All About Kids Babysitting

We loved our experience with All About Kids! Booking a sitter was fast and easy and I immediately got an email confirmation with information on the sitter. I had to make a change to the time and called back and I was no problem whatsoever. The sitter called the night before to check in and to see if there was any special information she needed. We came back after our day of winery tours and my 20 month old son had had a good long nap, lunch, and they were playing. We will absolutely use this agency next time we are in Napa. Highly recommended!

If you want a reliable sitter service on your vacation this is not the place! If something goes wrong Kirsten the owner is totally unreachable. We had three sitters booked and two didnt show up. We emailed and called but her phone was off, or so we thought. Turns out she was in touch with the one sitter who showed up and was just ignoring our calls. Anyway the second sitter showed up an hour late and the third one never came. We had them booked again two days later and we still never heard from the owner.
Not a relaxing way to spend your vacation!

We were attending a friend’s wedding in Sonoma and needed a babysitter to watch our 11 month old. We decided on this company based on the reviews here. We booked online (very convenient) and the owner called me a few days later to go over all the details (she was great — answered all my questions and seemed really sweet on the phone). We ended up having Jenny as our babysitter and she was amazing! We had a great time at the wedding thanks to her updates and she effortlessly found ways to entertain our 11 month old in and around our small hotel room. We felt comfortable with Jenny as soon as we met her and knew our son was in great hands, which enabled us to have a wonderful and carefree evening. I definitely recommend this service and Jenny in particular.

Thanks for saving my anniversary weekend!
My husband and I made plans to stay at Hotel Yountville to enjoy our anniversary weekend. We had reservations for French Laundry and had a wonderful romantic weekend planned. Unfortunately, our baby sitting plans fell thru at the last minute and had to bring our 3yr old darling along. We decided to inquire about baby sitting services through the hotel which is when they referred All About Kids Babysitting to us. So I left a message late that evening. Kirsten the owner returned my call the next day. She asked me a few basic questions, and took my credit card info over the phone. She then sent me a confirmation via email and sent me over the babysitters bio as well.
Our baby sitter showed up on time with a warm welcoming smile on her face. I immediately felt comfortable with her. She even brought organic graham crackers for my daughter! She played and read to my daughter for the few hours we were gone. To my surprise when I walked in the door my daughter was laying on the babysitters lap as if she’d known her all along. My daughter was sad when the babysitter left. I would definitely use their services again and request the same babysitter. By the way her name is Lori S.

Kristen was great to work with in working out the details for the event. We had Olivia, Sophia and Jamie come by to help take care of 8+ children during our really good friends’ wedding reception. It was AWESOME! Once my husband and I dropped off the boys to the special area that we designated for «children play,» he and I walked off and headed over to the bar! It was really nice knowing that others were taking care of our children and our friends’ children during the event and that we didn’t need to worry – at least not worry so much where we had to stay with our little sweethearts throughout the entire reception.
A few things to note:
1) We provided all materials. Crayons, paper, playdoh (NOTE! Playdoh is great as long as there’s not a carpet underneath. This caused issues for Olivia, Sophia and Jamie because the winery owner informed them that all of the playdoh had to be cleaned off or else they’d charge the bride & groom $ 600! WTF. Luckily the Bride and Groom weren’t charged. Anyway, all parents know playdoh is a great way to occupy their time, but I’d suggest not providing this. Instead, maybe stickers, markers, legos, blocks.
2) If you plan on having only a few of the children at a reception watched but then everyone else’s family starts throwing in their kids, just make sure you are aware that there will be an extra fee charged because of the additional children. I knew this was going to be the case but didn’t mind because I kind of considered it part of our wedding gift. But, others should be aware of this.
3) As we know, the wedding receptions in Napa can’t last all night in the wineries. So, if you want to have the children watched afterwards at the hotel, All About Kids can also provide this. We were going to do that, but then we opted out because we were so tired.
Sorry about the long review, but we were really happy with the experience, and I’m hoping to book with them for our Tahoe trip soon. Highly recommend their services.

We had Ariana watch our daughter. She is great! Our daughter can be scared of strangers but she was playing with her immediately. She brought a lot of toys to help entertain her.
One thing I do hope they can improve is the booking and billing process. I was confused on how I was supposed to pay until days later they called me for my credit card.
But at the end of the day, it’s the quality of sitter that matters and I am very content with their service. Will definitely use the service again!

