Babysitting Guide 11 Aug 2025

Babysitter Profile Writing Tips (Get More Job Offers!)

Written & Illustrated by
Matthew James Taylor
Kidsit Founder, General Manager

So you want to share with the world that your babysitting service is open for business. But what are parents looking for on babysitting profiles, flyers, and other resources that you create for your services?

What should you write on a babysitter profile? You need a great profile picture and headline to capture attention in search results. On your full profile, use the "Five Ws" (who, what, where, when, why) to give a detailed explanation of your experience, education, and interests.

This article will teach you how to make a babysitter profile that really makes you stand out as a great choice for parents. It's not only applicable to your profile on babysitting websites, but you can also apply this information to babysitting flyers and other resources that need an "About Me" section too.

Why Do You Need A Great Babysitter Profile?

When you post your babysitting profile on Kidsit, you're likely competing against hundreds of other babysitters for the attention of parents in your area.

Parents might only spend a couple of seconds looking at each babysitter's profile before making a split decision on whether to contact you. Otherwise, your profile gets passed over and you'll never even get a chance to interview for the job.

A good babysitter profile will tell parents what you're all about. This description will help you find a family that is the perfect match for your personality and childcare style.

So it's important to keep looking over your profile and thinking of ways you can change the wording to improve it and show off the absolute best parts of yourself.

Are you writing about yourself on your resume or CV? Read my article How to Add Babysitting to Your Resume (Sample Job Skills & Example Templates) to learn more.

Taking A Great Profile Photo

It's critical that you include a photo of yourself on your babysitting profile so that parents can see what you look like. Parents might consider it suspicious if you don't have a picture on your profile and they're likely to just skip over your profile. That human element of being able to see the person you're hiring makes a huge difference in getting people to look through the rest of your profile.

Here at Kidsit, we give a ranking boost to all profiles that have a photo because that's what parents want to see when they're searching. Create your free babysitter profile and upload a great photo so you attract more job opportunities.

Although it might seem shallow, people really do judge a book by its cover. So having a profile photo that stands out will really set you apart from other babysitters.

Use a recent headshot of yourself where you're smiling. Make sure it's clear and easy to see, even if they're just viewing it as a thumbnail in the search results.

You want to avoid using any pictures from social media that might look unprofessional, or "action shots" showing you doing something. Any picture that shows more than just your head will likely be hard to see at smaller resolutions.

Pass on anything too glamorous or artistic. You just want a simple and straightforward picture. Something that makes you look mature, responsible, and dependable.

If you plan to use a photo that includes a child that isn't yours, always make sure to ask their parents for permission before posting it to your babysitter profile.

Headline Writing Tips

Profiles on Kidsit have an optional headline that appears at the top. Consider this as your "catchphrase" as a babysitter. This headline can determine if parents continue to read the rest of your profile or not, so it needs to be relevant and unique!

A good headline is positive, specific, and descriptive. Try to look at the headlines other babysitters are using and make yours conveying a similar idea, but different.

It's the norm to use title capitalization for a headline, so don't make your headline either all lower or uppercase. You want to write it like it's the title of a book.

Examples of good headlines

"Experienced Babysitter Available For Afternoons and Evenings For Back-To-School Time!"

"A Dependable and Qualified Babysitter You Can Trust – Flexible Hours"

"Date Night Babysitter – Always Available For Evenings and Weekends"

"Competent and Trustworthy Babysitter - Your Kids Are In Good Hands"

👶 You can also use emojis in your headline to attract attention, but don't go overboard!

What To Write on Your Babysitter Profile Description

You want to keep your babysitter profile fairly brief and on-topic. You don't want to write out your entire resume or give parents a page-long essay they have to read. Most will just skip over it if you make it seem like too big of a task! You only need to write a few sentences about your qualifications, previous childcare experience, and your strengths.

Pay particular attention to any shorter description of yourself that appears in search results, before parents even click through to your full profile. This is your big chance to catch the attention of parents and sell in just a few sentences that you're the perfect babysitter they're looking for.

Who, what, where, when, why

The "Five Ws" are often used in journalism by reporters to make sure they're getting the full story on a subject. And you want your babysitter profile to give a full picture of you as a person! So I think starting off with these five questions is a great jumping-off point if you're just starting to write out your babysitter profile from scratch.

Who – Who are you, and what kind of children have you looked after in the past? (Infants, toddlers, school-aged children, or children with special needs.)

What – What kind of work are you looking for? Are you a part-time, full-time, or occasional babysitter?

Where – You might not need to mention this one. But if you offer to babysit out of your own home instead of at a client's house, that's worth pointing out.

When – When have you worked as a babysitter? How many years of experience do you have, at what age did you start babysitting?

Why? - Explain why you choose to be a babysitter, and why you love working with kids. Do you love doing crafts, taking kids outdoors, helping them with homework, or something else?

Show off your personality

You don't want to go overboard on this part. But add at least a few sentences that show off your personality and help differentiate you from the other babysitters that parents will also be looking at. Talk about any unique talents, hobbies, or skills that you have. Especially any things like loving the outdoors, crafts, or things that you may be able to do with children that you're babysitting.

