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Picking a nanny can take quite some time to do properly. When you want to make sure your kids are being cared for properly, there is not such a thing as too comprehensive of a background check. A nanny background check should be run on any serious nanny candidates you may have. They may "interview well" but that shouldn't be your sole criteria for choosing them. You may even find out that they are criminal felons or convicted sex offenders! Make sure you include the following questions that you may ask your prospective nanny: * Why do you want to be a nanny? * What's the most interesting part of taking care of a child? * What caused you to look for new employment? * What make you discipline a child and what sort of punishment do you hand out? * How do you differ from others in making sure my kids get good mental growth? * I want to make sure my kids have quality physical development. How would you be different than other prospective nanny's to make sure this happens? * How would you enhance my child's learning habits? * What is your background with respect to having my kids learn music and art from you? * Have you take care of kids in both indoor and outdoor settings? How did that go? * When you have free time, what kinds of things do you like to do? * How do you handle a kids that's throwing a fit for no justifiable reason? Tell your prospective nanny that you always run a comprehensive background check on leading candidates as a final quality certification. If they act surprised, confused or ornery then you probably want to avoid hiring this individual. Make sure you get your nanny job applicant to complete a routine job application. This should include how to contact them, where they've lived in the past, where they've worked and any people that would provide them a job reference. As a routine matter, look over the application and make sure it is completely filled out. Check to make sure they've included their birthday, where they were born, SSN and drivers license number. Call all the references and, if you can't reach them, ask for a different one to replace the one you couldn't verify. Have your prospective nanny sign a consent form and provide a copy of their photo id. The nanny background check should include the following: Identity Verification: Verify that the SSN and driver's license numbers that were supplied by the nanny are actually theirs. DMV Records: Checking the applicant's driving record might seem mundane. After all, just because he or she got a lot of speeding tickets does not mean that he or she would be a bad nanny. What you want to look for are records of drunk or reckless driving. DMV records can also include accident reports if there are any - including accidents in which the applicant was a victim. Financial Records: You can find out how responsible your prospect is from these records. You'll find their previous addresses, previous employers and whether or not they can pay their bills on time. Criminal Records: A criminal records check is usually limited to a state wide check, but you can also contact the states listed on the financial check to see if your applicant has a record in those states. A nationwide check is not usually an option. As part of this criminal records check you will absolutely want to run a Sex Offender check. Obviously anybody who is listed as a sex offender is a dangerous choice for a nanny. It's always better to be safe than sorry when checking out your nanny's background. You want to make sure that your kids are in the safe hands of a trusted individual. A qualified nanny understand this and has no issue with you checking them out to assure the child's safety.
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