We represent families and nannies all over the United States and around the world. As adventurers ourselves, our staff lives in New York, Seattle, Philadelphia, Louisville, Toronto, Ft. Lauderdale, Camarillo, Austin, and Denver.

Our candidates find us through personal and client referrals, our extended nanny network, specialized training programs, local university networks, parenting groups and organizations, our website, networking, and word of mouth. We actively recruit for every family we work with and receive more than 10,000 candidate applications from across the country every year.

Less than 5% of candidates who apply to Adventure Nannies make it through our rigorous qualification process.

We are! The nonprofit organization, Association of Premier Nanny Agencies, vets and supports nanny agencies in the United States and around the world. Since the nanny agency industry is largely unregulated, APNA members (such as Adventure Nannies) undergo a rigorous review of all documents, materials, and agreements to ensure they are operating ethically and within the law.

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See our entire Candidate Process.

Extensive! See our entire Candidate Process.

It depends on the current market and season as well as your location, experience, and qualifications. There is no set timeline for any given applicant. Every placement is different, and every candidate has their own unique skill set. Some applicants will find a job within a few weeks of applying while others may never find the perfect job.

Being engaged, prompt, and professional throughout your application process greatly improves your likelihood of being offered a position.

Your resume is the first thing both our team at Adventure Nannies and a prospective family will see, so it’s important that your resume is clear and concise, and your experience and qualifications are shown in the best light.

To ensure your candidacy is considered as quickly as possible, your resume should:

• List all relevant positions worked, in chronological order from most recent to least recent
• Include start- and end-dates (month and year) for each position
• Provide individual listings for each full-time/part-time, long-term position (no blanket positions, e.g., “Nanny for multiple families, 2014-2019”)
• Include the ages of the children at the start of the position
• Describe the nature of the role (full-time, part-time, on-call, summer only, and so on)
• Provide details about the job duties and responsibilities
• List your reason for leaving the role
• Explain any gaps in employment
• A separate section at the bottom of the resume for “Other Professional Experience, if applicable

If you upload a resume that does not contain the information above when applying to a position, we will be unable to move forward with your candidacy.

We highly encourage our candidates to use our Adventure Nannies resume template whenever possible. We look forward to putting your best foot forward on paper and working with you on future opportunities!

Sorry, but no. It’s important for us to gather as much information about our candidates as we can before introducing them to families. So we’re going to need to speak to your references first. And if you sent in a letter of recommendation or diploma, we’ll be verifying that as well.

While we know it’s a lot of work, raising your own children is not considered a professional childcare experience.

Working in another family’s home and following their rules and family philosophy is a skill that can only be learned on the job. The families we work with are looking for candidates who already possess that professional experience.

• Professionalism
• Extended full- or part-time experience
• Proven ability to commit to a long-term position (if seeking such a position)
• Passion for working and/or educating children
• Strong resume
• Excellent professional references
• Prompt, polite, and grammatically correct communication skills
• Organized and “tech savvy”
• Unique life/traveling experiences
• Hobbies, talents, volunteerism, sports, and so on

Candidates with Bachelor’s degree or higher strongly preferred

Our team reviews applications for each specific job to verify candidates have extensive experience applicable to the position. Due to the high volume of applications and jobs, we are unable to provide an update for each position you applied for. If your qualifications match the current needs of the families, then our team will be in touch with you directly to discuss the next steps.

In the meantime, we encourage you to utilize our Candidate Resources and Candidate Process pages for additional information.

Each candidate has at least two interviews with our team. We also check at three professional childcare references to verify your employment and conduct an online and social media screen before you are presented to a family.

Once you’ve received an offer of employment, you’ll undergo a thorough background check in compliance with applicable laws:

• Criminal Background Investigation
• DMV Driving Record
• Social Security Number Verification
• Sex Offender Registry
• Civil Restraining Orders
• National Wants and Warrants
• Education Verification
• TrustLine Verification (California)

For more info, visit our Candidate Process page.

Our placements are extremely competitive. In fact, for each job you see, less than 5% of applicants will be actively considered, including candidates in our existing roster and brand new candidates.

Because we recruit all over the country, our candidate pool is very large. That means we can only advance and screen the top candidates who are more than qualified for our positions and are a match for the family.

Our blog is full of ideas and tips on how to bolster your resume and experience. Adding more specialized experience will help you stand out among our candidate pool when you are applying for jobs. Here are some ideas!

