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Welcome to Charlotte¡¯s Best Nanny Agency™! We are delighted to assist your family in finding the best Nanny or Domestic Professional to work with your family. Our dedicated local placement firm has conducted custom placement searches in Charlotte and the Carolinas for the past 11-plus years. The agency specializes in placing long-term and temporary Live-Out Nannies, House Managers, Domestic professionals, and Babysitters. Each search we conduct is customized and tailored to fit each family¡¯s unique needs. Our thorough placement process results in long-lasting placements of nannies and domestic professionals. Each placement results in families hiring trusted professionals to provide the best care to your family and home.

We understand the importance of finding the best nanny or domestic staff that fits your family¡¯s unique needs. Our Charlotte-based agency, run by Charlotte natives and local parents, connects families with top nannies and domestic staff. With a team that includes former Nannies and House Managers, parents, foster parents, and parents of multiples, we bring a wealth of experience to every search. Each placement is unique and thorough, and treated with the same care we would use for our families. This ensures that you will find a nanny or domestic employee who will become a cherished part of your home. Our mission is to provide a placement experience that gives families trust and confidence in our service. Setting up placements for long-term placement success.

Here at Charlotte¡¯s Best Nanny Agency™, we take pride in being extremely proactive in our recruiting efforts. Our team has developed a thorough placement process that meets and exceeds all industry standards. Charlotte¡¯s Best Nanny Agency provides the best Nanny, Babysitting, and Domestic Placements in Charlotte and the Carolinas. Our team strives to provide the most successful experience possible for both families and candidates. The steps of the placement process ensure that everything is set up for a long-term fit. To set things up for success, we ensure all steps are followed through the pre-screening process and placement process. We also set up placements for long-term success by requiring families we work with to offer legal (w-2 Payment) and competitive pay and standard nanny benefits, and each family must have a work agreement in place before a candidate starts work.

Over the years, by following these steps to placement success, we have placed thousands of local families in Charlotte, NC, and North and South Carolina. Charlotte¡¯s Best Nanny Agency is built on a solid foundation of integrity, backed by our solid reputation around Charlotte and the Carolinas. As we continue to serve the community, we look forward to partnering with your family to provide a successful Nanny or Domestic placement.

To start your search, fill out the following application.

(We will follow up within? 24 – 48 hours.)

Keep in mind it can take 4 – 8 weeks to complete the whole placement process.
We currently have 30 hour weekly minimums for the nanny and domestic openings that we are able to place in this competitive market. To move forward successfully in starting a search through our agency, your family must be able to employ the candidate you hire for a minimum of 30 hours a week, each week. If you do not have at least 30 hours of a need for a nanny each week, we suggest adding House Management hours if needed. We also do not place any split shift or live-in positions.
Typical light household duties include: The children¡¯s laundry and changing their sheets weekly, prepping the children¡¯s food and feeding the children, washing or putting away dishes, etc., sanitizing bottles, toys, and surfaces, stock diapers and other items, and emptying diaper pail as needed. (Nannies do not perform any heavy house cleaning duties)
Average hourly pay in Charlotte and the Carolinas is $25.00 – $32.00+ per hour, depending on expectations, number of children, duties, and expertise. We require all nannies and domestic employees to be paid legally by W-2 payment. 1099’s are illegal in the industry. Also, nannies and domestic employees must be paid time and a half for any hours worked over 40 hours in one work week (please calculate the hourly rate accordingly). For your convenience, we have partnered with nanny and domestic payroll companies to help you facilitate paying your nanny and domestic employee legally. This will ensure all parties are tax compliant. *Please note that we do not provide tax or legal advice. Please reach out to a payroll service, your accountant, or attorney, to go over tax compliance.*
All Nannies and Domestic Candidates we place require the following minimum benefits: two weeks of paid time off, 3 paid sick days, paid major holidays, continued pay while family is away, and paid mileage (Driving on the job, not to and from work) or nanny car to drive on the job, and a annual performance based bonus. Health benefits or stipend, and a 401 k are optional benefits, but a plus if you are able to offer any of those benefits as well.
Sign on bonuses are not required, but a benefit in securing a nanny or domestic professional in a competitive market.
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Price: $350.00
By clicking the Pay Pal button below you will submit your application and be forwarded to Pay Pal to pay a one-time Registration Fee (non-refundable). Once this form is submitted and you have paid your registration fee, we will reach out to you and get your search started. If you have any questions reach out to us at 980-292-1045 or at families@charlottesbestnanny.com *Please note there is an additional placement fee invoiced if you ultimately decide to move forward and hire a candidate we refer to your family. Please refer to www.charlottesbestnanny.com/fees to see our current fees. If you have any questions please call 980-292-1045 Ext 1

