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Sitters in a Snap
Finding a last-minute sitter is no simple task—or is it? We asked working moms across the country to put these on-demand babysitting services to the test, to see if hiring a responsible caregiver could really be easy.
Care.com
Serves: All 50 states, as well as 20 countries, including the U.K., Canada and parts of Western Europe (for a night out on a family vacation)
You can post jobs for free and exchange messages with the providers who respond—but you can’t exchange contact information, obtain references, run background checks or book sitters without purchasing babysitter was $13.97 per hour in 2016.