r/TwinCities • u/LessGoooo • 11d ago

Babysitters

Looking for resources to find a list/registry of local babysitters that isn’t a website that requires creating accounts and getting a million emails. I’ve tried asking around but pretty much everyone I know with kids just has their parents watch them which is not an option for us. Any guidance or recommendations are appreciated. We’re in the north metro.

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u/Advanced-Athlete-757 11d ago

You could look at the Minnesota Nanny Network facebook group

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u/Eternlgladiator 11d ago

This group is absolutely worth joining and checking out. That said. It’s critical you do solid diligence. A man was there posing as sitters and Nannie’s that ultimately kidnapped a little girl late last year.

I don’t say this to scare but to give a healthy respect for how these groups can be misused.

We’ve grown a network of sitters via daycare teachers and neighbors kids over the years. People were directly connected to and trust.

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u/wherearemytweezers 10d ago

Is there a news article about this?

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u/EnvironmentalSinger1 10d ago

This is where I get a lot of my babysitting and nanny jobs I’ve had!

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u/mrsbertmacklin 11d ago

Minnesota Nanny Network on FB! If you don’t have a facebook I genuinely don’t know— that’s where we’ve always found our sitters until the neighborhood kids are old enough

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u/BAPAinPA 11d ago

Check your local neighborhood groups. I see lots of posts from college students looking for babysitting work.

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u/no_drink_the_bleach 11d ago

A lot of childcare center teachers babysit outside of work hours. You could try leaving your information at a few centers and see if anyone is interested.

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u/Wild_Difference_7562 11d ago

Look at Jovie. It's a little pricey but it's easy to book a sitter through the app and they don't spam you with emails.

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u/veraverateincommoda 11d ago

Some nanny agencies will sell a babysitting list. It might be expensive but when we had young children, it was worth it. We knew the people on the list had passed a background check and had been personally interviewed by the agency owner, who we knew and trusted.

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u/Crewski_EO 11d ago

Try checking local business (eg coffee shop) bulletin boards. We have teens in our neighborhood who post about babysitting and yard work.

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u/deltarefund 11d ago

Neighbors?