Don't Pay to Find Local Childcare or Pet Jobs

With Kidsit, you can find work in your neighborhood for free.

Matthew James Taylor with a beautiful cat

Hi, I'm Matthew James Taylor, the Founder of Kidsit

I'm a father of three kids in Sydney, Australia. I love kids, animals (especially reptiles), drawing, writing, and building websites — Kidsit is a combination of all these things.

In 2018, I started Kidsit as a babysitting blog and wrote hundreds of articles for babysitters and for parents.

In 2020, I published Babysitting Business Secrets, a book designed to help babysitters set up and run their childcare businesses.

In 2022, I launched our babysitting job marketplace and added pet sitting and dog walking in 2024.

Our marketplace has been a huge success, we now have thousands of members from five countries: The United States, Canada, United Kigdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

Kidsit FAQs

What is Kidsit.com?

Kidsit is a free babysitting and pet-sitting marketplace that connects local parents, pet owners, and sitters. It’s designed to make finding reliable care fast, easy, and affordable.

Who can use Kidsit?

The Kidsit babysitting and pet sitting marketplace is available to anyone 18 years old or older, or to those 16-17 years old who have permission from their parent or guardian to use our site. Members must also live in one of the five countries that we support:

The United States
Canada
The United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand

If you live outside of these locations or you are younger than 16 years old, then you can still make use of our helpful babysitting articles for free:

How is Kidsit different from other babysitting and pet sitting websites?

Kidsit is not like other sitting websites; we put our members first and provide the exact features and tools that our members want. Our members love Kidsit!

Kidsit is free

It costs nothing to join Kidsit, and all our members can post a job, create a sitter profile, and send unlimited messages to other members. You can find local work (or find a service provider) without paying a cent.

Immediate access

It only takes one minute to post a job or create a profile.

We don't have a complicated or lengthy registration process; all you need is an email address to get started.

You don't even need to create an account first; you can post a job, create a profile, or start contacting members immediately, and your account will be created automatically.

No commission

All payments are direct between sitters and families; there is no commission and no fees. You can charge whatever you like for your services, and you keep 100% of your income.

Members are under no obligation to accept jobs that don't meet their preferred pay rate or conditions.

Non-exclusive

Unlike many sitting websites, we don't lock our members into exclusively using our services. With Kidsit, you are free to use other sites in combination with ours to broaden your job opportunities.

Many sitting websites restrict you from sharing contact details with other members and from working directly outside of their platform, they do this so they can take a cut of all of your earnings. Their terms of service legally force you into using their platform forever. Don't fall into this trap!

With Kidsit, you are free to contact and work directly with any people you meet through our platform.

Membership & accounts

Do I have to pay to join?

No. Kidsit is 100% free to join and use for both families and sitters.

Kidsit has a paid Pro Membership plan, which offers additional perks for professional users, but this is completely optional. You don't need a Pro Membership to use the website.

How do I create an account?

All you need is an email address to join. Simply login with your email to create your account, or start using the site immediately, and your account will be created automatically when you post a job, create a profile, or send a message to a member.

Is there a verification process?

All jobs, profiles, and user-generated content pass through our moderation process to appear on the website, all members have a verified email address, and Pro Members can verify their government-issued ID for an added level of trust.

Using our marketplace

How do I find a babysitter or pet sitter?

Use our babysitter search or pet sitter search to find local sitters to contact for free, or post a job to alert matching sitters in your area, and they can contact you.

Members with an active job will receive email alerts of new local babysitters that match their job requirements.

How do I find a job?

Use our babysitting job search or pet job search to find local jobs to apply for, or create a free sitter profile, and families looking to hire a service provider can contact you directly. Your Kidsit sitter profile will do the hard work for you, advertising your services 24/7!

Members with an active sitter profile will receive email alerts of new local jobs that match their offered services.

Safety

Is Kidsit safe to use?

Absolutely. We encourage all members to use our secure message system to keep you safe and to avoid sharing personal information and contact details before you're ready to meet and start a job.

How do I know a sitter is trustworthy?

All sitter profiles have a verified email address and go through our moderation process to appear on the website.

Pro Members can also have a verified government-issued photo ID for an added level of trust.

As a free website, we recommend that all members vet the people they plan to work with before starting any job. We have guides to help with this:

Rates & payments

How are service rates set?

Sitters can list their preferred service rate on their profile, and families can set an offered rate on their posted job. The exact rate for a job is negotiated between the sitter and the family.

