My vision was to create an online community where parents can get together and exchange child care. We all have many expenses these days with the kids’ activities, school fees, groceries, clothes, and bills, and child care should not have to be paid for. And now it doesn’t have to!

SAFETY
Safety is our number one priority. You are concerned about the safety of leaving your children in the care of someone other than a relative or close friend and I understand that as I am a mom of three kids. That is why I highly recommend that you do a background check on the person you are considering bartering services with. You may want to obtain a background check on yourself and submit it to a prospective sitter upon request. Having one on file saves time and money for other members, as well as yourself. There are plenty of services that offer this at a reasonable rate.  Safety is Barter Sitting’s number one priority; therefore I have included a link for your convenience. Learn more about background checks. Click here.

BENEFITS
There are many benefits to becoming a member of the Barter Sitting community. One of course is the free child care services you receive when you sign up. It seems these days we are all very busy. With the need for two working parents just to keep our heads above water, a nice night out is a well deserved night out. You deserve to get-away for some couple time. The key to a healthy marriage is to make the time to enjoy each other alone. And for all you single parents out there, go enjoy some time with your friends and not have to worry about paying a baby-sitter when you get home. A stress free solution for all.

COMMUNITY
Barter Sitting is unlike any other service you may have seen before. We at Barter Sitting want to make this not just a baby-sitting exchange service, but a community of parents helping out one another. We want you to make connections with other parents in your neighborhood and hopefully make life long connections and good friends. You will be a part of an online community that strives to help one another.

THE ECONOMY
We all hear about how bad the economy is and now you can do your part to improve it! How? When you become a member of Barter Sitting, you have a whole community of parents at your disposal. Because you are saving money by not paying a baby-sitter, not only will you be using that money you saved to spend on your night out, you will be going out more often therefore, spurring the economy!

Are child care costs draining your bank account? Barter Sitting is also an excellent way to find full time child care. Day care providers are very costly, ranging anywhere from $150.00 to $250.00 a week. Think of all that money you and your Barter-Buddy could be saving!