a person we believe will be just right to care for your children.
Step 1 | Application
Candidates complete our extensive online application. Throughout the entire process, we evaluate candidates on the following criteria:
Experience and educational background
Passion for working with children
Communication skills
Problem-solving skills
Emotional intelligence
Reliability and punctuality
Step 2 | Interview
Candidates with exceptional applications are contacted to set up an interview with a Recruitment Specialist.
Step 3 | References
After a successful interview, we reach out to at least three childcare-related references. Transcripts of these conversations are kept on file for families to review. Only candidates with stellar references move forward in our process.
Step 4 | Background Check
All candidates undergo a National Criminal Background Check, Social Security Verification, Sex Offender check, and extensive Manual County checks which we keep on file for families to review. Our background check policies are modeled after best practices for the childcare industry.
Step 5 | Communication
Throughout the screening process, each candidate’s written and verbal communication are assessed. We require SmartSitters to respond to emails and text messages within 24 hours.
Step 6 | Position Selection
After successfully completing all other steps, Smart Sitting Directors get to personally know each nanny and babysitter through one-on-one assessments. In these meetings, Directors hand-pick positions that are best suited for the SmartSitter’s skills, experience, and availability, to ensure positive and successful outcomes for both sides.
Smart Sitting Locations
We serve professional families across the country with our incredible childcare network
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Our promise is your peace of mind.
Caring for your children is a responsibility we take seriously — which is we ensure only the top nannies are in our network. In fact, we accept only 6% of applicants - looking for candidates who not only have childcare experience, but know how to make every day with children an experience. Smart Sitting attracts a diverse and talented community of childcare providers, and we’re proud to bring together the best of the best for the families we support.
Our work doesn’t end once you’ve found a great nanny that you and your kids love. We provide caring, ongoing guidance throughout your childcare journey, helping you confidently navigate your role as employer with open lines of communication, expectations, and understanding. By bringing our decade + of experience working with nannies in New York and across the country to our consultations, we can adapt to the changing childcare needs of your family while providing trusted consistency in our support, stability, responsiveness, and reliability. Plus, we love what we do. That’s our real promise.
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Smart Sitting is a nationally recognized nanny agency providing full-time nannies, part-time nannies, short-term, backup nannies, and corporate childcare to last the lifetime of your childcare needs.
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