tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33785333499832751792024-03-05T17:49:46.278-08:00THE BABYSITTERSThe Babysittershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800608085298301074noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378533349983275179.post-35456559276866930742008-07-25T10:56:00.000-07:002008-12-09T13:29:26.481-08:00The Babysitters : Steps To Finding A Good One<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:verdana;" >The Babysitters : Steps To Finding A Good One</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJGZKwa-XbwMFTgEQ-vAmNppnltU5Q1teDDrY8x_XDaYepwJclWR1atzC1G1Zh3z_yg6YH2hMh5AORtql4U-8-bw7AY2ZaQUsegiVUg-XpFxuU3fUjvYUiC7tx3LYGu2ln5FD1DPJwPM2/s1600-h/Babysitters.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJGZKwa-XbwMFTgEQ-vAmNppnltU5Q1teDDrY8x_XDaYepwJclWR1atzC1G1Zh3z_yg6YH2hMh5AORtql4U-8-bw7AY2ZaQUsegiVUg-XpFxuU3fUjvYUiC7tx3LYGu2ln5FD1DPJwPM2/s320/Babysitters.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227014151240470962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">With the way that the world is today, you have to use caution when dealing with other </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">people in any given situation. The trust that we took for granted when we were younger </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">has virtually disappeared. This is especially true when screening babysitters. There are </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">many of these “caregivers” that range from being incompetent to actually being a danger </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">to your child. There are a few simple precautions that you can take to ensure that you </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">hire a capable childcare provider.</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If the child care provider that you are interested in cares for several children, most states </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">require that they have a license as well as regular health inspections of their home or </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">center. You should ask for the phone numbers to contact the other parents of the children </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">that the babysitter is caring for so that you can get their feedback about the quality of </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">care that their children are receiving. You should also ask to see the caregiver’s license </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">and any other documentation that they may have to ensure that everything is in order. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">You also may want to ensure that the care giver is child CPR-certified, and that their </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">certification is current. This certification is also required in most states. You can also </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">contact the babysitter’s local health department to discover if the provider has ever had </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">any health violations and if they have, discover exactly what steps were taken to resolve </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">the issues. These violations are public record so you should have no problem in acquiring </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">them. If the caregiver has had more than one minor violation, you may want to acquire </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">childcare elsewhere.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />When obtaining the services of a “private” (non-licensed) babysitter, you should be </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">extremely cautious. You should draw up an application, asking the questions that you feel </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">are important. You want to be sure that you have a space for the potential childcare </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">giver’s social security number and references. You might also want to ask for any </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">certification, be it child CPR or certificates for completion of courses in child care. This </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">will give you an idea of how much training the potential babysitter has had. After they </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">have filled out the application, schedule a follow-up interview at a later date to give </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">yourself time to check out the information that they have given you. The first thing that </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">you may want to do is to use their social security number to do a criminal background </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">check. This check can be done through your local law enforcement agency and can help </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">reveal if the applicant has substance abuse problems or more importantly, a history as a </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">sex offender. Once you are satisfied with the criminal background check, you should then </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">check the applicant’s references to ensure that these contacts are professional and not </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">personal. Now that you have completed a thorough check of the potential babysitter’s </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">criminal and professional background, the next step is the interviewing process.</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">When scheduling the interview, you may ask the applicant to dress professionally to </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">assess how they carry themselves, or casually if you plan to have them play with your </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">children. The second strategy can give you an idea of how the potential babysitter will </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">interact with your child. Once you have completed all of the previous steps and feel </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">confident in the applicant’s abilities, you can then hire them.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />A babysitter has the most important job in the world and that is the care of your children. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">This person will have close contact with your family so choose someone that you feel </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">comfortable with and you will both have a successful working relationship.</span>The Babysittershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800608085298301074noreply@blogger.com