Local Babysitting, Made Simple
Local Babysitting, Made Simple
Sometimes all a parent wants is a well deserved night off, but finding a trusted babysitter can feel like hard work. You ask around, send messages to friends, and hope someone knows someone nice who is free. At the same time, responsible local young adults are desperate for opportunities for regular and reliable work. Faye’s Sitters eases everyone’s troubles by uniting the two, making babysitting easy for everyone.
Sometimes all a parent wants is a well deserved night off, but finding a trusted babysitter can feel like hard work. You ask around, send messages to friends, and hope someone knows someone nice who is free. At the same time, responsible local young adults are desperate for opportunities for regular and reliable work. Faye’s Sitters eases everyone’s troubles by uniting the two, making babysitting easy for everyone.
Local Babysitting, Made Simple
Finding a trusted babysitter can feel like an uphill battle. You ask around, send messages to friends, and hope someone knows someone who’s free. At the same time, local teenagers and young adults looking to babysit often struggle to find regular, reliable work.
How it works
How it works
How it works
We find your match
We choose a trusted local babysitter from our network based on experience, age, and availability. Once we are able to confirm we can fulfil your sit request then we take a booking fee.
Tell us what you need
Parents let us know when and for how long they need a babysitter, plus any useful details about their children or home routine.
Tell us what you need
Parents let us know when and for how long they need a babysitter, plus any useful details about their children or home routine.
Tell us what you need
Parents let us know when and for how long they need a babysitter, plus any useful details about their children or home routine.
We find your match
We choose a trusted local babysitter from our network based on experience, age, and availability. We handle all the details so there’s no stress or uncertainty.
We find your match
We choose a trusted local babysitter from our network based on experience, age, and availability. We handle all the details so there’s no stress or uncertainty.
We find your match
We choose a trusted local babysitter from our network based on experience, age, and availability. We handle all the details so there’s no stress or uncertainty.
Confirmation and reminders
Parents receive a confirmation of their sit and sitter up to seven days before the sit and the babysitter will contact the parent directly.
Confirmation and reminders
Parents receive a confirmation of their sit and sitter up to seven days before the sit and the babysitter will contact the parent directly.
Confirmation and reminders
Parents receive a confirmation of their sit and sitter up to seven days before the sit and the babysitter will contact the parent directly.
Simple payment
After the sit, the babysitters fee payment is processed securely through Stripe. Fees are passed directly to babysitters, and families don’t have to deal with cash or last-minute transfers.
Simple payment
After the sit, the babysitters fee payment is processed securely through Stripe. Fees are passed directly to babysitters, and families don’t have to deal with cash or last-minute transfers.
Simple payment
After the sit, the babysitters fee payment is processed securely through Stripe. Fees are passed directly to babysitters, and families don’t have to deal with cash or last-minute transfers.
About
About
About
More about us
In a town like Marlow, most people still find babysitters through recommendations from friends. It sometimes works well, but it isn’t always reliable. We’re all trying to get our social life back to something vaguely similar to what it was before kids so the demand for those few sitters in a social circle gets crazy. Or sitters move away or change jobs which leaves parents finding themselves stuck at short notice with no one to call.
We wanted to make it easier. Faye’s Sitters offers the same trust and familiarity as a personal recommendation, but with the organisation and reliability of a managed service. Every babysitter who joins us is part of our own local community, DBS checked through Ucheck, and personally verified by our team, who are all parents ourselves.
Parents can relax knowing their sitter is safe, capable, and backed by Faye’s Sitters’ insurance. Sitters know they’ll be fully supported, paid fairly, and connected with families nearby who value what they do.
It’s a modern way to handle an age-old problem, built around community rather than convenience apps.
"Finding a reliable babysitter in Marlow used to be such a headache. With Faye’s Sitters, everything feels so much easier and safer. We’ve had three different sitters now, all lovely and professional. It’s a brilliant service that really feels local and personal."
Frannie Coles
Parent
"I’ve been babysitting through Faye’s Sitters for a few months now and it’s been fantastic. They handle everything , from DBS checks to payments, so I can just focus on the job. The families are lovely, and it feels great to be helping people in my own community."
Josh Hayes
Sitter
"We love how simple the whole process is. You just let them know when you need someone and it’s all arranged for you. Our sitter was amazing with the kids and kept us updated through the evening. It’s such a relief to have a service like this nearby."
