Full-Time & Part-Time Nannies
Consistent, vetted nannies who become a trusted part of your family’s week.
Learn more Serving Bay Area families since the early 1980s
40+ years of trusted Bay Area care, for when you can’t be there.
Bay Area 2nd Mom has been matching families with warm, rigorously vetted nannies and caregivers since the early 1980s. From full-time nannies to same-day help when life turns sideways — we find the trustworthy person your family needs, often within days.
- Caring for families since
- the early ’80s
- Counties served
- All 9 Bay Area
- Same-day care
- Often available
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Trusted, credentialed, and accountable
- TrustLine Registered
- LiveScan Background Checks
- CPR & First Aid Trained
- INA Member
- CA-Registered Placement Agency
Care for every season of family life
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One trusted agency, every kind of care
Whatever your family needs — planned or unexpected — we have a vetted caregiver for it.
Last-Minute & Same-Day Care
A meeting ran long, school closed, plans changed — we can have help on the way today.
Learn moreSick-Child Care
Gentle, experienced care so a fever doesn’t cost you a workday.
Learn moreNewborn & New Mom Respite Care
Specialized newborn support and a steady hand for recovering parents.
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How it works
No portals to wrestle with, no endless screening on your end. We do the hard part — you meet someone wonderful.
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Tell us what you need
Share your family’s schedule, needs, and what matters most. A real placement coordinator listens — no chatbots, no runaround.
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We match you with a vetted caregiver
We hand-select from caregivers who’ve passed TrustLine, LiveScan, in-person screening, and reference checks — matched to your family’s fit.
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Care begins
You meet your caregiver, give the go-ahead, and care starts — often within days, sometimes the very same day.
In families’ own words
The relief of finding someone you can finally trust
Real Bay Area parents, real moments we were honored to help with. (Sample reviews shown — yours could be next.)
“When our daughter spiked a fever the morning of a deadline I couldn’t move, 2nd Mom had a wonderful caregiver at our door by noon. She was calm, kind, and clearly knew exactly what she was doing. I nearly cried with relief.”
“We’ve used the same nanny through 2nd Mom for almost three years now. The vetting gave us confidence on day one, and she’s become family. I tell every new parent I meet to call them.”
“Those first weeks with our newborn were a blur. Our respite caregiver let me sleep, showed me things no book did, and never made me feel judged. Worth every penny and then some.”
“I travel for work constantly and my partner does too. Knowing 2nd Mom can cover overnights with someone we trust is the only reason our schedules work. They’ve never let us down.”
Right in your neighborhood
Serving all nine Bay Area counties
From the city to the South Bay, the Peninsula to Wine Country, our network of local caregivers means help is genuinely close by — and matched to your community.
Check availability in your area- San Francisco
City-wide, from the Marina to the Mission.
- San Mateo
The Peninsula — Burlingame to Menlo Park.
- Santa Clara
Silicon Valley — Palo Alto, San Jose & beyond.
- Alameda
East Bay — Oakland, Berkeley & the Tri-Valley.
- Contra Costa
Walnut Creek, Lamorinda & the I-680 corridor.
- Marin
Mill Valley, San Rafael & the North Bay gateway.
- Sonoma
Wine Country families, Santa Rosa to Petaluma.
- Napa
The Napa Valley and surrounding communities.
- Solano
Vallejo, Fairfield & the northeast Bay.
Let’s find the right caregiver for your family
Tell us what you need today. A real placement coordinator — not a chatbot — will help you take the next step, with no obligation.