When my son was 4 months old, I started working on a project, and needed a babysitter to take care of him for a couple of hours each day. My girls were at daycare, but I didn't have a place for him yet. I found a babysitter through kindergarden, and had a friend vouch that she was great also with babies. This babysitter turned out to be a true gem, and also turned into a friend.
I later on recommended her to several other friends, and they often sing the song: "There's no-one like A." It's true: she is just perfect. Super organized, super nice, able to multitask, independent, very discreet, very diplomatic, very intelligent... I felt so comfortable leaving my baby in her care, and trusted her 150%. She has unfortunately now moved on to other work (she's a talented and rising star in the art world), and no longer has time to babysit our kids.
Our girls started daycare at a very young age for German standards (4 and 5 months). We had an amazing woman at kindergarden taking care of both of them when they were small. She was one of those kind teddy-bears, who rather calmly cuddles and holds five crying babies than set one down.
It's such a difficult thing to do: to leave your small child in someone else's care. Trusting this person to be kind to your child is essential. We've been very lucky so far, although we've seen some rotten apples during our years as well.
I hope that during our ongoing search to find someone to take care of our kids in the afternoons, if everything works out with my new job, we'll find more gems. Cross your fingers for us.
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