Childcare staffing is one specialized service category within Deb’s Domestic Agency’s broader private household staffing practice. We place nannies, governesses, newborn care specialists, and family assistants for private households that often also require broader household, estate, or family office support. For broader household or estate support, visit our household and luxury estate staffing services.
Family Assistants (FA) is our most popular placement! FA’s work for families with young or school-aged children who need more than just home childcare. FA’s can act as the parent’s personal assistant and the children’s nanny. They help out the parents in managing the home by doing whatever the parents need assistance with. Some FA’s focus is solely the children. They may drive the children to school and other activities or appointments, take the children shopping, help with homework or travel with them. Most of our FA’s have college degrees and help the children manage their chores, school projects and busy schedules. They have more responsibilities than a nanny and work in and outside of the family’s home.
Examples of the diversity of duties for a Family Assistant:
- General nanny duties
- Personal assistant duties to the parents
- Non-childcare related duties (except heavy housekeeping)
- Driving the children
- Running errands for the parents
- Grocery shopping for the family
- Household management duties
- Managing Amazon orders/returns
A Family Assistant (FA) is similar to a personal assistant except that the majority (over 50%) of their responsibilities is childcare related. In addition to childcare, a FA may help out with other household duties such as the parent’s laundry and ironing. If the parents are business owners the FA may also help with the business when the children are in school. Busy parents are able to delegate important domestic and non-domestic tasks to the FA so that they can spend more quality time with their children or focus on their work.
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Learn more about our broader Household and Luxury Estate Staffing services. From our Austin, Texas base, Deb’s Domestic Agency supports nationwide private household staffing searches.
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