Background Checks
- Conducting a background check can provide reassurance that a nanny is who she says she is and has no recorded prior history of child abuse or neglect
- Background checks can take time... 3 days - 6 weeks
- Applicants must read a disclosure and sign a release for a check to be run
Checks the California Department of Justice records for criminal convictions listed on the California Criminal History System and the California Social Service System for substantiated allegations of child abuse and neglect. Time: 6-8 weeks. cost: $130
PFC Information Services (510-653-5061)
Provides a pre-employment background profile of caregivers including: Criminal report; DMV reports; Credit reports, Social Security Scan Time 3-7 days Cost: $20 - $135.00
Department of Motor Vehicles
To order driving record for candidates, you can go online for the form at http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/inf/inf1125.html