There are a number of national and international professional associations representing nannies and nanny agencies.

Salaries of in-home care givers are highest in metropolitan areas, especially in the Northeast, several owners of nanny agencies said.

The novel has had an immediate effect at some nanny agencies.

When started out in 1975 Tinies was a nanny agency with 5 branches around the country.

Woodward lost the lawsuit by default as her legal costs were no longer covered by the nanny agency.

And if all else fails, the Napa phone book lists four nanny agencies.

Park Avenue parents and the nanny agencies expressed outrage: how dare we violate the trust of an imaginary family?

Ben and Oliver Black's chain of successful nanny agencies, Tinies Childcare, were used to support the parents registering for the service nationwide.

At www.NannyNetwork.com, you can search for nanny agencies, use the nanny tax calculator or order background checks.

Some families are from remote areas where nannies and nanny agencies are nonexistent.