OC Home & Family

In late 2014, I found myself unexpectedly as a single dad of a baby and a toddler. Though I am a rockstar as a dad and had no problem taking care of my children, a car accident left me injured and in need of help.
I found OC Home and Family on Craigslist and hired two nannies to help while I recovered. One was in her young 20s and my kids were drawn to her immediately. The second was mid-​30s mom (also separated from her spouse) and was a wealth of knowledge with kids. Both worked out wonderfully for the three months I hired them.
I then took a shot and asked Beatriz to find me a personal assistant to help me with my executive functions at work. She produced two great candidates, and I ended up hiring both (one for a technical role, the other as an office manager).
It’s those rare moments in life where the cliché «timing is everything» or «it was serendipitous» applies here and I couldn’t have been happier with my experience with OC Home and Family.

I have three words to describe my experience working with OC Home & Family: fast, effortless and successful.
Here’s our situation:
–Full-​time working parents in need of a nanny for toddler.
Here’s what’s great about Beatriz:
–Beatriz is the owner and has a vested interested in finding you the right nanny.
–Her mind is a Rolodex of nannies. You tell her what you need, she’ll find the right person.
–She’s honest; she’ll tell you the pro’s and con’s of each person.
–She is patient. She gives us time to think through what we want in a nanny and will ping us occasionally if she doesn’t hear from us but she didn’t harass us with emails/​phone calls. If you tell her, hey I’m busy but I’ll reach out to you when I’m ready, she gets it.
–Beatriz works *fast*; she found us 4 nannies to interview in a day and all of them beat our expectations.
–Most importantly Beatriz LISTENS and she GETS IT. I felt my requirements might be a little different than some of her other clients but she satisfied every single one of them based on the ladies she sent over for interviews.
Here’s what’s great about OC Home and Family nannies:
–OC Home and Family takes the time to include a detailed resume, references, reference letters and a photo of the nanny.
–All nannies will have to undergo a background check. Some nannies are CPR certified.
–OC Home and Family pre-​screens all nannies and sets up all appointments so all you need to do is just interview.
It’s been 3 months with our nanny that Beatriz found for us and we *love* her. Most importantly, my daughter loves her. She is part of our family and I can’t imagine what we would have done if I had not found her through Beatriz/​OC Home and Family.
I recommend Beatriz/​OC Home and Family to anybody with nanny needs.

One Word to describe this business and the people who run it: professional. They helped me find someone to do laundry/​organize weekly. They were able to send someone who is reliable; something I could not find on my own. I could not believe how responsive and helpful this business was to us. As soon as I called, she said I have someone in mind for you who is good. She did not disappoint. She sent someone with the qualifications that I specified. I try to find someone on my own. I use the Internet, got personal references from friends. Yet I could not find someone until I finally contacted the agency. They also send you background checks and of have already interviewed the candidates. Let them do the work for you and I highly recommend this business.

Beatriz is great, she was very proactive and passionate about helping us to find a weekend nanny. I called a few nanny agencies at the beginning, after talk to all of them, we decided to go with OC Home & Family and we found a good nanny in a week. Thank you Beatriz for your efforts and good recommendations of the candidates, so we could find a nanny in such short period of time. I would highly recommend OC Home & Family to anyone is looking for Child care.

OC Home & Family is fantastic. I was recommnded to use OC Home & Family and so happy I did! This team was wonderful and so quick to find me a family to work with that fit my personality and schedule. I’m currently working with a awesome family I wouldn’t have found without there help. Very quick and professional. Thank you.

I would definitely recommend Beatriz and her team. Both babysitters we have met were very nice and professional — it was not easy to make the choice. We are very happy both with the service and our new babysitter. Thank you!

I love OC home and family! I’m currently working for a wonderful family that I never would have found without them. They’re very sweet and caring! I would highly recommend them.

I highly recommend OC home and family. I was impressed the first time I met Beatrice. She is very polite and super responsive. She found candidates right away. The first person I chose ended up not working, she was too nice and not firm enough with my kids. But her house cleaning skills were great. I called Beatrice and right away she found a replacement. I am super happy with the second person. My kids love her. This agency has the best customer service.

I hardly write bad reviews but what happened with this company was unprofessional.
I advise nannies to look else where. Walking into the interview I felt uncomfortable right away, as my interviewer kept answering phone calls, emailing, texting, more or less ignoring me. Which was interesting because in an interview you get to know each other not ignore. I felt ignored and as I was ‘bothering or interrupting’ them. So I stayed through the interview and left with a terrible taste in my mouth as I assume they gather as many nannies for a potential job openings rather than find that right nanny for a family’s needs.
That bad taste in my mouth got worse, as a previous family gave me a call to tell me that this company called them and disclosed personal information about me. Which was not okay.
On that note, I advise you to look else where. Best of luck!

I think the entire concept of headhunters for nannies is awesome. My wife and I were in a bind when our former nanny quit immediately before she was coming off maternity leave. We called Beatriz desperate and within 24 hours we had 5 interviews with potential nannies. We made a perhaps rushed choice who ended up not working out within 90 days and Beatriz happily sent us over new candidates one of which is our current nanny and we absolutely love her. OC Home and Family provided references and background checks on all candidates, which meant the world to us because after all you’re trusting these people with your children. If you’re in the market for a new nanny you would be crazy not to at least give them a call. The fee is competitive to what they agencies offer.

I have worked with this company, namely with Beatriz. She was very professional and hard working, fast on responding to email and was there for me even at non-​business hours. I felt a lot of attention to providing a quality service! Thank you!