If you’re like many staffing leaders, you’re probably planning your end of year leadership team meeting.  You know, the one where everyone sits around a conference room table and you do a presentation on the hits and misses of the year then unveil next year’s budget and watch the faces fall? Then you have lunch...Read More

Greetings! November is a favorite month in many households. I know it is in mine. While it’s dark way too early these days, the promise of a large gathering of extended family and friends for a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast is a time to anticipate and treasure—most years. Oh, COVID, how you have changed our lives!...Read More

APNA is thrilled to introduce the APNA Toolkits. Over two years in the making and in collaboration with many of our member agencies and industry professionals, the toolkits are a series of documents to assist you in the day-to-day operations of your agency. These toolkits are designed to take the guesswork out of contracts, PR,...Read More

Greetings, Did you hear that loud collective sigh of relief the APNA Board let out when Conference 2020 Evolve & Elevate was over? There was a lot of anxiety on our part about how it was all going to work. But we think it did work! We certainly missed being in-person with our industry friends...Read More

APNA has prepared this handy COVID-19 Risk Tolerance Scale you can use in your office and share with parents and nannies. Download Your Complimentary Copy here.  Read More

Dear APNA Members and Friends, Greetings from the new world order…What a sea change we are all experiencing as agency owners, affiliates, and human beings in 2020. While struggling to do business in the time of COVID-19, APNA has come to play an important role as a timely source of great information for our members....Read More

One of APNA’s main objectives as an organization is “to develop and maintain high ethical and professional standards of service” for our industry. We would be remiss if we did not address the racism and inequities facing our nation; issues that not only threaten our values and ethics as individuals, but APNA’s as an organization....Read More

Throughout the pandemic, the nanny community has voiced concerns about payment, unemployment, going into work, and more. We’ve gathered answers to a few common questions we’ve seen emerge since lock-downs began in various cities and states. While the information provided here is general, an APNA agency in your area can help with more city or...Read More

Many nanny staffing agencies have temporary divisions to staff anything from a Friday night babysitter for a private family, to a substitute caregiver for a local church’s Sunday childcare program.  While it is well established that nannies placed through the permanent division of the agency are the employees of the families they work for, what...Read More

A thorough vetting process. It sounds intimidating and yet, as an agency owner, it’s part of the day-to-day of running your business. Agency owners who are aligned with the mission of maintaining ethical business practices and supporting quality child care typically have a smooth screening experience. If the idea of gathering up your agency’s materials...Read More