We advise all members to agree on a fair rate before commencement of a job.

Kidsit publishes average pay rates for each service and location as a guide to help members set a fair rate for both parties. Search for a service in your location to see the rates in that area.

How are payments handled?

Families and sitters arrange payments directly (cash, bank transfer, or preferred method). Kidsit does not take a cut or charge fees.

Get started on Kidsit in 1 minute

Create a Profile to find local work.

Post a Job to hire a service provider.

Meet our Contributors

Matthew James Taylor
Kidsit Founder, General Manager

Matthew is a father of three beautiful kids from Sydney, Australia and the author of Babysitting Business Secrets, a book designed to help anyone to create their own successful and profitable babysitting service. He founded Kidsit in 2018 to bring together babysitters, parents, childcare workers, teachers, and medical professionals to help create the most trustworthy babysitting resource on the internet.

Gina Maria Jansheski, MD, FAAP
Board-Certified Pediatrician, Medical Reviewer

Dr. Gina Jansheski is a board-certified pediatrician with over 20 years of experience treating infants and children of all ages in many different settings.

Lydia Kutz
Babysitting Business Owner, Infant Swim Instructor

Lydia is the owner of Little Bugzz Babysitting and has been working with children since 2010 in all different capacities such as babysitting, coaching youth gymnastics, volunteering at elementary schools, caring for children with special needs, working as a summer camp counselor, and nannying full-time for multiple families.

Renee Irving Lee, B.Ed.
Special Education Teacher, Swim Coach, Childrens Author

Renee is a children’s author and freelance writer from the Sunshine Coast, Australia. She has 20 years of combined experience working with children as a babysitter, swim coach, special education teacher and an after-hours care supervisor.

Alison Stegert
Kidlit Author, Editor

Alison is a freelance writer and kidlit author from Queensland, Australia. Her US-based babysitting career spanned nearly a decade from middle school through to university. The experience she gained led to positions coordinating summer day camp programs in organizations as diverse as churches and country clubs.

Dr Patrick Capriola, Ed.D.
Child Behavior Specialist, Teacher Trainer

Patrick is a father of two girls and an education professional in Jacksonville, Florida with over 14 years experience. He has worked as a social studies teacher, a child behavior specialist, school administrator, and teacher trainer. In these roles he has worked closely with students, teachers, and parents to help kids succeed academically, behaviorally, and socially. Patrick is the creator of Strategies For Parents, a helpful parenting site, where he provides access to practical and relevant information for parents and caretakers who work hard to help children succeed. He also assists parents in strategic planning and decision making for their children.

You can learn more about Patrick by viewing his extensive academic profile.

Emma Smith, RN
Registered Emergency Nurse

Emma is a Registered Emergency Nurse from Melbourne, Australia who has over 12 years personal experience working night shifts. She became a Registered Nurse in 2010 and obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Emergency Nursing in 2013. Emma believes all shift workers deserve to be happy and healthy despite an irregular schedule. Her inspiration comes from working within the hospital setting as Assistant Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) and Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE), and from years of experience with home care, agency nursing, medical clinics, and aged care facilities.

Alexandra Torrijos
Sensory Teacher, Play Consultant

Alexa is a sensory teacher, bilingual mother, stepmother, and promoter of learning through play. She shares play and learning ideas for moms, dads, and caregivers to try at home. Alexa runs a brilliant website called Kids Activities with Alexa where she dedicates herself to creating baby and toddler learning resources to give your little ones an advantage when entering Pre-K.

Emily Perkes
Primary School Teacher, Mother of Three

1st Grade School Teacher and Mother of Three in Idaho, USA. Emily has worked with kids in many different jobs over the years but started her career with babysitting.

Annabelle Carter Short
Autism Awareness Advocate

Annabelle is a mother of two from Los Angeles, a freelance writer, and a professional seamstress of more than 7 years. Annabelle likes to make crafts and DIY projects with her kids. Annabelle is passionate about autism and she homeschools her autistic son. She also works with organizations to provide the best resources for raising and educating special needs children.

Genevieve Jewelweed
Face Painting Professional

Genevieve is a mom who specializes in festival face painting in North Carolina, USA.

Sophia Young
Lifestyle Writer

Since becoming an aunt in 2012, Sophia has dedicated a decade to child care and spends her free time as a beloved babysitter. Her hands-on experience and dedication make her a valuable voice in the world of child-rearing and family life.

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