Parents, how did you find your babysitter?

My sister used to post on the bulletin board at the local grocery store.

At our child’s daycare. We knew they would work out because our children already knew them.

I think the best is a recommendation from a friend or relative. She also needs to have people with children get to know her so that they would feel comfortable calling on her to babysit.
Volunteering in the nursery at church or some other community place or event would help a lot.

When we’d get back home she was usually hiding behind the sofa.

Oh, I see by the details that you had something else in mind. Hang on; I’ll get back to that.

They knew her simply as Grandma.

Mine babysat for a friend. The friend got her by asking at the school “Do you know anybody that takes care of kids?” and the school knew her and so friend went there then.

We went to the local school, and asked the 6th grade teacher who she recommended.

relatives

Friend’s kid.

Some child care places work with training women who work from home to babysit and can recommend those that have gone through the same training as their employees to be certified. You can also try social services as well. Sometimes they have refrences as well and will have a list of home day care providers in the area who have to get certified.
At my old day care they would certify people as well. Some of the day care moms would go into business themselves because it cost them too much to put their kids in day care and it was more convenient to work from home and care for their own kids.
Another way, is word of mouth at my childrens schools. Teachers will sometimes know of a parent who babysits at home and they usually have good sense about who is a devoted care taker and responsible through their children behavior.

I never left my children with a babsitter. If their grandparents or aunt could not watch them for me, I changed my plans.