What Type of Background Check Should I Run?

It is extremely important to run a background check on the caregiver or nanny that you decide to hire. If the candidate has opted to run a background check on themselves, it is highly recommended that you also run a background check since a person can control what type of background check is being ran. It is also extremely important to do a National background check since local county searches are only limited to individual counties. A good background check would include a SS# trace (usually includes a name alias search and address history search), a National criminal search, National sex offender search and most importantly a 7 year county criminal search in at least the main county the nanny has resided (ideally all counties). In addition to the background check, we recommend running a Department of Motor Vehicle search to make sure the candidate hasn’t had extensive tickets, an accident, a DUI or DWI.

Make sure you do a comprehensive background check that will enable you to make the smart hiring decision for the safety of your family.

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