Families Charlotte's Best Nanny Agency

All of Our Nanny and Domestic Candidates

  • Pass our extensive pre-screening: Including providing a Resume and documents, completing a one on one interview with a placement specialist, and submitting verifiable references.
  • Have at least 1-3 years of prior nanny, childcare, or in-home domestic experience (On average most of the nanny and domestic candidates we place have 3-5 years¡¯ experience).
  • Have a college degree or equivalent experience (some candidates have also taken childcare education courses)
  • Have reliable transportation to get to and from work each day, and transport children as needed.
  • Must be CPR/AED and First Aid Certified prior to starting their position.
  • Candidates pass a reference check: All candidates we refer go through a reference check conducted in house by the Charlotte¡¯s Best Nanny Agency?
  • Pass a National, county by county criminal and civil background Check, driving record check, social security verification, sexual offender registry check, and security watch list search. The background check is completed as close to hiring as possible, once a contingent job offer is made, and the family is given the full completed report.
  • Are ready to sign a work agreement with a family, and commit long-term. They also can sign a separate NDA if needed.

The Process

Nanny and Domestic Placement Process Steps

Charlotte¡¯s Best Nanny Agency ? has developed a thorough 14 step placement process. This process ensures that our team is making the best placement possible for your family, and setting your family up for long-term success.

  1. To initiate your search, you will fill out the application above. Once submitted, then proceed to pay the $350 registration fee via PayPal. (This fee is non-refundable and covers the background check and administrative costs to conduct your search).
  2. After we receive your application and registration fee payment, we will send you a welcome email within 24 ¨C 48 hours to set up a call to go over your family¡¯s needs for a Nanny or Domestic placement search. During that intake call with a placement coordinator, we will go over your family¡¯s unique needs, detailed information on how the process works, industry standards and legally paying your nanny and domestic employee, and other important information to set your search up for success.
  3. Following that call, we will then send our client agreement over for review and e-sign if your family agrees to the terms of working with the agency. (This agreement goes over the process, terms and conditions, and our amazing one time replacement search guarantee for long-term placements.)
  4. Upon signing the agreement, our team will craft a custom job description for your nanny search. We’ll then send the description to you via email for your review and approval.
  5. Once your family approves the final draft of your job description, we’ll post it and begin your nanny search!
  6. At this point, we will look into our database (which consists of thousands of local candidates) ?and see who, meets your needs, is available, and interested in your position. We also will recruit directly for your position. To ensure a comprehensive search, we utilize a multifaceted recruitment strategy. This includes our extensive database, a curated selection of relevant job boards, and targeted social media advertising tailored to each placement.
  7. Once we identify candidates that best meets your needs, we will send nanny and domestic candidate profiles over via email for your family to review. We send these profiles on a rolling basis, as available.
  8. After reviewing profiles, your family would then let the agency know whom you wish to interview. We will then coordinate interviews with the candidates of your choice. We are happy to accommodate both Zoom and in-person interviews, or just in-person interviews depending on your preference.
  9. Upon completion of candidate interviews, your family will notify the agency of which candidate you would like to move forward with, and offer your position to.
  10. Your family will let us know what your contingent offer is, and the agency will extend that offer to the candidate of your choice.
  11. Once the candidate accepts the position, we will provide a copy of the nanny or domestic candidate¡¯s reference report (in our pre-screening process, we call all references in-house and write a report for each candidate). We encourage families to proactively call references directly and have parent-to-parent conversations. In parallel, our agency initiates the most thorough nationwide background check available. To guarantee the most current information, we conduct the most comprehensive nationwide background check available once a contingent offer is accepted by the candidate. When the report is finalized, the full report is promptly delivered to your family for immediate review.
  12. Charlotte¡¯s Best Nanny Agency ? provides each family with a work agreement template to use (we have tailored this agreement over the years to go over every detail of your expectations, offerings, and terms of employment). Your family is welcome to use the work agreement template to create a work agreement for your position, or provide one of your own. Upon completion of the work agreement by your family, your family will send it over to the agency. Then the agency will send the work agreement over to the candidate for review and e-signature.
  13. Once the agreement is signed by both parties, the agency will invoice your family for the placement?. Paying the placement fee is the final step in placement.
  14. We will then exchange contact information between the family and nanny. This will finalize the placement process.

