Background checks for nannies
What to check before you hire, whether or not you use an agency.
Checks to run
- Identity and right to work (Form I-9 for employees).
- Criminal record check covering every county they've lived in.
- Sex offender registry search.
- Driving record if they will drive your children.
- At least two childcare references you speak to yourself.
If you use an agency
- Ask exactly which checks they run, who runs them and how far back they go.
- Ask to see the reference notes, not just a summary.