What is going on in this market? How is it affecting the nanny industry? It feels very much as though we are on a roller coaster ride. And not in a very fun way. Are we going up? Are we staying down? Whoa, what was that whiplash I just felt? 2022 was a much better...Read More

Investing in education has always been wise advice. That idea also applies to agencies and the nannies they represent. It’s also a win for clients as their families are the beneficiaries of the knowledge nannies gain from added lectures, certifications, and coursework related to children.  The agencies that set themselves apart are those that provide...Read More

Hallelujah and Help! I hesitate to write this observation for fear of jinxing it—call me superstitious—but I do think we have rounded a corner. Yes, hallelujah! For those of us who have temporary services, business is once again booming. While private agency clients have been asking for in-home help all along, event, hotel, and corporate...Read More

What’s new? I’ve eaten outside at restaurants for the first time in 14 months. Oh, wait, not what you wanted to know. You wanted APNA news. Here’s what is happening: Conference 2021, Up Next, is happening and is sold out! Pent-up demand to be together has resulted in the quickest registrations ever. Sponsorships-snapped up. No...Read More

There’s nothing like spring to lift our spirits. I have never been so grateful to see jonquils and daffodils and all other harbingers of the season appear. I know we are so ready to move on from this past year. As some physicians have noted, we are now operating between hope and caution. Very hopeful...Read More

“You have to leave now, Barbara.” My team hustled me out of the office. That was Thursday, March 12, 2020. Friday, March 13, 2020, the rest of my staff left our office building, and none of us returned. March 2020 was all about evacuation. I know my personal office experience is shared throughout our industry....Read More

Greetings! We made it to 2021! Congrats to us—that was no small feat. It is, however, very difficult to write to all you now without mentioning the enormous elephant in the room. The desecration of the Capitol was this past week,  and I cannot for the life of me wrap my head around it. This...Read More

Finding the right nanny for your family isn’t easy. Breaking up with your nanny is as difficult, emotional, and anxiety-producing.  I’ve listened to many families and nannies over the years describe the dissolution of their relationships. I keep a big box of Kleenex on my desk and sometimes I want to reach for a tissue...Read More

Excellence: the quality of being outstanding or extremely good.      White House Nannies, in Washington DC, has been owned and operated by Barbara and Richard Kline for almost 30 years. From its inception, excellence has been a basic tenet of the business along with honesty, integrity and of course, hard work. Excellence might be...Read More