Part-Time Nanny Care in Saskatoon
There is a real difference between a babysitter and a nanny, and it is not seniority. A babysitter covers an occasion. A nanny is a fixed part of the week - the same person, the same days, present often enough that your children stop treating them as a visitor.
What we provide is the second thing, on a part-time basis: a regular weekly block with the same certified caregiver, a named backup who has also met your family, and none of the employment paperwork that comes with hiring someone privately.
The part nobody explains: you become an employer
This is the single most important practical difference and most families only discover it after the fact.
When you pay an individual directly to work in your home in Canada on a regular schedule, you are very likely their employer in the eyes of the Canada Revenue Agency. That means CPP and EI contributions, a payroll account, T4 slips at year end, vacation pay, and a Record of Employment when the arrangement ends. It also means that if they are injured in your home, the liability question is yours.
None of that reaches you here. The caregiver is our employee. We handle the payroll, the contributions and the insurance, and you receive an invoice.
What a regular schedule actually buys
- The same face. Children settle with consistency and they do not settle with a rotating roster. Your caregiver learns the routine, the allergies, the friend who is allowed over and the one who is not.
- A named backup. One other caregiver who has met your family and read the care plan, so illness does not mean a stranger at the door or a cancelled day.
- A written care plan. Routine, diet, medical needs, screen rules, emergency contacts, house rules. You approve it. Everyone follows it.
- A lower rate. $25 per hour on eight hours a week or more, against $28 for occasional bookings.
The shapes this usually takes
- School-hours cover for a parent working part-time, or with a younger sibling at home.
- Afternoons, picking up from school and covering until a parent is back - see after-school care.
- Shift-pattern cover for hospital and care-home families, where the same days each week are impossible and a fortnightly rotating pattern is the real need.
- Two or three fixed mornings for a parent running a business from home.
What our caregivers hold
Every caregiver on the care team holds current CPR certification including infant and child technique, Standard First Aid, and Food Safe training. Every one completes a Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector screening before a first booking. We will show you the certificates at the meet-and-greet - and you should ask any candidate from any source to do the same. More on what those credentials actually mean is on our certified sitter page.
What we do not do
We do not place full-time or live-in nannies, and we do not handle caregiver-stream immigration placements. Those are a different business and you want a specialist agency for them. We provide regular part-time care, typically eight to twenty-five hours a week.
We also do not provide nursing or medical care. Caregivers give medication reminders and can administer emergency treatment they are First Aid trained for, such as an EpiPen. Anything beyond that needs a licensed health professional.
Start with a meet-and-greet
Twenty minutes in your home, free, no obligation. The children meet the caregiver too, which matters more than anything on paper. If the fit is not right we will say so and try someone else rather than push the booking.
Book nanny care
Call or text 306-700-6576 with the ages of your children and roughly the hours you need. We serve all Saskatoon neighbourhoods plus Warman and Martensville.
See full rates on our babysitting rates page, or all our care services.
Common questions
What is the difference between a nanny and a babysitter?
Regularity and scope. A babysitter covers an occasion - an evening out, a gap. A nanny is a fixed part of the week: the same person, the same days, involved enough in the routine that your children treat them as part of the household rather than a visitor.
Do I become an employer if I hire a nanny in Saskatoon?
If you pay an individual directly, very likely yes. That brings CPP and EI contributions, a payroll account with CRA, T4 slips, vacation pay and a Record of Employment when the arrangement ends. Booking through us means none of that reaches you - the caregiver is our employee, not yours.
Do you place full-time or live-in nannies?
No, and we would rather say so plainly. We provide regular part-time nanny care, typically eight to twenty-five hours a week. For full-time or live-in placement you want a dedicated nanny agency or a caregiver-stream immigration placement, which is a different business from ours.
What does part-time nanny care cost in Saskatoon?
From $25 per hour on a recurring weekly schedule of eight hours or more. Occasional bookings outside a set schedule are $28 per hour with a two-hour minimum.