Tell us about your family
Share your location, timeline, and the support you have in mind. Ariel will review your inquiry and respond within 1 business day.
HOW IT WORKS
Finding support
should feel simple.
A personal process. Clear expectations. Your family’s decision, at every step.
Personal consultation
Talk through the details beyond the form: your priorities, household, and what a good fit would feel like.
Thoughtful matching
We consider relevant experience, approach, availability, schedule, location, and budget.
Meet your matches
Get to know a small number of potential professionals. Ask questions and talk about your expectations.
Choose your professional
The final decision is yours. Review references, role-specific screening, scope, fees, and written terms.
Begin care
Agree on the practical details, communication, and transition plan before the first day.
Stay connected
As your family’s needs change, return to the collective to explore the next kind of support.
FOR NANNY PLACEMENTS
A considered search.
An organized start.
Your search agreement sets out the fee, scope, timing, and any replacement or cancellation terms. A nanny’s wages remain separate from the agency fee.
Understand the costs →- Family inquiry and consultation
- Written search agreement and disclosed placement fee
- Search begins after agreed payment
- Curated introductions and family interviews
- Paid trial when appropriate
- Final selection, references, and role-specific screening
- Employment agreement and household-payroll arrangements
- Start of care and an agreed follow-up plan
BEYOND THE FIRST DAY
Make the handoff
part of the plan.
Talk through the first shift, routines, communication, and how concerns will be raised. For a nanny placement, discuss check-ins after the first 48 hours, two weeks, 30 days, and 90 days when you agree on your follow-up plan.
Moving from postpartum support to childcare? Include your return-to-work date in the inquiry so the next search can begin before your existing support ends.
A CLEARER STARTING POINT
What support do I need —
and when?
You don’t have to have it all planned. These are starting points for a conversation, not deadlines.
BIRTH DOULA
During pregnancy
Often around 16–24 weeksLeave time to meet your doula and prepare together. Already in your third trimester? Reach out to check availability.
Find a birth doulaPOSTPARTUM DOULA
Before baby arrives
Or whenever you need supportPlan daytime or overnight care ahead of the transition home. If your baby is already here, you can still ask for help.
Find postpartum supportPROFESSIONAL NANNY
Before care is needed
Allow approximately 4–8 weeksMake room for a thoughtful search, interviews, references, any paid trial, and a clear transition into ongoing childcare.
Find a nannyCARE FOR WHAT COMES NEXT
Start with where you are.
Preparing for birth. Settling in at home. Returning to work.
Tell us what your family needs. We’ll help you find the next step.