Maybe! And if we don’t, we might tomorrow. Check our Job Board for the most up-to-date positions and apply for any you find interesting!

Great news! If a job is on our Job Board, we’re still accepting applications for it! If the job closes after you’ve applied, you’ll immediately receive an email notification.

Due to confidentiality with our families, we can’t provide any other information about the position other than what is already listed in the job description. We truly understand how important it is to find the right fit, and if the family selects you to move forward, you will have many opportunities to discuss your specific questions throughout the interview process.

If you want to be considered for the position and learn more about it, the first step is submitting an application directly through our Job Board.

Nanny positions vary based on the family’s needs. General duties include feeding, dressing, and bathing the child(ren), as well as planning and carrying out age-appropriate activities, driving children to their activities, and careful supervision at all times. Additional duties may include light housekeeping, meal preparation, laundry, errands, and general family assistant duties. While deep cleaning will not be part of your job, we always expect our nannies to pitch in to the overall cleanliness of the family’s environment, and leave the home as clean or cleaner than it was when they arrived.

Private educator positions also vary greatly and depend on whether the family is looking for a private educator only, or someone to work in a hybrid private educator/nanny role. Curriculum-building may or may not be a requirement, and additional skills such as familiarity with alternative education methods or children with unique circumstances are often required or preferred.

The number of families we’re currently working with changes every day, and depends on the season, location, skill set, and current market. We typically limit the number of families for whom we’re recruiting long-term placements to ensure they receive the time and attention they deserve.

Our team speaks directly with each family over the phone multiple times, which gives us a great sense of their personalities, needs, and lifestyles.

Although we do not background check families (we don’t know of any agency who does), we research each family as much as we research our candidates. We collect references from current and past employees and conduct an internet screen so we feel confident their home will be a safe and positive workplace. Many of our families were referred through loyal past clients, which is an added endorsement.

We turn down approximately 80% of the families who reach out to us.

During the interview process, we encourage families to have a paid trial of 1 to 7 days for each candidate.

We want everyone to feel happy and comfortable. That’s why we spend so much time and effort getting to know our clients and their families, learning what’s important to them, and understanding how a domestic employee will fit in. The perfect fit—the first time—is not only a goal for parents, candidates, and the children; it is Adventure Nannies’ priority!

In addition, we provide ongoing support throughout your placement. Once a candidate is hired, we check in to see how things are going, provide training and check-in materials, and offer feedback from the family.

If you're not happy or comfortable, let us know.

We have a number of resources that can help create solutions for sustainable relationships. And if you feel the position is beyond repair, we’ll help you make your plan for notifying the family.

Absolutely not. Becoming a member of our roster is free. However, you must commit yourself to match our high standards of responsibility, professionalism, and punctuality. We expect clear, quick communication, and extreme discretion.

No. Never. We charge a fee to families, and we advocate for our candidates’ requested rates and benefits (provided the requests line up with their level of experience). You set your own rates, and the family pays you directly.

An important part of our role is educating both families and candidates on legal practices for hiring a domestic employee. A key facet of that is ensuring each candidate we place who is paid over the minimum annual threshold ($2,200 in 2020) is paid legally, or “on the books.”

Being paid legally is not only a basic qualification of any professional position, but it also protects you as an employee by offering unemployment, worker’s comp, and other benefits associated with working legally.

Whether or not you find a placement through Adventure Nannies, we encourage you to pursue positions that include legal pay. Accepting positions without legal pay put both you and the employing family in legal jeopardy that can result in back taxes, fines, or criminal action. It can also prevent you from receiving unemployment benefits at the conclusion of your position.

Depending on location, job specifics, and details, our nanny positions typically range from $30 to $45+ per hour and private educator positions range from $35 to $50+ per hour.

At this time, all of our families offer a minimum of 40 guaranteed hours, paid weekly on the books. We also encourage families to provide health insurance assistance, paid time off, and other benefits to ensure the longevity of whomever they choose to hire!

The traveling family is responsible for their candidate’s transportation, lodging, and meals. We always recommend our families offer comfortable, private travel accommodations whenever possible.

In some cases, candidates may prefer to book their own travel and get reimbursed, but that step is always optional and based on the candidate’s preferences. Ability to do so and does not preclude candidates from being considered for positions.