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Nanny Agencies
Absolute Best Care, Inc.
274 Madison Ave., near 40th St., Ste. 1003
212-481-5705
absolutebestcare.com
This agency refers nannies and baby nurses to families in
all five boroughs as well as Long Island and Connecticut.
For a onetime fee of $195, parents can choose among hundreds
of nannies, some of whom have taken a specialty course on
how to handle twins and fussy babies. ABC also offers short-term
nanny services and babysitting. Agency fees are 15 percent
of the nanny’s first annual salary; wages range from
$10 to $15 an hour.
Best Domestic Placement Service
10 E. 39th St., near Fifth Ave., Ste. 1118
212-683-3060
bestdomestic.com
With Best Domestic, parents can choose from a large network
of full- and part-time nannies and housekeepers. The company
also offers a database of 10,000 babysitters, who are subjected
to thorough interviews and background checks if employed.
The agency’s fee is 15 percent of the nanny’s
annual salary. Nanny wages start at $500 a week.
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Meyerson
Associates
212-508-8400
meyersonassociates.com
Private investigation and security specialist Barry
Meyerson and his staff will prescreen your nanny
to ensure that she’s not illegal, criminal,
sexually predatory, or litigious ($750); install
sophisticated covert digital surveillance systems
(a.k.a. nanny cams) in your home ($4,000–$7,000);
and videotape your nanny while she plays (or neglects
to play), with your children outdoors (“activity
checks” are $125 per hour).
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A Choice Nanny
850 Seventh Ave., near 55th St., Ste. 706
212-246-5437
achoicenanny.com/nyc
Beyond placing full-time nannies, this multipurpose agency
offers services like NaniTemp, which provides short-term care
in emergency situations, and TutorCare, where nannies help
children with their homework and escort them to after-school
activities. Contact the agency for wages and fees.
My Child’s Best Friend
239 E. 73rd St., near Second Ave., Ste. 2E
212-396-4090
For six years, former nanny Janet Cook has successfully matched
families with suitable long- and short-term nannies as well
as traveling nanny temps and babysitters. The agency charges
12 percent of the nanny’s first annual salary, but up-front
payment earns a 15 percent discount; average wages start at
$600 per week.
New York Nanny Center, Inc.
787 Seventh Ave., near 51st St.
212-786-6090
nynanny.com
New York Nanny’s roster includes mostly young college
grads willing to commit to at least one year of employment
for families in all five boroughs, plus Connecticut, Westchester,
and Long Island. The fourteen-year-old agency charges a $125
application fee, and a $2,900 placement fee for live-in nannies
(for live-out nannies, the fee is five times the weekly salary).
Nanny wages range from $350 to $600 per week.
Au
Pair Agencies
Au Pair Care
800-4AUPAIR
aupaircare.com
For any au pair service in the U.S., families are required
to pay an initial fee of $5,000 to $6,000. On arriving in
New York, Au Pair Care participants go through extensive training
in child-care development, household safety, crime prevention,
and CPR. Parents are required to pay au pairs an average of
$260 per week, which includes transportation and a weekly
stipend.
Au Pair in America
9 W. Broad St., Stamford, Conn.
800-928-7247
This American Institute for Foreign Study-affiliated program
has been matching international au pairs with families for
nearly twenty years. Choose from several programs: Au Pair
Child Care ($265 per week), which includes 45 weekly hours
of care; Au Pair Extraordinaire ($343 per week), which upgrades
you to an au pair with a formal child-care degree; and Educare
($209), which is for parents seeking a lesser time commitment.
Community-based counselors are available to help with any
issues that arise.
Cultural Care Au Pair
1 Education St., Cambridge, Mass.
800-333-6056
efaupair.org
EF Education, a worldwide foreign-language organization, oversees
this exchange program, which not only screens candidates thoroughly
but also trains them at its own facility. Total cost for the
standard program is $5,395 per year, plus the standard weekly
stipend of $139 and an education allowance of up to $500.
EurAuPair Intercultural Childcare Programs
407 N. Washington St., Alexandria, Va.
800-901-2002
euraupair.com
This organization can match your family with an au pair from
almost anywhere in the world. The regular program is $5,800
per year; the Au Pair Par Experience program, which ensures
you an au pair who has either a kindergarten teaching degree
or two years of full-time child-care experience, costs $6,700
(plus weekly $140 stipend, plus education fees). Returning
families get a discount.
Go Au Pair
6965 Union Park Center, Suite 100, Salt Lake City, Utah
888-287-2471
childcrest.com This company offers two programs: the standard
Go Au Pair ($5,745) and the Premiere Au Pair ($5,945), which
requires two years’ experience or a relevant child-care
degree. The standard $140 weekly stipend and education fees
are not included. Au pairs arrive with comprehensive health
insurance obtained through the company.
InterExchange, Inc
161 Sixth Ave., at Spring St.
212-924-0446
interexchange.org
InterExchange au pairs are thoroughly interviewed and investigated
before their profiles are sent to host families. Beyond the
mandatory $5,490 fee for enrolling in the au pair program,
parents can expect to pay a weekly stipend of about $140.
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