All Household Hive candidates are reviewed through our standard vetting process before being considered for placement. To learn more about experience expectations, references, certifications, and screening, visit our Candidate Requirements page.
All candidates must have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience in the type of role they are applying for.
For nanny and childcare positions, this means at least 3 years of full-time or consistently scheduled part-time childcare experience. For household manager, family assistant, educator, or newborn care roles, candidates must have comparable experience that directly relates to the position.
Candidates must provide at least 3 recent professional references who can speak to their dependability, communication, punctuality, emotional maturity, and overall professionalism.
References may come from past families, employers, supervisors, or other professional contacts connected to their household or childcare experience.
Candidates working in childcare-related roles must be CPR and First Aid certified, or willing to update their certification before beginning a position when required.
For families seeking newborn, infant, or young child care, current infant and child CPR/First Aid certification is especially important.
For roles that include driving children, running errands, school transportation, or family vehicle use, candidates must have a suitable driving record and meet any driving-related expectations required by the family.
For childcare and education-based roles, candidates should have either formal education, relevant training, or proven hands-on experience supporting children’s developmental, emotional, and age-specific needs.
A degree is not always required, but candidates must show that they understand the needs of the children they are caring for.
Meeting the minimum requirements is only the starting point. Household Hive also looks for candidates who are reliable, respectful, emotionally mature, communicative, and comfortable working in private homes.
We consider each candidate’s experience, personality, availability, work style, and role preferences before recommending them to a family. Our goal is to introduce families to candidates who are not only qualified on paper, but also aligned with the family’s needs, expectations, and household environment.
Household Hive reviews each candidate before they are shared with families. This may include reviewing their experience, references, communication style, role preferences, availability, and overall fit for private household work.
When a family selects a final candidate and chooses to move forward with a trial, we run a background check through an FCRA-compliant background check service before the trial is offered. This allows us to thoroughly vet serious candidates while keeping the process thoughtful and efficient.
