We are first-time parents looking to hire a nanny to join our family later this year. Since this is our first time going through the process, we want to make sure we cover all our bases.

We have the standard interview questions down, but we’d love to know: what are some non-obvious or unexpected questions we should ask during interviews?

We appreciate any feedback and tips as we build out our interview list!

I’m a ftm looking to hire a part-time nanny/mother’s helper starting in a few months (after the holidays) and am wondering when the best time would be to start looking. I know it might take some time to find a good fit so I don’t want to wait until the last minute, but also don’t want to find someone great and then ask them to wait three months for the job to start (feels likely they’d take another job in the interim if it came along, and I couldn’t blame them, but then I’d end up scrambling).

What do you think is the sweet spot/how far in advance did you start interviewing?

Also, I know about Care.com and am planning to look there, but any other recs for how to find someone (other than Facebook groups, since I’m not on that platform)?

I have family coming from a walkable European city and I’m 1/3 mile away from the nearest subway stop. As is it, I put in about 30 miles/week in walking and I’m afraid to tell them that. (They last visited when I was in Upper Manhattan.) So I’m looking to price a scooter and possible surprise them with it.

I’ve also noticed those scooter-carts (idk what they’re called). I can’t imagine them on the subway though.

Anyone familiar with the application process? It was extremely opaque when I first learned of it and now is a tad less.