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BROADWAY BABYSITTERS

Childcare by Professional Artists

Broadway Babysitters provides world-class childcare for New York City families, including for artists. Our referral-only babysitters are Broadway performers, singers, dancers, actors, artists, stage managers, stagehands, and more.

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Broadway Babysitter

Our babysitters don’t “just watch” your kids, they can give them an enriching experience that can include many artistic lessons! All of our babysitters are artists pursuing their careers, many of which are professional actors on Broadway.

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Individualized Artistic Childcare

Our babysitters are professional artists who work in all facets of the arts. We specialize in creating individualized artistic experiences through childcare.

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A babysitter for every occassion

Whether you're heading out on a romantic date-night or off to see a Broadway show, our babysitters have got you covered! Going to see Wicked? Why not have a Glinda sit for your kids?

With over 100 talented and caring babysitters, we're positive you'll find the perfect Broadway Babysitter for every occasion.

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Introducing buBBles

We know that not only are health and safety more important than ever, but Working from Home and virtual learning may have you wishing you had an extra pair of hands (or eight!) If you’re looking for a long term sitter or to create a pod of families for COVID safe, affordable childcare, check out our buBBles program!

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We make it really easy

We know your hands are busy, so we've made finding a babysitter as easy as possible. Once you set up your profile, it only takes 30 seconds to book a babysitter! Less time searching means more time for you to play with the kids.

Our unique system allows you to save all the important information about each child to your profile. No more need to re-enter the same information with each booking. Tell us about any allergies and notes our sitter should know to keep them safe. You can even add your child’s passions so that when the sitter arrives, they know their favorite activities, such as singalongs, dance parties, making movies, and more!

Once you set up your profile, tell us when you need a babysitter and we'll match you with our available sitters. With over 100 talented and caring babysitters, we're certain you'll find the perfect Broadway Babysitter.

Lesson Add-ons

Turn a typical babysitting session into an exceptional learning experience! Our babysitters don't "just watch" your kids, they can give them an enriching experience that can include many artistic lessons! All of our babysitters are artists pursuing their careers, many of whom are professional actors, singers, and dancers on Broadway.
Here are some of the lessons that you can add to each babysitting booking:

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Voice

Idina. Audra. Ben. Katy. No matter who you love, learn to sound like YOU.

Piano

Wanna be the next Stevie Wonder? Start with the basics!

Guitar

We bring the School of Rock to you!

Jazz

Give ‘em the old Razzle Dazzle!

Ballet

Swan Lake? No problem. Tie up those ribbons, and plié away!

Tap

Got those 42nd street vibes?

Acting

Channel their inner Meryl Streep and let them express themselves!

Stage Presence

Turn those kiddos’ shyness into Standing Ovation material!

Auditioning

Our sitters know their way around the Broadway audition scene -- let them share their secrets to success!

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Painting

Let’s get your Bob Ross on! (Ask your parents what this means.)

Yoga

Whether it's Vinyasa or Hatha, you can increase balance, build strength, and calm those little minds right in your home!

Much More

We're confident you'll be able to find a creatively exciting activity for your child with one of our babysitters!

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Keeping it effortless

Broadway Babysitters has been built with one main mission: to allow you to find the best artistic and energetic child care. We’ve made sure that everything else is easy and simple.

No need to worry about math or keeping track to pay your sitter, we handle it all for you! Date night can now be stress free!

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Booking a Babysitter

Easy as1-2-3

We know your hands are busy, so we've made finding a babysitter as easy as possible.
Once you setup your profile, it only takes 30 seconds to book a babysitter!
Less time searching means more time for you to play with the kids!

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Trust and Safety

We take your children's safety very seriously. We only hire the best babysitters who have met our high standards. Here are the different ways in which we protect you and your family:

Every sitter on our site has been trained in CPR and First Aid so that you no matter what happens during you booking, they are prepared to keep your children safe!

Your safety is our upmost priority, so we cover the cost of Background checking all of our sitters before they are even hired so that you don’t have to

You can feel safe and secure knowing we don’t just get referrals — we meet and get to know our sitters in person.

It is important to us that we take care of our family, so we do just that — we keep it in the family! Our sitters are all people who we know or have been recommended to us by people we know!

We stand by our commitment to provide you with the best service ever. Which means our exceptional customer support team is always ready to help.

Trust and Safety

We take your children's safety very seriously. We only hire the best babysitters who have met our high standards. Hover over the icons on the left to learn about the different ways in which we protect you and your family.

Covid-19 Policy

At Broadway Babysitters, our motto has always been “Let Our Family Take Care of Your Family,” and we stand by this no matter what. During this time, as always, we are committed to maintaining safe and healthy environments not only for our families, but our sitters, because we are all in this together.

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From toddlers to adults

Every child is unique and we love them all! We have babysitters that complete the rainbow of colors, from those who specialize in infant care, to those who are experts in caring for children with various accessibility needs. In addition, our childcare specialists also attend workshops on working with children on the spectrum. Whatever your needs are, we'll be happy to help!

Thousands of 5-star reviews

We could try to sell you on all the reasons why you should join, but ultimately, we rather you just hear the truth from our families. Here's what they have to say:

Emma

Mom, Actress
Being a mom and actress is quite a balancing act. Broadway Babysitters went out of their way to make sure that we were taken care of! Even last-minute! I was able to concentrate on my audition because I knew that my boy was happy! Guess what? I got a callback!

Christine

Mom, Film Director
Moving across the country for a 2-month shoot is hard enough but bringing along your 3-year-old without childcare is terrifying. Broadway Babysitters was a lifesaver. I am so impressed with the team of amazing nannies. I'm so grateful!

Ryan

Dad, Chef
Our sitter juggled two early-walkers and a preschooler in a one-bedroom apartment. He was calm, sweet, cool, and the kids loved him. The team showed amazing professionalism from start to finish. So glad to have this service!
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Jenny

Mom, Teacher
I don't have family here in NYC and sometimes I have to be in two places at one time. Like this week... Broadway Babysitters saved my life these last few days. I had amazing people watch my two little ones. Knowing they were in great hands alleviated so much stress for me. Couldn't recommend them more!

Let Our Family Take Care of Your Family

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