No, not ever! It would have to be someone that I know or maybe someone that was referred to me by friends or family. My kids have never had a babysitter besides family though.
But then again, like other pp's have said, all of my families only met me for the interview and then their kids were here. I only had one family ask for references, which I thought was strange. Good thing they found a great person to take care of their kids!
