Two and a half years ago I found myself facing the childcare conundrum.
I was headed back to work after maternity leave and I was having a hard time finding a part-time nanny. I wasn’t having luck on Care or Sittercity and I didn’t want to go through the expense of working with an agency in Seattle.
When my genius idea of joining a local nanny group on Facebook was shot down (alas, I couldn’t join because I wasn’t a nanny), I decided to create my own group for nannies and parents to connect. (I wish this option was available years ago when I was putting myself through college as a nanny!)
The Nanny Parent Connection was born
I never could have imagined the group would grow to the nearly 19,000 members we have today! It has been truly amazing to watch this dynamic community evolve.
As with any group that grows tremendously it’s been an interesting experience to figure out how to handle the challenging situations that have arisen. People started turning to me as a source of information since I ran the group, so I had to educate myself quickly!
I actually had a group member recognize me in the Costco food court, while I was pregnant-hangry and inhaling a slice of pizza…probably not my finest moment ever!
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