This book is a step-by-step guide for parents looking for a nanny in the Bay Area. National guides can give you an overview, but this book tells you on what bulletin boards to post ads; where to send a nanny for CPR classes; what legal issues you need to consider; and where in California to get a background check. It includes 25 pages of resources in San Francisco, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa counties. On top of this, it gives you interview questions and a script on how to turn down an unqualified applicant.

Author Alyce Desrosiers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who gives workshops throughout the Bay Area on finding and choosing nannies and consults with parents on nanny selection.