Our replacement period is 90 days from the nanny's start-date. If the relationship has proven not to be the right match during this timeframe, we will reactivate your search to find a new nanny for your family at no additional cost. Our current success rate is 96%. Given that, it is very rare that a family has to take advantage of the replacement period at all.

We recommend you allow a minimum of 4 - 8 weeks for a thorough search. While many families we work with find their perfect candidate within the first one or two interviews, this time frame allows the freedom to interview as many potential caregivers as you wish and ensure your working relationship is starting off on the right foot.

A nanny’s responsibilities will vary based on each family’s individual needs, but a nanny’s number one concern is the health, safety, and well-being of the children. They initiate age-appropriate activities, play-dates, prepare nutritious meals, and perform child-related light housekeeping duties.

In your consultation with our team, we will assist in offering industry-standard advice on competitive pay rates for the background of the candidate your family is seeking. Each compensation package varies based on the family’s needs and the nanny’s experience and education level. To keep your position competitive in the market, we require families to offer guaranteed hours, paid time off, and in some cases a healthcare stipend.

‘Sommet’ means ‘pinnacle’ in French. Since 2015, we have made it our mission to actively find, recruit, and establish career-spanning relationships with nannies who are at the pinnacle of their profession.

The nannies we are proud to work with are highly educated, caring, thoughtful, compassionate, and kind. They are experts at joining your household effortlessly and creating space and freedom for parents, while cultivating enriching relationships with the children in their care.

Because of our expertise with helping hundreds of families with their searches, we make the process of identifying and placing a nanny with your family friendly, simple and efficient.

The nannies we work with are at the top of their profession. They are kind, compassionate, hard-working and professional. Each one possesses a four-year college degree and are characterized by their flexibility, adaptability, and love of working with children.

To learn more about our nannies, click here.

All of our nannies go through a rigorous vetting process before we present them as potential candidates. All candidates are required to hold a 4-year college degree in addition to having a minimum of 5 years of professional childcare experience.

All candidates are subject to background checks, reference checks, driving record checks, social media screens and more. You can learn all about our thorough screening and selection process here.

Sommet Nannies currently runs the following types of searches:

● Full-time nanny

● Household manager

● Personal assistant

● Executive assistant

● Housekeeper

● Chef

Please click here to learn more about how we can support you in each of these areas.

At this time, we don’t offer babysitting, part-time, or seasonal nannies. We will gladly recommend local partners who are experts in these areas.

We have special focus and expertise in placing nannies in Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington DC and also take on select families who are interested in launching nationwide, relocation searches across the United States. To learn more about nationwide searches, please click the link below.