Everything happened exactly as expected. I filled out a form online and then:
*I received a call later that day
*a confirmation email directly after the call stating all the details
*a confirmation email two days prior to the babysitting date stating the name of the babysitter
*the babysitter called me the day before to touch base and provide her contact info in case anything changed.
Everything seemed to go well while Mika watched our two girls even though our younger one can be a challenge. I won’t hesitate to use this company (and Mika) again next time I’m in Napa.

My husband and I wanted to celebrate our anniversary in Napa. I looked on the Internet and found this service. I was nervous about the negative — no show reviews, so I called the concierge at Vino Bella where we were staying and he said they have never heard of anyone being dissatisfied. My babysitter was Noelle and she was awesome. My son was almost 4 and my daughter 7 months. Dinner had just gotten started and I texted her to see how they were doing. They were both asleep. What? How did she do that? I couldn’t do that. I wish she lived closer… I will definitely be using this service again and have recommended it to friends. I love Napa and it is nice we can go be «adults» for a while and enjoy some elegance away.

awesome experience. will def’ use them next time we are in napa.

I had used a hotel babysitter once before when we went on a trip to Vegas so I Google’d hotel babysitters when we were heading up to Calistoga for a family vacation. The babysitter (Olivia) was great and she was very confident about being left with my two, young children. She fed them, got them into their jammies, and both kids were asleep when we returned home. I highly recommend this service because they were professional, on time, and seem like a well-​run business. I would definitely use them again if we are in the area.

Do not use this service! We contacted this company telling them that we needed a babysitter for our two children when we were in Napa. When the company called us back she said everything was OK and she had a sitter for us and she would contact us back the day before the night needed with the name of the sitter. She took our credit card. We then made dinner reservations at Terra. The day needed came and the company never called… We called the company 5 times the day needed. Totally confused we emailed thinking phone was off line. NEVER called back or responded to email! We then called another company, Mary Poppins, which was awesome and the night was saved. Be Aware of this company.

Very weird experience. Called a few days prior to needing a babysitter for our trip to Napa. Left a voicemail. Very friendly call back a few hours later stating that it wouldn’t be problem, but she would call me back the next day to set up the details. Great. Next day, no call. Left a message, no reply, left another message, still no reply the next day. Very worried at this point, because we have a reservation at French Laundry, and I don’t want to lose it! Ended up calling Grapevine Placement Services, they did a bangup job for us.
This company may be good, if you can get them to return your calls, but I guess I’ll never know! As far as I’m concerned, if you can’t do the job, and least give me a call back and just tell me that. No harm, no foul. At least I can look for someone else. But to just leave me hanging like that not knowing if you’re going to call me back or not is very unprofessional.

All About Kids did a great job! The administrative team was Internet/​phone savvy and they arranged a wonderful babysitter with less than 48 hours notice. The babysitter was well groomed, professionally dressed, personable, on time, and most importantly she did a great job with our little boy.

Wonderful service!
We booked a four hour evening babysitter for our 9 month old. It was going to be a pretty boring job, as she’s in bed by 6:30 and so the gig was just to have someone in the place when we went out for dinner in beautiful Napa.
Lauren was punctual and we were out the door by 7:30 (the time the gig was supposed to start). She gave us a card with her cell phone number before we left. My husband and I turned to each other when we got in the car and said, «We like her! She seems so nice and smart. Our kid is totally safe with her.»
Lauren, thank you so much! Hope you have a great summer and have fun in the fall traveling abroad.
Would book Lauren or anyone else from here in a heartbeat. Resume and contact info for the babysitter was provided in advance, and all babysitters are infant care certified. Our phone calls and emails were promptly answered, and we have nothing but good things to say about the service.

In January 2011 I used All About Kids for a 3-​day work conference and had a great experience. I would highly recommend Lacey as a child care provider. She was extremely reliable and great with the very young child she was taking care of. I would use this service again.

I am a father of a toddler with no family in Napa (or nearby), so when I have to work late or have a commitment, it is really hard to find a sitter. Thankfully I found Kirsten’s «All About Kid’s» service in Napa. She sent us Lynda to watch my son and it was a great match. My boy got along great with Lynda and she was able to help me out with my request for late afternoon to early evening coverage. This worked out so well for me that I plan on using them again in the future. I highly recommend the service to — not only guests to Napa — but residents as well.