Mother's Helper Placements
All-Inclusive Placements: Matching, Screening, Payroll, Taxes, Employment Support & Ongoing Care
A Helping Hand When You Need It Most.
A Mother’s Helper can make all the difference during busy seasons of family life. Whether you need an extra set of hands with the kids, help around the house, or support keeping up with the everyday routines, Coastal Child Care connects families with trusted, carefully vetted Mother’s Helpers who fit their unique needs. We also handle the employment side behind the scenes, from W-2 payroll, taxes, and administrative tracking to ongoing support, so you can spend less time managing childcare and more time enjoying your family.
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Timeframe
We recommend beginning this placement process 10+ weeks before your desired start date. However, we have been able to complete placements less than 2 weeks in the past, but cannot be guaranteed.
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Launch Meeting
Meet virtually with your Coastal Family Specialist to go over everything we need to know about your placement; including your schedule, responsibilities, ideal candidate, household needs, and expectations.
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Complete a Q&A
Create your Coastal Child Care profile and let us know you’re interested in a Mother's Helper placement. Our team will reach out by phone to learn a little more about your family and childcare needs.
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Job Posting
Your Family Specialist will create a personalized job posting based on your launch meeting. We’ll send it to you for review and approval before beginning the search.
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Pay Your Launch Fee
A $300 non-refundable launch fee is required to launch your personalized nanny placement search. This fee covers the time and resources our team dedicates to building and managing your search.
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Profiles & Interview
Once your search is underway, we’ll begin presenting mother's helpers profiles. Usually, within a few weeks, you’ll begin receiving candidates and can schedule interviews.
What Is a Mother’s Helper?
A Mother’s Helper provides extra hands while a parent remains home and available at all times. Unlike a nanny, they may have little to no formal childcare experience, but are still 18+ years old. With experience often coming from younger siblings, church nurseries, babysitting, or helping family. They can assist with childcare, bottles, laundry, tidying, toys, meal prep, and other light household tasks, but parents should be prepared to provide guidance, instructions, and supervision.
A Mother’s Helper is an extra set of hands, not a replacement for a parent or professional nanny.
Who Is a Mother’s Helper Best For?
Mother’s Helpers are a great fit for parents working from home with a flexible schedule, new or postpartum parents needing an extra set of hands, or families who need help keeping up with everyday childcare and household tasks. They’re especially helpful for things like washing bottles, folding baby laundry, tidying up, entertaining older children, or helping with daily routines.
A parent or designated adult must remain home and available at all times during a Mother’s Helper shift to provide guidance, answer questions, and assist with supervision as needed.
Requirements
Minimum Hours: At least 20 scheduled hours per week.
Guaranteed Hours: Families are required to guarantee a minimum of 5 hours less than their total scheduled weekly hours, with guaranteed hours starting at a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Guaranteed hours are the minimum number of hours your family commits to paying each week, even if there are changes to the schedule.
Example: If your mother's helper is regularly scheduled for 40 hours per week, the family would guarantee at least 35 hours per week.
Guaranteed hours do not apply when the mother's helper requests or needs time off.
Preferred Duration: Mother's Helper placements are preferred to be 6 months or longer. Additional contractual fees may apply for placements shorter than 6 months.
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All-Inclusive Rates — Payroll, Taxes, Vetting, and More Covered
All-inclusive hourly family rates start at $21.00/hour. This is the minimum hourly rate. Final rates may vary based on your amount of children, location, schedule, responsibilities, and a mother's helper's preferred rate. We'll work with you to find the best match within your preferred budget.
5% Loyalty Discount: After 6 months, your family's hourly rate is reduced by 5% while you continue receiving our full support and services.
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All-Inclusive Family Rates Explained
All-Inclusive Family Hourly Rate =
Mother's Helper's Wage + 40% All-Inclusive Fee
Nanny Wage: The Mother's Helper's hourly rate, agreed upon during the family interview. Caregiver rates start at $15/hour.
40% All-Inclusive Fee: Covers the complete employment and agency services provided by Coastal, including employer payroll taxes (nanny taxes), quarterly tax filings, accountant support and IRS filings, payroll processing and software, time-tracking software, workers’ compensation, liability insurance, W-2 processing, caregiver vetting and screening, placement coordination, contracts, onboarding, CPR/First Aid compliance, ongoing family and caregiver support, communication and negotiation assistance, performance support, replacement assistance when needed, and credit card processing fees.