APNA is celebrating our 30th Anniversary! Throughout the year we will be introducing you to our amazing members. Get to know Briana and Jeremy Edwards, On Call Nanny. What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned as a business owner or a tip you’d share with a new agency owner? One small step in any direction...Read More

APNA is celebrating our 30th Anniversary! Throughout the year we will be introducing you to our amazing members. Get to know Elise Lewis, Distinguished Domestic Services.  What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned as an agency owner?  Use discretion and intuition when representing a candidate or taking on a new client. What is your favorite...Read More

From our experience working with hundreds of childcare agencies, we’ve seen that agencies usually lose the most time on four activities: Creating Candidate Profiles You should not be chasing applicants for lousy resumes or creating portfolios for them in Canva. The reality is that most caregivers are not the best at Microsoft Word, so many...Read More

As we enter 2023, APNA will be celebrating our 30th Anniversary! Throughout the year we will be introducing you to our amazing members. Get to know Michelle LaRowe with Morningside Nannies. Along with Ken Meyers, Morningside Nannies was purchased 10 years ago. What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned as an agency owner? Not every...Read More

Hello and Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break and were able to find a bit of time to relax, recharge and reflect on another year. I’d like to take this opportunity with you all to pause, amidst the hustle and bustle that’s January, to examine and assess all APNA...Read More

Have you run into dicey conversations around race, gender, or religion? If you have, you’re not alone. More business owners are finding themselves in conversations around equity. With 42% of employees seeking an organization that is diverse and inclusive of all types of people, the current employment landscape requires that companies have a firm grasp...Read More

September is a time of grateful reflection for me, personally. We’re through the craziness of the back-to-school months and nearing the end of another year. This year, more than ever, I’m focused on making the most of the opportunities the year has presented and to be grateful for the life I’m living. I’m holding on...Read More

Summer is here and it is a time when many of us travel with friends and family. When you go on vacation, do you find yourself still working and having difficulty truly unplugging during that time away? When owning a small business, it can feel incredibly difficult to truly take time off. You might not...Read More

APNA is committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse community of household staffing business owners. While our goal has always been, and will continue to be, to support all small business owners within our industry and provide access to the tools required to achieve longevity and profitability, we must acknowledge one important fact: it...Read More

Hello and happy (almost) summer, friends. It’s been a crazy few weeks for APNA and I’m eager to share with you everything that’s been going on. Let’s jump right into it and talk about the 2022 APNA Conference in San Diego. We are thrilled to welcome a full house at our 29th annual conference in...Read More