Success with Care.com?

[Sugar Magnolia]

I used to think they were only a site for parents to find nannies or babysitters for in-their-home care, but I understand they accept ads for child care centers/family daycare now also? I think I have seen posts about other providers here using them.

If you have used them, have you enrolled anyone through them?
Is it worth it?

[Cat Herder]

I paid for a background check, uploaded a photo, wrote a nice ad that included the words "Licensed". It went to mod approval and was rejected because I was a professional business. No refund. It is illegal to NOT be Licensed and care for more than two kids in my State. Most of the providers they kept on in my State were illegal.

Class act that site.

[TwinKristi]

I didn't pay for anything but supposedly have a listing there somewhere. They sent me stuff every once in awhile and one that said if I didn't add a pic and update they would delete so I did those things. Never had a call!

[hope]

I posted on there for a long time and never had one inquiry from it. I did tell potential clients during the interview process to look me up on the site in order to do a background check on me. After terming a client once, she went on care.com and somehow had me kicked off the site. I emailed the site many times to resolve and received no response. I now give clients my info and they run their own check on me. Doesn't bother me any bc I wasn't getting any hits from the site anyways.

[SSWonders]

Not a single inquiry. Been on it for months.

[coolconfidentme]

I'm clueless on how that site works. First they rejected me because I was a business, so I deleted & started over. They now just send me junk mail & I can't see if I have an ad or not. Frustrating because you can see parents looking for childcare on indeed.com. I can't even contact them without paying something. UGH!!!

Does anyone know the secret to how that site works?

[LaLa1923]

I have had more success with care.com than craigslist by far!!

I have 4 families and 8 kids- 2 are from cl and 4 are from care.com.

I don't have to do any work on care.com, people find me.

[Childminder]

They are very good about taking care of issues and concerns you have with their site if you call them. I was listed for years as a sitter and they wouldn't accept some changes I had to make to a professional. Took care it promptly and kindly.

I have never received any jobs off the site though.

[SSWonders]

I have had more success with care.com than craigslist by far!!

I have 4 families and 8 kids- 2 are from cl and 4 are from care.com.

I don't have to do any work on care.com, people find me.

How are you listed?

[Cat Herder]

Does anyone know the secret to how that site works?

Call yourself a babysitter who loves to play with kids all day. Who gives no naps and bakes gingerbread for dinner. :confused::confused:

IDK, that is what their commercials say we do....

Now, when my ad was just for holiday/evening/weekend care, without a background check, I did get quite a few calls (one time gigs, no enrollments). I kept it generic and used it as a source extra money when DH was out of State every other week. It was when I had an actual daycare opening and tried to spiff it up, they denied me.

[LaLa1923]

How are you listed?

Here it is......Nothing special, I always mean to update it and put a pic but I never have time. It's working for me so far so whatever....

http://www.care.com/marian-r-jessup-p1373-q27309066.html

[daycare]

I spent more money than I want to admit and have not gotten even 1 call from it

biggest waste of my $$$$$$$$$$

[coolconfidentme]

Here it is......Nothing special, I always mean to update it and put a pic but I never have time. It's working for me so far so whatever....

http://www.care.com/marian-r-jessup-...q27309066.html

I just looked at mine & they rejected me again! WTH? They first accepted my photo & THEN rejected me, .

[SSWonders]

Here it is......Nothing special, I always mean to update it and put a pic but I never have time. It's working for me so far so whatever....

http://www.care.com/marian-r-jessup-...q27309066.html

Thank you. Mine isn't set up in bullet points like your's is. That's a good idea.

[ihop]

I say yes, but I only had one inquiry in 3months. However, it did turn into a client. Not worth the $20/month I pay.