Dear Prospective Client:

Finding the right person to take care of your children is a difficult and time-consuming task. First-Choice Sitters supplies families with babysitting services in Charlotte and the surrounding areas.  It is owned and operated by myself, a professional sitter. Throughout my twenty plus years of experience as a sitter, I always heard from parents how difficult it is to find good childcare. With these parents in mind, I decided to create a service that will provide a solution to this childcare problem!

First-Choice Sitters is a babysitting referral service based out of Charlotte, NC. Prospective clients will pay First Choice Sitters a one-time fee for processing. In addition, a flat nominal fee will be accessed in order to cover the cost of locating the sitter, completing a criminal background check, conducting a comprehensive interview, and scheduling the sitting services.

Referral fees are to be paid to First Choice Sitters and each client will receive a monthly invoice of the services they have requested. Sitters are to be paid directly by the client in cash or by personal check at the conclusion of the set time.

The standards for First Choice Sitters are exceptional. All sitters must be referred by a current sitter or client.  All sitters must be at least 18 years of age, CPR and First Aid trained, have a a face-to-face interview and will receive a full criminal background check.  Each sitter must provide several childcare references, information about previous childcare-related jobs, and previous job and character references. During the interview, sitters will also be asked a series of questions pertaining to children, and given specific hypothetical circumstances and will be asked how they would handle each situation.

At your request you are more than welcome to meet with your sitter beforehand. You will be provided a dossier/portfolio of each sitter you receive, which will contain information about the sitter, previous childcare experience and a brief explanation of their references and background check. In addition, we have now added photographs to many of the dossier's so you will now have the opportunity to see your sitter before she arrives!  For a more permanent sitter/nanny clients themselves are given the option to interview each sitter personally before choosing a particular caregiver.

Please feel free to contact First-Choice sitters with any concerns or suggestions, because your input is valuable and appreciated.

First Choice Sitters has been providing childcare to Charlotte families for over 7 years!  We look forward to serving you and your family for all of your babysitting/childcare needs for many years to come!  You will find that First Choice Sitters is dependable, organized, prompt, and your "First-Choice" in Childcare.

Sincerely,

Kristin Kidwell (Owner)