Need someone tonight?
Don't book. Call.
Same-day requests don't belong in a form. If you need a sitter in Brooklyn in the next few hours, the form will get back to you in the morning. The phone won't.
The honest version
We're two sitters. Here's what each window actually looks like.
2 hrs
Long shot, but possible. If Becky or Shelly happens to be free and nearby, yes. Two-thirds of the time, no — they're mid-shift somewhere else. Call, don't text. We'll know in 60 seconds.
4–6 hrs
Realistic for weeknights. Most weekday afternoons, one of them can shuffle. Friday and Saturday at this notice — coin flip.
Same day, AM
Usually yes. If you catch us before noon for a same-evening session, we can almost always make it work — especially Sunday through Thursday.
Day before
Almost always. 24 hours is plenty for any weeknight. Saturday and holiday evenings — call, don't assume.
When we can't cover you
We'll say so in the same call.
Two sitters means there's a real ceiling on availability. When both Becky and Shelly are taken, we're taken — and you don't want to find that out via a confirmation email at 5pm. You want to find out now so you can keep dialing.
If we're booked, we'll tell you in the same call you make. No string-along, no "let us check." That's the whole pitch of a two-person operation: you get a real answer fast.
The smarter move
If this happens often, lock a recurring slot.
Families who run into the same-day scramble more than once a month usually end up booking us as a recurring weekly nanny. Same sitter, same day, locked on the calendar — so "tonight" is already handled before you knew you needed it.