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Tell us a bit about your current remote workforce. What plans do you have to expand it? While many of our employees are in the Chicagoland and Boston areas, we have recently added employees in several other states. This past year, we have expanded our number of squads…
If parenting has become a total grind, you’re not alone. With the pandemic throwing a wrench into just about any kind of school or family activity, parents everywhere are struggling to bounce back. And a new survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Sittercity highlighted the common struggles…
Now with the pandemic on the wane in the U.S. and industry-transforming policy proposals up for debate in Washington, D.C., Moochhala can’t help but feel optimistic. “There are two sides to this coin. On one side it’s access for families and on the other it’s a living wage…
Both Sittercity and UrbanSitter let you either browse profiles of babysitters and nannies for hire, or post a job listing and let caregivers respond to it (which is great if you’re in a last-minute bind). The services do background checks, and you can read reviews from other parents…
Posts from parents seeking full-time nannies or part-time babysitters on Sittercity have gone up 13% in the last month, according to the site’s Chief Product Officer Sandra Dainora. “In the last 30 days alone, we’ve seen a tremendous amount of demand in Wheaton followed by Chicago as well…
Aside from letting your first child know that they are going to have a new sibling, sleeping arrangements may need to be changed to accommodate baby number two. This could mean having to move your firstborn to a new bed or room. If moving is necessary, there’s a…
Zenobia Moochhala brings depth of experience to help families navigate today’s child care crisis CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sittercity, America’s first online source for in-home care and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bright Horizons, today announced entrepreneur and child care industry innovator Zenobia Moochhala as its chief executive officer. As Sittercity’s CEO, Zenobia…
Sittercity, an online source for in-home care, has partnered with Mr. Kringle & Company to give children a free virtual sitting with Santa and his friends. “Visiting Santa at your local mall and sharing what’s on your wishlist is a holiday tradition for many, one that has been…
Santa is exempt from this because Santa, of all the good qualities, has a lot of good innate immunity,” Fauci told USA Today. “…Santa is not going to be spreading any infections to anybody.” Despite that “innate immunity,” some of our favorite activities with the famous gift-giver will…
In fact, the average parent has disturbed their child’s lesson an average of six times since the beginning of the school year. Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Sittercity, the survey of 2,000 American parents of school-aged children took a by-the-numbers approach to assessing both the challenges and…
