Never leave a nanny or any caregiver alone with a child without doing a thorough pre-employment background check. You should be able to run an extensive background check for less than $100. 

Recommendations:

  • Run a Social Security Number Trace which should show you any aliases they have used as well as list their address history.
  • Make sure you run a National criminal and sex offender database background check as well as in-house county criminal checks in the main counties the nanny has resided in. It is very easy for a someone to hide an offense or crime in a different county, so that is why all of the above should be completed.
  • Make sure you do a department of motor vehicle report to make sure the nanny doesn’t have extensive tickets, accidents or a DUI.
  • Make sure you get a consent form from the nanny if the company running the background check requests one.  Click Here for a sample nanny background check consent form. Some companies allow you to agree to their online Terms and Conditions while other companies require that you have the nanny sign one.
  • Make sure you see the nanny’s background check results before making any job offer.

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