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It’s Official I am going back to work!  My biggest anxiety about starting back as a Counselor in Middle School and High School was Child Care Options!  As a Counselor I have to be in by about 7 AM.  I really did not want to have to get the kids out of the house by 6 AM on the days I work, so I knew I needed to find a good Babysitter who was reliable.

I  heard through a friend that she found 2 great sitters through the Child Care Connection at Sitter City (If you Need a babysitter, The best local sitters are at Sittercity.com. Save 15% on registration with promo code SAVE15 ).  So I decided to give it a try.  I put an advertisement on Sitter City using their Free Trial option.  I figured if I got some good responses then I would pay to join.  I have to say I was completely amazed at the response I got!  I have looked for sitters before using newspaper ads and this was SO much better!  I got roughly 25 excellent applicants in a matter of 3 days!

One of the things I really like about the way SitterCity Works is that you can actually look at potential sitters profiles before you contact them.  It also gives you one place to go to contact them and check out new applicants.  I definitely could get a feel on who I wanted to contact first by reading their profile and message to me.

I am so relieved that I have now found a few great sitters!  One who will work regularly with the kids and a couple for the occasional night out!  I have never had so many great options before!!  I thought the Child Care Connection service  at Sitter City was so great that I wanted to share it with all of you.  It was definitely worth the money it cost to sign up, in my opinion!!