Hiring a nanny is a significant employment decision. A placement agency can organize the search, clarify expectations, and help families and candidates evaluate fit—but it should never promise a “perfect” match or imply that screening eliminates every risk.
Notable Nannies focuses on long-term, full-time placements for families and professional caregivers in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Apex, and nearby Triangle communities.
How an agency helps families
- Role design: Clarify the schedule, duties, compensation, benefits, driving, travel, and long-term expectations before recruiting.
- Focused introductions: Present candidates whose experience and availability align with the defined position.
- Structured evaluation: Support interviews, reference conversations, appropriate screening, and careful comparison.
- Hiring guidance: Help both sides discuss payroll, guaranteed hours, paid leave, overtime, and a written employment agreement.
- Post-placement support: Provide a point of contact when questions arise after the nanny begins.
Families remain responsible for their final hiring decision and for complying with household-employment obligations. No agency, interview, or record search can guarantee safety or future performance.
How an agency helps professional nannies
- Access to clearly defined long-term opportunities.
- Information about the family’s schedule, duties, compensation range, and priorities.
- Interview preparation and communication support.
- A structured way to raise questions about benefits and employment terms.
- Help confirming that both sides understand the role before accepting it.
Candidates should still review every position carefully, ask direct questions, and decide independently whether the family and terms fit their professional goals.
Agency search vs. independent search
| Area | Agency-supported search | Independent search |
|---|---|---|
| Role definition | Agency helps clarify the position before introductions. | Family creates and revises the role independently. |
| Candidate sourcing | Introductions come from the agency’s applicant network. | Family manages advertising and inquiries. |
| Evaluation | Agency provides a consistent interview and screening framework. | Family selects providers and builds its own process. |
| Employment terms | Agency helps surface pay, schedule, benefits, and agreement topics. | Family and candidate research and negotiate directly. |
| Support | Agency may provide help during the search and placement period. | The parties handle follow-up and problem-solving themselves. |
| Cost | Family pays the agency’s stated fees. | No placement fee, but the family invests its own time and may pay separate screening or professional-service costs. |
Questions to ask a nanny agency
- Which placement types and geographic areas do you serve?
- What steps occur before a candidate is introduced?
- Which screening services are included, and who reviews the results?
- What are the fees, replacement terms, and refund conditions?
- How do you handle candidate privacy and written authorization?
- What support is available after placement?
- Which responsibilities remain with the family as employer?
What Notable Nannies provides
Our process begins with a detailed family consultation and position profile. We coordinate candidate introductions and interviews, help clarify compensation and benefits, and support a written employment agreement. Learn more about our process, our candidate standards, and current family pricing.
Start a long-term placement
Families can begin the family application. Professional nannies can review current openings or apply for representation.
