No single step tells you whether a nanny is right. Screening works as layers — each one catches what the others miss.
Each layer should inform the next. References shape your interview questions; the interview tells you what to watch for during the trial. Skipping a layer, or doing them out of order, is where most screening fails — usually because a strong first impression made the later steps feel like formalities.
Tammy Gold, LCSW, spent years matching families with nannies before writing Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer (Penguin). Today she works beside families, and their agencies, as a neutral expert: defining the job, interviewing candidates, checking references and setting up the first 30 days.
Tammy works through each screening layer with you — or takes the reference calls and interview herself.
Screening call, reference questions, clinical interview, trial-day checklist.
Download free ↓Tammy joins your interviews, reference calls, trial debriefs, and onboarding. $189 / 60 min.
Book Tammy →Or text (818) 308-1358 · info@caremapmethod.com
Tammy provides expert guidance; she is not a placement agency and does not run background checks. Hiring decisions remain your family’s.