Part-time · Brooklyn
Not 40 hours. Not just date nights either.
The 10-to-25-hours-a-week range is the awkward middle. Too much for one-off babysitting. Too little for a full-time nanny with a contract and a W-2. The whole shape we're built around.
Why this category gets skipped
Full-time nanny agencies don't want it — placement fees only make sense for 40-hour contracts. Babysitting marketplaces don't want it — they're built for one-off bookings, not standing weekly slots with the same person.
So the family that needs Tuesday and Thursday afternoons plus Saturday evening — totaling about 14 hours a week — falls between two products. They end up either overpaying for a full-time nanny they don't need, or grinding through marketplace bookings every week.
That family is who we're for.
What part-time looks like in practice
~10 hrs/week
Two weekday afternoons
3 to 6:30, Tuesday and Thursday. Pickup, homework, dinner.
~14 hrs/week
Weeknight + Saturday
Two afternoons plus Saturday evening. Covers the working week and the date night.
~20 hrs/week
Weekday mornings
9 to 1, Monday through Friday. Pre-K-age, while a parent works from home.
~25 hrs/week
Three full afternoons
Mon/Wed/Fri, 2 to 7. The closest we get to nanny-shaped without crossing the 30-hour line.
The payroll question
Becky and Shelly are independent contractors, not household employees. That means no W-2, no payroll taxes on your end, no workers' comp, no I-9. You pay per session or weekly, hourly, the way you'd pay a babysitter.
For families who want the consistency of a nanny without the employer-of-record overhead, this is the structure that fits. See babysitter vs nanny for the longer comparison.