Hiring a nanny in New York is rarely a question of availability. For high net worth families in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the wider tri-state area, the difficulty is finding a professional nanny whose judgement, discretion and childcare experience match a private household.
Superstar Nannies is a premier nanny agency built to meet that requirement, placing career nannies, newborn care specialists, governesses, and household staff with families across New York City.
We are a nanny placement agency by definition, but a selective one. Unlike other nanny agencies, we do not send families long lists of loosely matched candidates. Every nanny search begins with a conversation about your family, your children and the working life your nanny will step into, and ends with a shortlist of qualified nannies your family can genuinely choose between.
New York asks a great deal of a nanny. Apartment living, school runs, seasonal moves between the city and the Hamptons, and parents whose schedules shift without warning place real demands on a childcare professional.
A great nanny in a suburban household may struggle in a Fifth Avenue residence with a full staff team and security at the door, which is why our hiring process weighs environment as heavily as childcare experience.
Our team places nannies with a clear understanding of that context. We serve families across the Upper East Side and Upper West Side, throughout Brooklyn, in Tribeca and the West Village, out to Long Island, and families dividing the year between New York, London and Palm Beach.
Whether your family occupies a brownstone in Brooklyn or a full-service residence in Midtown, the search is shaped around how your family actually lives. Families comparing us against other nanny agencies usually notice that difference first.
Every family arrives with a different brief, so our nanny services span the full range of private childcare services. A full-time nanny remains our most common placement, working on sole charge or alongside parents, taking responsibility for the children’s routines, activities, travel, and well-being.
Newborn and infant care
For an infant or newborn, our agency places newborn care specialists and maternity nurses who support parents through the first months, establishing sleep and feeding patterns and offering guidance when your family needs it most. Newborn care of this calibre is one of the most requested nanny services among our New York clients, and among the hardest for families to source independently.
Educational and bilingual nannies
Families seeking an academic emphasis often want a Montessori nanny or a nanny with an early childhood education background, capable of integrating child-led learning into the day. A bilingual nanny gives children a second language spoken naturally at home, which, for many NYC families, is a long-term investment in their child’s education. Candidates of this profile are in constant demand, so hiring early helps.
Specialist and flexible arrangements
We also place special-needs nannies with clinical training, nanny-and-PA hybrids for families needing one reliable person to manage both kids and logistics, and travel nannies. For families in Brooklyn wanting lighter cover, we source part-time nanny support or an experienced babysitter.
Childcare rarely sits in isolation in a large household. Alongside our nanny services, we recruit private chefs, housekeepers, house managers, estate managers, personal assistants and chauffeurs, and build entire household staff teams for New York homes.
Where other staff are in place, we place a nanny who integrates rather than disrupts.
This matters when hiring for the first time. A nanny asked to take on preparing meals, laundry, school administration, and travel planning alongside sole-charge childcare will burn out, and the job will fail.
Part of our role is helping your family define the position honestly, including hours, duties and benefits, before the search begins.
Our vetting process is why families return to us. Every candidate is interviewed by a member of our team before becoming eligible for placement, and we assess character and judgment as closely as qualifications. Candidates who cannot demonstrate a reliable, consistent record do not reach your family.
References and background checks
Each nanny provides three verified references, and we speak directly with previous employers rather than accepting written references at face value. We confirm identity and right to work, review each candidate’s working life for unexplained gaps, and require current background checks for the job. Pediatric CPR and first aid certification is an industry-standard baseline, not an advantage, and we verify that it is up to date.
Assessing the right fit
We assess suitability, not simply competence. A highly experienced nanny may still be the wrong fit for your family, and we would rather say so than make a placement that unravels within six months. Finding the ideal nanny, or the perfect nanny for one family and not another, means understanding your family first.
Consultation
The hiring process begins with a consultation. We discuss your children, your schedule, your household, the salary and benefits on offer, and the qualities that would make someone the right fit for your family.
Shortlist and interviews
We then search our nanny network and, where needed, recruit specifically for the job. Your family receives a shortlist of screened professional candidates with profiles, references and our own assessment of each person, not an unfiltered list of applicants. Interviews with shortlisted candidates are arranged at your convenience, in New York or remotely, with trial days where appropriate.
Offer and post placement support
Once your family has chosen a nanny, we assist with the employment agreement, salary and start date. Post-placement support is standard because the first three months are when a nanny job succeeds or fails. Our replacement guarantee terms are set out in advance so your family can feel confident before signing.
Nanny salaries in New York City are among the highest anywhere, and vary based on experience and skills. A full-time nanny in NYC typically earns between $75,000 and $120,000. Rates rise for a nanny with specialised training, language skills, experience with newborn care, or willingness to travel, and the schedule also affects cost. Specialised and celebrity nannies command higher figures again.
Agency placement fees are generally calculated as a percentage of the nanny’s projected first-year salary, commonly fifteen to twenty per cent. We are transparent about fees from the first conversation, and we will tell you honestly if the package you have in mind is unlikely to attract the best nanny for your family.
The best nanny agency for a New York household is the one that says this before the search, not after.
Employing a nanny in New York means becoming a household employer, with the associated tax and insurance responsibilities. Domestic workers here are covered by protections governing overtime, rest days and paid leave, and minimum wage applies in full.
Any NYC nanny agency providing placement services must be licensed by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
We provide guidance on employment agreements, payroll services, and local taxes, and can introduce specialist household payroll providers so your family can feel confident that it is compliant. We are a nanny agency, not a tax advisor, and we are clear about where our advice ends.
If you are searching for a nanny agency in New York or have already searched and had no success, we would welcome the conversation. Contact our team to arrange a consultation, and we will honestly tell your family what is achievable, what it will cost, and how quickly we can present candidates.
New York is served by several established nanny agencies, some of which have placed thousands of nannies over decades. What separates a wonderful agency from the rest is specialism, not size. Families with straightforward needs are well served by a general agency, while households with security considerations, international travel, or a full staff team need a nanny agency that works with that profile on a daily basis. The best nanny agency for your family is the one whose usual clients look like you.
Register with a reputable NYC nanny agency, prepare verifiable references covering your full employment history, and keep your background check and pediatric first aid certification current. Most NYC nanny jobs at this level are never advertised publicly. Agencies match nannies to families rather than posting open jobs, so a thorough registration is time well spent.
Superstar Nannies places high-profile, bilingual and travel nannies with New York families. Get in touch today.
Through a licensed nanny agency, which screens candidates before your family meets them. Informal channels and marketplaces can work, but the vetting burden sits entirely with your family, and for most high-net-worth families in Brooklyn and Manhattan, that trade-off is not worth making.
Permanent positions:
Figures represent indicative gross annual salaries.
Temporary / Short-Term positions: Rates are quoted per hour and may increase for weekends,overnight care, international travel, last-minute bookings or particularly demanding assignments.
ROTA positions:
Salary varies according to rotation structure, on-duty hours, travel requirements andthe level of responsibility.
Premium / UHNW positions:
Highly experienced candidates with Norland, Early Years, Montessori,teaching, maternity/newborn, SEN or multilingual expertise may command salaries above the rangesshown.
These figures are indicative guidelines. Final remuneration depends on location, experience, qualifications, schedule, responsibilities and individual household requirements.
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