Finding Vetted Nanny and Housekeeper Placements

Two of the most common household roles, and the standard that should sit behind both.

Many families' first foray into household staff is a nanny, a housekeeper, or both, and while these are among the most common private-service roles, the standard for placing them well is no lower than for any other. Both professionals work inside your home, with access to your family and your private life, so the firm you choose should hold them to the same rigor it would an estate manager. Knowing what that standard looks like is how a family hires with confidence.

The first thing to look for is uniform, rigorous vetting across both roles. It is a mistake, and a surprisingly common one, to vet a nanny thoroughly while treating a housekeeper casually; both have the run of your home. A serious firm screens every professional to the same demanding standard, layered national, federal, and county criminal searches, driving records, verified employment and references, and education where relevant, and shares the results. And it is selective at the source: we accept fewer than 1 in 10 applicants, which means the hardest vetting happens before a family meets anyone.

The second is genuine matching for each distinct role. A nanny is hired for the care and development of your children; a housekeeper for the upkeep of your home. They are different jobs requiring different people, and a firm should recruit to each specifically rather than offering a generalist for both, or quietly blending the roles. Where a family does want a combined or hybrid role, that should be defined clearly and compensated accordingly, not assumed.

The third is fit and the qualities that make each role work, warmth and judgment in a nanny, thoroughness and discretion in a housekeeper, matched to your particular household through a real search rather than a list.

And the fourth, as with every placement, is lasting fit backed by a guarantee. Ours runs a full year on full-time placements, and our placements average more than five years, which spares families the disruption and cost of frequent turnover in the roles they rely on daily.

Placing vetted nannies and housekeepers, to a single high standard, has been part of our work since 1999. To find these professionals well, choose a firm that vets both roles rigorously and uniformly, recruits to each role specifically, matches for fit, and stands behind the placement. Common roles still deserve an uncommon standard. It is what families come to Nannies + more…® for.