In Need of Reliable Babysitter

Updated on January 26, 2007
J.I. asks from Glendale, AZ
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Hello! I am a part time working mom and my husband and I are in great need of a reliable, fun babysitter for our 3 little ones. We have two boys ages 3 and 2 and a baby girl who is 6 1/2 months old. The greatest need is for 2-3 evenings (from about 5pm until about 7pm) per week to babysit when I need to leave for work and my husband isn't home yet. Also, Sunday afternoons from about 3:30pm until 6:30pm we are in need of a babysitter so my husband and I can attend a financial planning course that lasts for 13 weeks. We are looking for someone with childcare experience, and preferably an early childhood education major in college (not required - but desired). Pay rate is negotiable and depends on experience & education. If anyone knows of anyone who may be interested, please let me know! Thank you so much!!

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Well, it turns out a friend of the family can help us out during the week and we no longer need the childcare for Sundays (childcare onsite where we are taking the class)...but thank you to everyone for your offers and suggestions! I really appreciate the responses!

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H.S.

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Hi,
I live in Surprise and have a couple of friends with teenage daughters that have babysat for me and a couple of other friends. They are great with the kids and don't cost that much. I highly reccommend all of them. Let me know if you are interested and I can get you their names and phone numbers.
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D.A.

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well i am a 32 yr old mom with a 12 yr old that lives with me an i use to raise my ex 2 yr old son an now i have 4 step sons that dont live with us no major or anything but i have done child care in my home since i have had my son for i could be at homemom cause my son has mental disbilties im on 48th st baseline

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E.M.

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I use a company called Parents Time Out when I have work events I have to attend. The website is http://www.ptofamily.com/ , they advertise themselves as the offical nanny service for teh AZ Diamondbacks and Phoenix Suns. They have people willing to work FT, PT, and occassionaly; reasonably priced; background checks on all employees, etc.

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S.H.

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Hello,
I just started a home daycare, I live in th PV area so I am a bit far from you but I had an idea for you. I am always looking at Craigslist to see who is around me doing care and how much they cost for ...research I guess. But I always see ads in there for babysitters, some of them come with education backgrounds, cpr/first-aid willing to do nights and some even 24 hour care. Its worth looking into. The website is craigslist.org.............do not put .com :)thats an"adult"site. Good Luck

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S.W.

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Hi J.,
I would love to help you out. Where in Glendale do you live? I live in Phoenix, but would be willing to drive. I just had another baby on December 11 and I now want to stay home with her, but I need to make a little extra money. I would give you a reasonable rate. Please message me if you are interested. I watched children throughout highschool and now I have a 3 1/2 year old son and a 3 1/2 week old daughter. I worked for a school district in the after school program before I had my daughter. I am also CPR/1st Aid Certified. I hope to hear from you. You can also e-mail me at ____@____.com. Thank you.
S.

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S.J.

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Hi my name is S., I have a home based daycare. I have openings for part time in the evening for your children. I'm not sure where you are located in Glendale, but I am in Goodyear off of Estrella Parkway & Lower Buckeye Parkway. For all 3 children for 2-3 evenings plus sundays for 13 weeks, my rate would be $5 per hour per child, or my fixed rate would be $125 a week for all 3 up to 25 hours per week. I have 14 years experience taking care of infants, toddlers, & children. My references are available in my packet. If you are interested give me a call ###-###-####.

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A.A.

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J.,
If you find a good one will you share???? Just kidding, we too have been looking for a sitter but still no one I trust or would leave my kid's alone with. It's not that I have trust issues, it's just I remember being that age....
but we want to start to have date night or movie night so my husband doesn't feel so neglected and we can have an adult conversation, which can be challanging when you spent all day looking for bug's with your boy's in the dirt!! (mine are almost 2 & almost 4)
I see you are in or near Glendale. Me too. Maybe some how we could help each other. I am home and can't start my schooling until I fined a P.T. sitter during the week, which so far NOTHING. So, when I read your post and saw you were near maybe I could help out during the week and Sunday, and then maybe you could help me 1-2 in a month so we could go out. We would NEVER stay out long or go far ....
Just thought I would put it out there and see if it would work
for either of us.
E-mail directly if you want to talk to see if we could work something out.

Hope to hear from you...but if not, then good luck and have a wonderful New Year!!!

Take care.

A.
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oh, P.S.
My name is A.. I am 33 yo , married with 2 boys and live in the Glendale/Pinnacle Peak area. I have 2 sons, Conner 2 & TJ 4, 2 dogs, 2 fish & one husband that seems like 3-4... go figure???
I am a retired hospice nurse, who loves her kids and is just trying to finish school to start my own business. My husband Thomas is a financial planner/consultant. Where are you taking your class? I (he) may be able to show you how to get licensed/classes for free. He only paid to the state exams. Which tests will you sit for? Series 6, 7, or Series 66, nsad. life, health etc....

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