Childcare

Pinch Sitters was founded in 1986 and specializes in temporary childcare (i.e. babysitting). Sitters all have childcare backgrounds, their references have been checked, and they've gone through a background check as well. The company is fully licensed and bonded.

If a sitter stays till 9pm or later, you'll be responsible for carfare home, but owner Lisa Magaro makes every effort to place sitters within their own neighborhoods to save clients money. Rates can be adjusted according to the situation if families share a sitter; sharing must be cleared with the agency in advance.

A cancellation fee of $35 is required if less than 24 hours' notice is given.

Pinch Sitters currently serves only Manhattan and "brownstone" Brooklyn, but hopes to expand soon.

Sensible Sitters is an on-call babysitting service based in Manhattan that provides services to Manhattan, Los Angeles, and The Hamptons.

Sensible Sitters guarantees a babysitter any day or evening of the week, provided they have 24 hours notice. Clients may interview candidates before booking sessions. Sitters are CPR certified college students; resumes and referrals are on-file and are email or fax accessible to all clients.

The company charges subscribers a one time $150 registration fee and a $20 monthly maintenance fee. Bookings require a three hour minimum and there is a $45 cancellation fee. Sensible Sitters doen't charge for transportation but strongly recommends providing cab fare past 9pm.

Building Blocks Playgroup, led by an Upper East Side private school teacher, offers year-round, all-day (as well as morning) care for children ages 10 months to four years. The preschool curriculum consists of arts and crafts, cooking, and early reading as well as music and movement in an enriched child-centered environment.

Yearly developmental and school admission reports are provided.

NYC Nanny Finder provides nanny-seekers with convenient online video interviews, resumes, and references, to afford customers a better idea of the personality and an overall review of a nanny candidate before spending the time meeting with them.

Family membership to gain access to the Nanny Finder site is free. Placement fees vary, depending on if the position is part time, full time, or live-in.

NYC Nanny Finder provides nanny-seekers with convenient online video interviews, resumes, and references, to afford customers a better idea of the personality and an overall review of a nanny candidate before spending the time meeting with them.

Family membership to gain access to the Nanny Finder site is free. Placement fees vary, depending on if the position is part time, full time, or live-in.

Sensible Sitters is an on-call babysitting service based in Manhattan that provides services to Manhattan, Los Angeles, and The Hamptons.

Sensible Sitters guarantees a babysitter any day or evening of the week, provided they have 24 hours notice. Clients may interview candidates before booking sessions. Sitters are CPR certified college students; resumes and referrals are on-file and are email or fax accessible to all clients.

The company charges subscribers a one time $150 registration fee and a $20 monthly maintenance fee. Bookings require a three hour minimum and there is a $45 cancellation fee. Sensible Sitters doen't charge for transportation but strongly recommends providing cab fare past 9pm.

Building Blocks Playgroup, led by an Upper East Side private school teacher, offers year-round, all-day (as well as morning) care for children ages 10 months to four years. The preschool curriculum consists of arts and crafts, cooking, and early reading as well as music and movement in an enriched child-centered environment.

Yearly developmental and school admission reports are provided.

Lil' Thinkers offers a home daycare program for children ages six months to three years in a fun, nurturing learning environment. Art and music enrichment classes are offered and as well as sign language and Kinder Music.

The service is certified by the NYC Dept of Health and licensed by the NYS Office of Family and Children Services.

Upper West Side Day Care is New York State-licensed, and offers a program designed to respond to an individual child's physical, emotional, and intellectual needs. The curriculum includes circle time, free play, creative art activities, music & movement, story time, nap time, dramatic play, outdoor play, and nature walks.