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CONCERNED MOMS FIND TRUSTED SITTERS

Local babysitting service fills gap

WHEN SUSAN Nablo and her husband moved from On-
tario to North Vancouver they not only left behind their
family and friends but their trusted babysitters.

BABYSITTING AGENCY operators Susan Nablo (left) and Dianna
Scammell hold two reasons why the North Shore residents started their
new business of registering trusted sitters. On their laps are Nablo’s
daughter Brieann and Scammell’s son Jordan.

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The 28-year-old mother said she
didn’t know anyone locally she felt
confident enough to leave her
seven-month-old daughter Brieann
with — so she decided to look for
a company that checked babysit-
ters’ references on the North
Shore.

After Nablo discovered no such
company existed she decided to
start one with partner Dianna-
Lynn Scammell.

Nablo and Scammell, 26, had
met in a pre-natal class, and like
many parents found they had dif-
ficulty finding suitable babysitters.

In Scammell’s case she needed
someone to care for six-month-old
Jordan when she returned to work
as a Icgal assistant.

Besides screening possible
babysitters, their Reliable Babysit-
ting Source company ensures the
homes they send sitters to are
“trustworthy.”

Nablo and Scammell found sit-
ters through local churches and
youth groups. Each sitter is inter-

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viewed, her references checked and
she is further required to have
taken a babysitting course through
such organizations as_ the
YMCA or have training in first
aid.

‘Being first-time mothers we’re
really fussy,’ said Scammell.

‘With every babysitter applicant
we ask ourselves if we want this
person looking after our six month
old.’

The company also lists nannies
interested in part-time work.

Scammel! said they hope to have
between 200 and 300 babysitters
registered, so that if a parent calls
on short notice they will be able to
accommodate him.

The cost to parents to use the
service is $100 annually.

For more information call 922-
5300 or 984-8898.

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