Need some activities to keep kids busy while babysitting? Be sure to read my article Fun things to do when Babysitting (205 Kids Games, Activities & Entertainment Ideas)

Talk about your flexibility

No, we aren't talking about whether or not you can do the splits here! But rather, how flexible you are with regards to babysitting jobs.

Generally, the more flexible you are, the more that parents will be willing to work with you. So if you're fully flexible to babysit any day and any time, be sure to mention that.

If not, make sure to share what days of the week and which hours you're not able to work. There's no point in starting a conversation with parents who only need a babysitter on Friday nights if you're never available to work that day.

Are you available to start babysitting right away, or only after a specific date? Are you available for long-term or only short-term? Try to make your profile as clear as you can.

In terms of flexibility, also mention any extra tasks like cleaning that you're willing to do. Or if there are specific duties that you refuse to do, make sure to mention those as well.

Mention your education

Don't forget to include any relevant education that you've got, which might relate to babysitting. For example, if you're in university studying to become a nurse or a teacher, definitely mention that on your babysitting profile.

Some things may indirectly relate to working with kids that don't immediately come to mind. So try to mentally run through all of the training and education you've got, and see if any of it is relevant to babysitting.

Babysitting will teach you things you may not be able to learn in the classroom! Check out my article 29 Skills You Can Learn From Babysitting (And Why They're So Valuable) to see what I mean.

Outline your babysitting rate

Getting nothing but lowball offers from parents who are looking to hire you for $5 per hour is almost worse than not getting any responses at all!

So I recommend always including an expected rate or wage, so parents have a better idea of what it's going to cost to hire you before they reach out. That means less time wasted for both you and them if they're not going to be able to afford the rate you're asking for.

You want to make your rates competitive. If your rate is too high, you risk parents just moving on to a cheaper babysitter. But don't sell yourself short either. If you have lots of qualifications and experience, don't be afraid to price yourself a bit higher than other babysitters.

On some babysitting websites, rates can be set or negotiated at whatever both you and the family feels comfortable with. On other websites, there may be a minimum rate that you're allowed to set. If so, it's usually the minimum wage for whatever your state or country is.

You may also want to specify details that could increase your rates, such as specific numbers or ages of children, extra duties, or working later at night.

Summarize your childcare experience

Talk about all of the experience you have working with kids. Mention the age ranges you've worked for, and how many years you've been babysitting.

Also, mention any related experience like working for a daycare or volunteering at a children's charity that might also be relevant.

If you're a fairly inexperienced babysitter, don't hesitate to include babysitting your younger brothers and sisters, or any other experience you've got. If you're brand new to babysitting and have no childcare experience, you may want to omit this section entirely, instead of bringing attention to that fact.

Are you struggling to find jobs as a first-time babysitter? My article How to Start Babysitting with No Experience (7 Easy Steps) can help!

Keep personal information out of your profile

You don't want to put your address, phone number, or email in your babysitter profile. There are a few different reasons for this.

The first reason is for your own security. You don't want any person on the site to have your contact information and to be able to get in touch with you directly without first becomming a Kidsit member. This opens you up to scams and all sorts of other problems.

Once you contact someone (or they contact you) using the Kidsit message system you are then free to share your contact details and message them directly. At Kidsit, we don't restrict members from communicating off our platform. Clients you find through Kidsit are 100% yours!

Formatting is important!

Don't write your description as one long block of text. Busy parents are often using a phone to browse through profiles and a wall of unbroken text can stop them in their tracks. For the best result, break up your description into short, one or two sentence, paragraphs with blank lines in between.

You can also add bullet points to make your description more readable, like this:

- First bullet point
- second bullet point
- third bullet point

Make sure there is a blank line above and below your set of bullets. Our system will convert them into real bullets:

• First bullet point
• second bullet point
• third bullet point

An Example Babysitter Profile

Here's an example of what you might want to write on your babysitter profile. Feel free to use this and tweak it to your own situation.

Once You're Done Writing Your Babysitting Profile

After you've written everything that you want to include in your profile, there are a couple more steps to make sure you'll get the best response possible from parents.

Proofread it again

Before you post your babysitting profile, you want to double-check and triple-check it to make sure you don't have any spelling or grammar errors. Read it over yourself, run it through an online spell checker, and get a friend or family member to give it a read too. Often a fresh pair of eyes can catch mistakes that you missed.

Any typos or errors in your profile will reflect poorly on you and might turn some parents off. It just makes you appear less professional than someone with perfect spelling and grammar on their profile.

Your written content needs to be moderated

Here on Kidsit we moderate all written content and photos before they appear on your profile — this normally takes less than an hour, so be patient!

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Conclusion

A great babysitter profile works just like a resume or CV when you're applying for a job, it lets parents know within just a couple of minutes whether you're the babysitter they're looking for or not.

You want a babysitter profile that really puts your best foot forward and makes you stand out from the hundreds or thousands of other babysitters you may be competing against in your area.

Your profile could be the main source of your babysitting jobs for years to come. So it's definitely worth putting several hours of work in to make sure that everything is worded exactly the way you want it. And don't be afraid to go back and tweak it from time to time if you can think of any improvements.

Your babysitter profile should have a professional-looking photograph of yourself, a catchy headline, and a detailed bio section that outlines why you're the perfect babysitter for any parent who views your profile.

Next:

• What to bring on a babysitting job
• How to meet children for the first time
• How to get kids to sleep when babysitting