The INA recommends that all agencies and all care providers review the guidelines set forth by the CDC (Center for Disease Control), WHO (World Health Organization) and/or the medical advisors for your home country and fully educate yourselves before you make personal choices for your business or for providing care services.
Please note: We are continuing to build this library of resources. If there is a company or group that you know offering support/services during the COVID-19 pandemic, please email memberservices@nanny.org with Subject: SUPPORT. Please include the company, the company’s website and a brief summary of the service they are providing. These companies do not have to be members of INA, just a service in the industry. Please note that these need to be companies that are offering these services, for free. The INA does not endorse or approve any of the following resources. We would like like to share the help that is out there.
INA Resources
INA Nanny Industry COVID Survey – 2020
- COVID Support Webinar Series:
- Advocating For Yourself + Best Practices During A Pandemic
- COVID-19 Business Loans and Tax Credits for Agencies & Families
- Education in the COVID Era
- Keeping Older Children from Boredom
- Health Insurance – how to best handle loss of coverage & financial hardships in regards to COVID
- Insights and new Beginnings A COVID Panel
- How to Bring Mindfulness Into Your Nanny Families’ Lives
- How to Drive your Backup Care Business and Become Creative During COVID
- How to Embody The Mindful Nanny Role
- How to Navigate and Survive in a Situation Like This
- Nannies Furloughed during COVID-19. Keeping in Touch With Your Nanny Kids and More
- Paid Leave, Unemployment Benefits, Tax Credits and Stimulus Checks: Relief for Nannies in Response to COVID-19
- What does it mean to be a Mindful Nanny?
- Working When Parents are Home
- INA Blogs related to COVID
- COVID Vaccine Resources
- Unity During COVID
- Recommended Safety Measures for Agencies and Nannies During COVID
- An Open Letter to My Community
- The New Not So Normal
- Advice to People Seeking to Enter the Nanny Market in 2020
- Nannies: Preparing for a New Tomorrow
- 18 Things Small Business Owners Can Do When It’s Slow
- Advice to People Seeking to Enter the Nanny Market in 2020
COVID Risk Tolerance Scale – by APNA
- APNA has prepared this handy COVID-19 Risk Tolerance Scale you can use in your office and share with parents and nannies.
Support for Child Caregivers
- Return to Work Safely – From the National Domestic Workers Alliance
- Talking with Your Employer – From the National Domestic Workers Alliance
- Tips for Nannies & In Home Child Care Workers During Coronavirus – From the National Domestic Workers Alliance
- My Nanny Circle has ongoing resources for childcare givers in the industry.
- NannyMagazine is offering resources via articles on COVID 19 for nannies– regarding pay, expectations and more.
- Newborn Care Solutions – “Real Talk” Each week they will feature a FREE mini-class on a topic relevant to our industry LIVE on their Facebook page. These short 30 minute sessions will feature real topics, real issues, and real solutions.
- UK Nanny has a check-in every Friday night. Check out their Facebook Page for more information.
- US Nanny Association is offering resources via their Facebook Page.
Support for Industry Businesses
- The Association of Premier Nanny Agency (APNA) is hosting a series of webinars for agencies to help navigate this time. Check out their Facebook Page for information.
- Family First – Hosting an online social every Wednesday at 8 PM EST. RSVP to inquiry@familyfisthsa.com
- DOL Pandemic Q&A – Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
Support through Legal Issues
- US Details – Information from the US Department of Labor.
- Care.com HomePay – To help families and their nannies understand how recent local, state, and federal emergency acts may apply, Care.com HomePay has created Navigating COVID-19 PDF which outlines recommended options for household employers and employees.
- GTM Payroll Services – GTM has put together a page of resources for nanny employers, businesses and nannies.
- HomeWork Solutions – Find HomeWork Solutions multiple resources to navigate the questions for COVID-19.
Support for Nanny Employers
- NY Times Article – What Should You About Your Babysitter During Coronavirus- Featuring INA Past Co-President, Tonya Sakowicz.
Support for your Kids
- Story Time with Christa – Join our very own Board Member Christa Nader every Saturday for Story Time through Adventure Nannies. She also has a storytime every weeknight on her personal Facebook Page. Reach out to her if you would like to join her there.