Introducing Trusted At Work

Dual-income households are slowly starting to become the norm in America. At the onset it sounds interesting that, if, two members of a household are working then the household could be making more money. But that also effectively means the household has less time.

Why Trusted’s Child Care Providers are W2 employees

Roughly once a week I get asked why we “W2 employ” our providers. It’s time we articulated this well. The alternatives to employing them would be to make them independent contractors (1099) or to have an open marketplace where parents…

How Trusted is Different

How Trusted is different from Care.com, Urbansitter, Sittercity or local…

Flexible Pricing — hourly rates now start at $15/hr

When we first launched Trusted, we believed in the simplicity in pricing — no matter when, where and who, we wanted to keep the cost of a booking consistent for our parents — $25/hour. As we have grown as a company and a service, we have…

Date Night Inspiration for Bay Area Parents

Date Nights — every parent could use more of them. But between organizing meals, nap…

Trusted and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Most parents who use Trusted are a part of the dual-income working-parent demographic. Since launching Trusted, we have seen that Trusted is often used when both parents are working — typically after one of the following has…

Baby Sign Language: Benefits and How to Use

We’re excited to kick off content for our Trusted Child Care Providers! We’ll discuss a variety of topics related to child care, for example, communication and language development, baby signs, and the power of redirection. We value each of our providers…

4 Ways to Ease Separation Anxiety

Separation anxiety is an unavoidable developmental milestone. It is most often encountered during early childhood, commonly before the first year. However, children can show signs at any point. Child care providers are regularly faced with the daunting task of…

New Profile Pages: Languages Spoken, Tutors & Teachers, Driver’s Licenses and more!

We have enhanced our profile pages to better display a sitter’s skills and verifications, so that you can find the perfect provider for your family. At a glance, you can now see the…