About us
More play for kids, more freedom for you.
You adore your kids, but let’s face it, you need a breather sometimes too. Parents are constantly juggling gaps in their schedules—from after-school appointments, nannies calling out sick, to finding time for a much-needed catch-up with friends, the list goes on. The search for a babysitter to fill those hours shouldn’t add more stress to your plate.
Currently, parents choose between scrolling through endless posts on community groups or dealing with faceless platforms with hidden fees and rigid policies. No thanks. You deserve a better, more human way to meet your next sitter.
Meet Brooklyn Babysitters—your neighborhood’s best kept secret for curated, on-demand childcare. We’re building a platform where finding a sitter is as easy as sending a text.
FAQs
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To us, the process of finding the perfect sitter is just as important as the care you get. We do the legwork of vetting recommendations, initial interviews, and keeping track of sitters’ availability so that it’s as easy as sending a text when parents need to make a booking. We’ll share all the information we have about the sitter ahead of time so that you can ensure they’re a match and if there’s any question, just let us know and we’ll find someone else that fits the job. And if anything falls through, we’ll do our best to find another sitter.
All of our sitters follow our code of conduct so that families receive consistent care, even when working with a sitter for the first time. We believe in engaging and age-appropriate play, staying away from screens, cleaning up after ourselves and the kids, and respecting your house rules. We chat with all sitters via video call before they join the platform to learn about their experience and run background checks. Our goal is to do more up-front work to learn about sitters so that we can be a lot quicker to match when there’s a need. Ultimately, it’s up to each family and sitter to decide to work together—we do not employ any sitters directly and families are responsible for determining whether a sitter fits their needs.
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Most sitter sites charge a membership fee both to the parents and the babysitters, and then take a cut of the sitter’s hourly pay on top of that. Here, we charge a per-booking fee so that families only pay when they need us and sitters take home their full earnings. Win-win.
Sitters are responsible for the cost of the background check, but this is only deducted at the time of their first booking.
All payments are made through Venmo to Brooklyn Babysitters.
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We're open for bookings now! If you want to learn more or share feedback, get in touch at ellie@brooklynbabysitters.com
Ellie Benner is a veteran of consumer startups like Away and Paperless Post, where she developed a passion for creating exceptional customer experiences and never backing down from a challenge. During a career break, she started babysitting and quickly noticed the many gaps in the industry. Driven by her own frustrations and curiosity, Ellie surveyed other sitters and families to understand what was missing and set out to create a better experience for everyone. As a longtime Brooklyn resident, she is committed to transforming the childcare experience—one neighborhood at a time.