The importance of nanny background checks

What started as a normal night for a couple in Phoenix turned into a nightmare when they discovered that their nanny had got behind the wheel intoxicated. What’s worse…she did it with the children she was looking after in the car. Nancy Ann Kline took the kids she was taking care of to a pool party, where she consumed large amounts of alcohol. Once the party was over, she got back behind the wheel, to take the children home. The nanny struck a vehicle on Glendale Avenue, and instead of stopping she fled the scene. Once the police managed to catch up with Kline, her blood alcohol level was .201, which is almost triple the legal state limit. So how could a nanny background check have prevented this? Well, it couldn’t. But it could in the future. This time Kline, the parents and the children were lucky. But what about next time – if Kline was to get another babysitting job, who’s to say she wouldn’t drink drive with children in the car again. If a family were to hire her without performing a background check, they would be putting their children at great risk. Don’t cut corners when it comes to you children – how do you know that the nanny you are about to hire doesn’t have a similar history? You can re-assure yourself by performing a background check. You can’t guarantee your child’s safety, but you can do your best to protect them, and background screening anyone who will be caring for your child is a great way of doing this.]]>