1. If you are hiring someone you are not greatly familiar with, only hire someone with references you can check. If possible, hire someone with references you know (such as playmate’s sitter). Do your part to check the credibility and ability of the nanny or sitter. This is no place for on-thejob training! Ask the references provided a lot of questions, such as “What was the biggest crisis the sitter ever had to handle, and how did he/she handle it?” Even questions like “What are the sitter’s biggest strengths and weaknesses?” should be addressed.