Pete Brooks
Parent
"Finding a reliable babysitter in Marlow used to be such a headache. With Faye’s Sitters, everything feels so much easier and safer. We’ve had three different sitters now, all lovely and professional. It’s a brilliant service that really feels local and personal."
Frannie Coles
Parent
"I’ve been babysitting through Faye’s Sitters for a few months now and it’s been fantastic. They handle everything , from DBS checks to payments, so I can just focus on the job. The families are lovely, and it feels great to be helping people in my own community."
Josh Hayes
Sitter
"We love how simple the whole process is. You just let them know when you need someone and it’s all arranged for you. Our sitter was amazing with the kids and kept us updated through the evening. It’s such a relief to have a service like this nearby."
Pete Brooks
Parent
"Finding a reliable babysitter in Marlow used to be such a headache. With Faye’s Sitters, everything feels so much easier and safer. We’ve had three different sitters now, all lovely and professional. It’s a brilliant service that really feels local and personal."
Frannie Coles
Parent
"I’ve been babysitting through Faye’s Sitters for a few months now and it’s been fantastic. They handle everything , from DBS checks to payments, so I can just focus on the job. The families are lovely, and it feels great to be helping people in my own community."
Josh Hayes
Sitter
"We love how simple the whole process is. You just let them know when you need someone and it’s all arranged for you. Our sitter was amazing with the kids and kept us updated through the evening. It’s such a relief to have a service like this nearby."
Pete Brooks
Parent
Pricing
£7 Booking Fee
We take a flat rate £7 booking fee at the time that we confirm your sit. After your sit is completed, we collect the sit fee on behalf of your sitter and immediately pay the entire fee to them.
Pricing
£7 Booking Fee
We take a flat rate £7 booking fee at the time that we confirm your sit. After your sit is completed, we collect the sit fee on behalf of your sitter and immediately pay the entire fee to them.
Pricing
£7 Booking Fee
We take a flat rate £7 booking fee at the time that we confirm your sit. After your sit is completed, we collect the sit fee on behalf of your sitter and immediately pay the entire fee to them.
Request a Sit
Request a Sit
Request a Sit
Submit a date and timings for your sit
Have questions?
Below are a collection of FAQ's but if you have further questions, feel free to reach out directly to us.
Just get in touch with us to share your date, time, and how long you’ll need childcare for. We’ll then match you with a local babysitter from our approved network and confirm your booking. You’ll receive your babysitter’s details a few days before the sit.
Our babysitters are local, responsible young people, mostly students and early-career adults from the Marlow area, who genuinely enjoy working with children. Every sitter is vetted, DBS-checked through Ucheck, ID-verified, and supported by our team.
All babysitters go through a detailed vetting process, including: • A DBS check (carried out via Ucheck) • ID and reference verification • A short interview. Only once they’ve passed these checks and completed our verification process can they accept bookings through Faye’s Sitters.
Yes. Every booking made through Faye’s Sitters is covered under our insurance policy. Babysitters are also supported by us for every sit they complete.
All payments are handled through Stripe, our secure payment processor. Parents pay Faye’s Sitters booking fees upon booking confirmation, and once the sit has taken place and the babysitters fees have been processed we transfer it directly to their bank account. No cash, no hassle.
Babysitter hourly rates are set by Faye’s Sitters based on age, experience, and qualifications. There’s also a small booking fee of £7 per booking charged to the customer, which helps cover the platform, insurance, and administration costs. This fee remains the same, regardless of how long your sit is. Babysitter pay is never reduced by this fee.
In the rare event a sitter can’t make it, we’ll immediately arrange an alternative babysitter from our local network, one of the major benefits of using Faye’s Sitters. You’ll always be kept updated and we will do everything we can to never leave you without childcare.
Parents receive the sitter’s details in advance from Faye’s Sitters, including a short introduction. They are then contacted directly by the sitter in the week leading up to the sit. At this point you may choose to have a quick chat or introduction call. Our goal is for everyone to feel completely comfortable and confident before the sit.
If you’re reliable, responsible, and enjoy working with children, we’d love to hear from you! You can apply directly through our website. We’ll guide you through the DBS check and registration process and help you start accepting bookings once approved.