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Find a Nanny

For over a decade, Smart Sitting - a nationally recognized, award-winning nanny agency - has delivered reliable and flexible childcare solutions to New York families.

Bringing New York Nanny Services to where you are

With our roots in the City that never sleeps, Smart Sitting relieves the needs of busy, ambitious families who want extraordinary experiences for their children all across the US.

I am looking for:

“All of our babysitters through Smart Sitting have been amazing. They are wonderful with our kids, incredibly responsible and all around great people. I was nervous about finding a babysitter prior to using Smart Sitting. However the engagement has been well worth the money, given the service provided, time saved, and access to sitters I wouldn’t have had without them.”

— New York Smart Sitting parent Sarah H.

Full-Time Nanny Search

We find full-time candidates who fit your needs - and your hopes. Smart Sitting nannies and sitters are experienced and proactive caregivers ready to handle the day’s duties and build an environment in which your children can truly grow into their best selves.

We support and lead the process, from outlining job descriptions, recruiting and getting to know candidates to assess their fit with your family, through to helping you hire your ideal nanny and manage the employment relationship. All this to let your family skip the confusing parts and get straight to the extraordinary experience that lies beyond.

As the only nanny agency offering a weekly 20% or 18% one-time no-commitment investment after placement, we make it easy for you to move forward and hire your ideal nanny with confidence.

Hire a Nanny

$499 search engagement includes:$33-40+ nanny's hourly rate includes:20% (weekly payments) or 18% (one-time fee) includes:

Part-time Nanny Search

Looking for a part-time nanny who challenges and enriches your children’s lives through creativity and learning? Smart Sitting has helped busy families find after-school and part time nannies for over a decade, and we know how to find the dedicated, reliable nanny who will be the right fit for your family’s needs. We support and lead the entire process – from a personalized search, to screening, interviewing, and hiring candidates, then helping to manage the ongoing nanny-family relationship.

Consistent. Exceptional. Part Time. We figured it out.

Families looking for consistent part-time care have long struggled, torn between hiring a reliable full-time nanny and frantically piecing together childcare week to week. Thanks to years of knowing families, understanding nannies, and honing our process, Smart Sitting has unlocked the key to long-term, part-time consistency in an arena where no other agency has.

As the only nanny agency offering a weekly 20% or 18% one-time no-commitment investment after placement, we make it easy for you to move forward and hire your ideal nanny with confidence.

Hire a Nanny

$249 Search engagement includes:$33-40+ nanny's hourly rate includes:20% (weekly payments) or 18% (one-time fee) includes:

Always On: Babysitting & Backup Childcare

As a parent, you know that all forms of childcare are indispensable - and never more so than when your regular childcare option isn’t available.

Emergency backup

when your regular childcare is unexpectedly unavailable

Date night / weekends

because even the most devoted parents deserve time for self-care

Short-term fill-in

if your nanny is on vacation or to fill in school break gaps

We’ll connect you with trusted, talented, fully screened childcare professionals with the skills to hit the ground running, simplifying the entire process by hiring and managing their employment details and costs on your behalf. Registered families easily submit a request and secure their favorite sitters via the Smart Sitting Booking App.

Access Always On

Always On program registration offers:Service includes:

With the Smart Sitting Booking App, your babysitter is only 2 clicks away

Book a babysitter, manage your preferred sitters, and get to know new caregivers anytime, right from your phone - while we handle timesheets and compensation.

Sign Me Up!

(Always On is currently available in New York, Brooklyn, and Jersey City)

How We Get It Done

Consult

We'll get to know your family and help craft the details around the role you're looking to fill. This informs our thorough search for ideal nannies.

Connect

Once we’ve launched the search and narrowed the possibilities to a few top candidates, Smart Sitting helps take care of the meeting and hiring process.

Support

We’re not done after the hire — we’re here to help manage your childcare into the future, with personal, dedicated support and services that last the lifetime of your childcare needs.

Find Nannies in New York and beyond

Experienced, engaging caregivers who can keep up with your kids.

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New York City Nanny

Maya A.

New York City Nanny

“As an artist, I love to use my creative side when I'm babysitting; whether it be arts and crafts, creating forts with Magna-Tiles, building block towers for babies to knock down, excavating fossils, goofing off, dancing around or putting on funny accents.”

New York City Nanny

Nikki S.

New York City Nanny

“I feel honored to have had the opportunity to work with the families that I have and to watch their children grow into thoughtful, kind, and autonomous people. These experiences were wonderful and have made for some of the most fulfilling moments of my life.”

New York City Nanny

Krystle H.

New York City Nanny

“I’ve strived to always put my integrity first, which allows the parents to put their trust in me and hold it to a high regard. There is so much that kids and I can do that can be fun, exciting and educational all at the same time!”

New York City Nanny

Krystle H.

New York City Nanny

“I’ve strived to always put my integrity first, which allows the parents to put their trust in me and hold it to a high regard. There is so much that kids and I can do that can be fun, exciting and educational all at the same time!”

Maya A.

New York City Nanny

“As an artist, I love to use my creative side when I'm babysitting; whether it be arts and crafts, creating forts with Magna-Tiles, building block towers for babies to knock down, excavating fossils, goofing off, dancing around or putting on funny accents.”

Nikki S.

New York City Nanny

“I feel honored to have had the opportunity to work with the families that I have and to watch their children grow into thoughtful, kind, and autonomous people. These experiences were wonderful and have made for some of the most fulfilling moments of my life.”

Krystle H.

New York City Nanny

“I’ve strived to always put my integrity first, which allows the parents to put their trust in me and hold it to a high regard. There is so much that kids and I can do that can be fun, exciting and educational all at the same time!”

Maya A.

New York City Nanny

“As an artist, I love to use my creative side when I'm babysitting; whether it be arts and crafts, creating forts with Magna-Tiles, building block towers for babies to knock down, excavating fossils, goofing off, dancing around or putting on funny accents.”