*The clients are at all times the direct employers of any Nanny or Domestic employee hired. Clients are solely responsible for hiring and terminating their employee, managing and overseeing employment, paying the employee , and providing the benefits outlined in the work agreement. Charlotte¡¯s Best Nanny Agency NEVER directly employs any nanny or domestic candidates referred, and is solely a referral agency. Furthermore, the agency is not responsible for managing or overseeing employment, paying employees, or hiring or terminating employees. That is the responsibility of the clients who are directly hiring the candidates.*

Replacement Search Guarantee

? Charlotte¡¯s Best Nanny Agency fully stands behind all nanny and domestic placements. Each long-term, full-time placement comes a 12 month replacement search guarantee and long-term, part-time placements come with a 90 day replacement search guarantee.

Finding and retaining consistent nanny care shouldn’t be stressful. That’s why Charlotte’s Best Nanny Agency? offers the industry’s strongest guarantee for full-time placements: a FREE, one-time replacement search within the first year of employment, this is provided for all long-term, full-time placements. (While we stand behind temporary placements as well, temporary placements do not come with a replacement search guarantee.)

Our meticulous pre-screening process and 90% placement success rate means replacements are rare. But if needed, we will be here to find you the best nanny, at no additional cost. Experience the Charlotte’s Best Nanny Agency difference ¨C lasting placements and exceptional customer service, guaranteed.

Our Promise to Each Client

We promise to provide each client with the most custom and thorough Nanny and Domestic placements possible. We also promise to treat each placement as we were placing for our own family, and work with each client to provide a top-notch, custom nanny or domestic placement experience.

Continued Support

Our team is here 100% for each client we work with. We offer each family support and guidance for the duration of their placement, whether the placement last for 12 months or 12 years, we are here to support you every step of the way!

Charlotte¡¯s Best Nanny Agency Offers continuous support for all clients, for the whole duration of the placement whether it¡¯s a 6 month placement or?the placement last 10 years. Between working in the industry, ourselves, placing nannies and domestic professionals for 10 plus years, and managing our own domestic employees, we have the experience and expertise to help your family through any situation, or answer any questions that may come up.

Placement Process Timeline

The placement process typically takes 4-8 weeks on average. ?The timeline is dependent on the details and offerings listed in the ?position, current candidate pool interest, and any special circumstances that could come into play.

Associations

We are one of two agencies based out of NC who are members of the , which is a national association that vets all members. We are also proud members of the .

Awards

Charlotte¡¯s Best Nanny Agency? has won the Rock Hill, Fort Mill, and Tega Cay Family Favorite Award for 2023. The agency was also awarded the South Charlotte Macaroni Kid ¡°Best Childcare Resource¡± Golden Daisy Award for 7 years, from 2013 – 2020. Additionally, our team was awarded the Charlotte Parent Magazine¡¯s Readers Favorite Award for Babysitting/Nanny service in 2017 and 2018. The agency was awarded a GTM Payroll Services award for ¡°Outstanding Agency¡± in 2020. In 2022, we won the Silver Medal in the Childcare Category and the Bronze Medal in the Staffing Agency category in the . Charlotte Best awards are hosted in partnership with the Charlotte Observer.

Required Standard Nanny and Domestic Benefits?

The standard minimum Nanny and Domestic benefits the agency requires all families to offer candidates, in addition to legal pay by w-2 payment are:

  • Continued pay while the family is away
  • Two weeks of PTO (10 days of their own choosing)
  • 3 sick days
  • Paid major holidays
  • Paid mileage for on-the-job driving (not to and from work)
  • Annual performance-based bonus (typically paid in December)

Other optional benefits some families offer (Not Required):

  • Health Benefits (typically paid through a QSEHRA or ICHRA)
  • 401-K
  • Sign-on Bonus
  • Mobile phone payment assistance
  • Bereavement leave
  • Maternity leave
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Charlotte¡¯s Best Nanny Agency

980.292.1045?

families@charlottesbestnanny.com?

1244 East Blvd, Suite 2D, Charlotte NC 28203

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