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Our mission at TLC is to help parents find quality child care providers who meet their individualized needs and to help caregivers find positions that fit their needs - safely and discreetly.

We accomplish this by keeping a recruiting effort always in motion, maintaining strict quality control methods in our screening and evaluation process, educating our clients, and making our best effort to match families with the appropriate caregiver.


Screening

TLC only represents experienced caregivers with verifiable, good references who are warm, sensitive and alert to the needs of children. Our extensive application and interview process allows TLC and parents to carefully view the caregivers' child care experience, education and work history, personal lifestyle and child care philosophy. Our child care questionnaires and oral interview questions help us to assess the caregiver's knowledge of early childhood development and their ability to make decisions concerning the safety of their charges.
The following items are also required:

Testimonials:

"Since we moved here four months ago we have had nothing but excellent service from TLC. Your sitters have been reliable, honest, caring, and knowledgeable. I could not have found a better agency at a time when I knew no one."
 

"We want to thank you for helping us find our nanny. Your personal attention and follow up throughout the interview process were exceptional. You showed concern and empathy for our situation and you made is feel like we were your only client. With your help, we found a wonderful nanny."

  • CPR Certification
  • Personal interview
  • Child care references
  • Police record checks
  • TB test
  • Minimum high school diploma
  • Child abuse and neglect checks
  • Insured automobile
  • 18 years or older
  • Proof of citizenship

About The Owners

Sharon Graff-Radell and her sister, Stephanie Graff-Yaffee, both mothers of two, developed TLC to help parents find safe quality in-home child care.  They were the first to make sick child care on-call nannies, and in-home nanny care available to St. Louis parents.  Sharon is currently serving the Board of Directors for the International Nanny Association (INA), of which she has been a member since 1988.  Sharon was named Young Entrepreneur for the state of Missouri in 1990.  Stephanie has been recruiting and matching nannies with families since she graduated from Emory University in 1989.  Together with the assistance of the other TLC staff members, they have developed specialized training programs for nannies and postpartum care providers.

Picture: Sharon Graff Radell Picture: Stephanie Graff-Yaffee

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