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Click on the title above for the letter APNA sent to ABC’s “The View” after a guest stated that the online nanny service Sittercity allowed parents to “go through all the same steps that really expensive placement agencies do.”
APNA’s Board of Directors sent a similar letter to NBC’s Today show after a segment the day before that touted the benefits of online only nanny services. The segment did not mention the additional background checks and other services provided by top notch household staffing agencies.

By Lynn Peterson, President of PFC Information Services, Inc.
The quality of criminal background checks conducted by nanny agencies varies greatly. Agency A’s standard background check is a “National Criminal File” search. Agency B’s standard check includes county level criminal checks in the location or locations where the applicant has lived. It sounds as if Agency […]

   APNA Agencies are Experts at Digging into Someone’s Past
     (January 2, 2008) –  The Georgia parents who hired the nanny under investigation for abusing their 13-month old boy had paid for a background check on her.  “What they didn’t know is that the $10 computer background search the online nanny service conducted on their behalf […]

(October 2007) – Agencies help ensure a nanny’s safety. Nanny Katherine Olson’s apparent murder is prompting this APNA alert. Olson responded to an online ad for a nanny job.

APNA agencies are experts at screening employers and potential employees, so job seekers have a better chance of finding what they are looking for, and your odds of hiring someone to work in your home that can meet your needs are greatly increased.

“It can damage your company’s reputation if your employees, or someone you are recommending for a job, has an unprofessional online profile,” warns Annie Davis, president of the Association of Premier Nanny Agencies – A Household Staffing Alliance (APNA).

The board of the National Alliance of Professional Nanny Agencies has changed APNA’s name to reflect the industry trend of providing not only nannies, but many other types of household staff.