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ensures that such a placement service will provide a quality candidate that will suit your needs. Make sure to ask for proof of the background check.

Some Nanny placement services in the California area include:

- Monterey Bay Nannies (www.montereybaynannies.com)
- TLC Domestic Agency (www.californianannies.com)
- California Nanny Network, LLC (www.cananny.com)

- Bella Bambino Nannies (www.bellabambinonannies.com)
- Buckingham Nannies & Domestics (www.buckinghamnannies.com)

The re are many such services throughout California be sure to check the yellow pages or search online.

* Day-care facilities *

For parents who need a long-term child care solution, and can't afford a devoted nanny for their children another option is to place their child in a day-care facility. There are many day-care facilities that run the entire range of quality from upscale and clean with a number of programs and activities, to a facility that simply serves as a place for your child to be supervised while you are working. The price tends to follow the same trend.

Parents need to be even more vigilant in choosing such a facility because these services are provided by multiple workers who work for the facility. This means that your child may be cared for by a number of individuals and you need to be certain that every one of those workers has been thoroughly vetted through a background check.

* Child care centers *

Child Care centers are usually called "centers" because they offer a well-rounded educational program that may include nationally accepted early-stage reading and comprehension programs, or other developmental programs that may help your child advance intellectually and emotionally in preparation for next step of grade school. These centers are typically a little more expensive as well, so this needs to be taken into consideration when parents are exploring their options.

* Maids *

There are also Nanny services that have the added benefit of being live-in maids. This means that in addition to the enormous responsibility of watching your children, she/he will be responsible for maid services. While this option may save money by purchasing two services in one person it also splits the attention that will be provided to each task, and the value of each of those services will likely drop.

However, with that said, this may be an excellent option for a household where young children are in school and arrive home early before parents do. A live-in Maid would assist in preparing the children for

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