THE EMPOWERED NANNY SEARCH 

the EXPERT GUIDE for hiring a Nanny on your own.

You may choose to find a nanny on your own but you don’t have to do it alone.

With over 20 years of experience helping families find their perfect caregivers, Preferred ChildCare now gives families guidance and support to accompany their candidate search.

Curated by Megan Metzger, founder of Preferred ChildCare, and the industry’s leading consultant with Megan Metzger Consulting. These comprehensive support guides ensure you save time, energy, and resources.

Available in 3 stages, we are here to give you the support you need no matter where you are in your search.

*AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE

Our Founder’s Son, Mason, with his full-time nanny who is part of their family.

you may be thinking: why would a nanny agency share this information with families?

PCC KNOWS how important it is to find the right nanny for your family. As parents, caregivers, and experts in the industry we have SEEN the difference the right nanny can make. We also know the heartache and stress of a bad hire. We are offering The Empowered Nanny Search to help families thrive.

While we would LOVE to find your perfect nanny, we understand. it may not be within your budget OR you may have a strong community that connects you to nanny candidates. YET, we also know what works for one family may not work for another.

So, we want to ensure you succeed in your search. PLUS we are passionate about legal pay and helping Nannies receive incredible positions they can be proud of and stay committed to.

the guidance you need FOR YOUR FAMILY!

  • If yes, consider Stage 2 or Stage 3.

    If no, consider our Stage 1 to ensure you create the right position and save time and energy in the search process.

  • If yes, consider our 2nd stage “Screening Your Candidates” to ensure you have the best screens that help you find a safe and trustworthy candidate.

  • Consider, our VIF package to receive guidance on every part of the nanny search process.

    If you wish to hire a nanny agency to help with a placement after your purchase we will credit your amount paid towards your final placement fee.

  • If yes, consider our Stage 3 option “Ensuring Success with Your Nanny.” We will provide you with a guidebook, handbook, and multiple guides to educate and address popular situations that arise with a domestic employee.

OUR EXPERT guides are AVAILABLE IN 3 STAGES

stage 01 | DISCOVERING Your family’s needs

The average Family spends 6-8 weeks and over 40 hours searching and screening candidates on their own. That is essentially another full-time job! In our busy lives between work, raising kids, spending time with our partner, and trying to find self-care this time investment can be overwhelming.

  • This will help you identify your true needs, understand what the industry standards are around duties and compensation, and ensure you create a comprehensive position to find candidates who can meet your family’s unique needs.

    Includes: Family Reflection, Nanny Responsibilities

  • This guide will help you create the right position to attract the top candidates in your area. Our proven method gives you creative ideas to sweeten your offer, industry standards and guides to attract the best candidates.

    Includes: The Complete Guide To Nanny Compensation, Position Details Worksheet

  • This guide gives you everything you need to advertise your position in all the right places. Understand the candidate funnel, and use our sample job posting guide to personalize your post based on the platform you use to attract the best candidates!

    Includes: The Best Job Posting Guide EVER

stage 02 | SCREENING YOUR TOP CANDIDATES

Trusting someone to care for your children is a very important decision. Running the right background screens on your nanny helps reduce risks and serves as a proactive measure to ensure the candidate you choose is trustworthy, responsible, and capable of caring for your children.

  • Includes everything you need to prepare, hold, and rank your top candidates. Using motivational interviewing techniques and our favorite interview questions to understand your candidates.

    Includes: Guide to Shortlisting The Best Candidates

  • Includes everything you need to prepare, hold, and rank your top candidates. Using motivational interviewing techniques and our favorite interview questions to understand your candidates.

    Includes: Recommended Interview Questions, Don’t Ask Interview Guide, Rating Sheet

  • Learn what questions to ask on reference calls, and which background screens are most important to include and how to understand the results.

    Includes: Screening Process, Reference Guide

  • We take the confusion out of the legal requirements to being a household employer and provide you with the guidance, templates and tools to create an amazing offer and agreement for your new nanny!

stage 03 | Ensuring success with YOUR NANNY

Many families think the hard part is done when their new nanny signs the contract. The truth is that is where the hard work begins. Being a household employer is an important role and a very personal one at that!

  • Our Success Guidebook will help you start the relationship out on the right foot and prepare you for common situations that may occur with your Nanny. Having expert guidance and advice saves you time, money and frustration.

    Includes:

    The First 90 days

    Avoiding Job Creep

    Do’s and Don’ts: professional boundaries with your nanny

    Celebrating milestones

    Setting clear “house rules” and boundaries: Questions to consider

    Reimbursing your nanny

    Traveling with your nanny

    Communicating with your nanny

    Showing appreciation for your nanny

expert guidance Options

VIF Guidance

(VERY IMPORTANT FAMILY)
$997


Stage 1: Finding The Right Nanny

Stage 2: Screening Your Top Candidates

Stage 3: Ensuring Success With Your Nanny (coming soon)

  • All VIF Guidance families, in PCC’s coverage area, also receive a FREE membership for PCC backup care for occasional needs, valued at $500 annually.

RATES per
stage

Stage 1: $450

Stage 2: $450

Stage 3: $450

FOR FAMILIES WHO PURCHASE THE EMPOWERED NANNY GUIDES AND DECIDE TO HIRE PREFERRED CHILDCARE TO COMPLETE THEIR SEARCH, WE ARE HAPPY TO APPLY A $997 CREDIT TO YOUR PLACEMENT FEE.

 Providing quality childcare FOR OVER 20 YEARS!

Let us find your perfect nanny.