Nanny Placement & In-Home Childcare in Kent, BC
Puffin Services places nannies and provides in-home family care across the District of Kent, centred on Agassiz and extending across the surrounding farmland. Kent is a smaller, largely agricultural community, and every booking is an in-home visit rather than a trip to a centre.
Where we work in Kent
Coverage includes Agassiz and the rural areas of the District of Kent, at the same rates charged everywhere else, with no surcharge for the distance out of the main Lower Mainland corridor.
Services available in Kent
Kent families can book the full Puffin Services range at the same rates as every other municipality we cover. Nanny Placement is a one-time fee — $500 under three months, $1,000 for three months or longer — including candidate search, CRRP background checks, reference verification, and two to three matched candidates. Hourly Childcare covers ages 0 to 12: standard care from $32/hr, infant care $38/hr, after-school pickup and care $36/hr, and overnight care, with a three-hour minimum. Postpartum Support is $38/hr, or $42/hr overnight between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM. Senior and adult support is $42/hr for Health Care Assistant care and respite and $38/hr for companion care. Event Nannies are $40/hr, rising to $60/hr beyond eight hours in a day.
Nanny Placement
Full candidate search, vetting, and 2–3 matched candidates for your family.
Start Your Nanny Search →Hourly & Ongoing Care
Childcare, postpartum support, event nannies, and senior care — booked by the hour.
View All Services →Nanny placement in Kent
Agassiz and the wider District of Kent are agricultural, and household schedules here often follow that — early mornings, seasonal intensity, and childcare needs that do not fit a nine-to-five template. A placement search accounts for it if you say so up front. Coverage extends across the district rather than stopping at the Agassiz town limit, and there is no minimum-distance rule and no rural surcharge.
- Step 1
Tell us about your household
Ages, schedule, languages spoken at home, driving, and anything non-negotiable. Your family profile is reviewed within one business day.
- Step 2
We search and vet
Candidate search, provincial CRRP vulnerable-sector criminal record checks, and reference verification — done before anyone reaches you, not after you have interviewed them.
- Step 3
You meet 2–3 matched candidates
Matched candidates typically arrive within 7–10 business days. You interview; we do not place anyone your family has not chosen.
- Step 4
One fee, once
$500 for a placement under three months, $1,000 for three months or longer, with $200 due to start and the balance when we place your nanny. There is no ongoing commission and no hourly markup after placement.
One difference worth being clear about: a placed nanny becomes your family’s employee, not Puffin’s. Puffin runs the search, the CRRP checks and the reference verification, and then steps out of the relationship. That is the opposite of our hourly childcare, where the caregiver stays a Puffin employee and Puffin carries the insurance and payroll — two different products, two different answers to "who is the employer".
Start a Kent nanny search →What care costs in Kent
Agassiz and the wider District of Kent are charged at the standard rates, not a rural one. Hourly childcare starts at $32/hr for children 12 months and over, $38/hr where a child under 12 months is present, $36/hr for after-school pickup and care, and $36/hr overnight between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM, all with a three-hour minimum. Nanny Placement is a one-time fee of $500 under three months or $1,000 for three months or longer. There is no minimum-distance rule and no surcharge for an agricultural address. The full rate card is in the 2026 cost guide.
See the full 2026 rate card →Every caregiver is employed, insured, and CRRP-cleared
Puffin caregivers are employees, not contractors. We carry the insurance and handle payroll and remittances, so a Kent family is never the employer of record for someone working in their home. Every caregiver clears a provincial CRRP vulnerable-sector criminal record check, reference verification, and ongoing certification checks before being matched.
CRRP vulnerable-sector cleared before any placement
Employed & insured by Puffin — not a gig marketplace
Serving every neighbourhood in Kent at the same rates
Kent questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Puffin Services places nannies in Kent and provides hourly childcare, postpartum support, event nannies, and senior care across the municipality. Kent is one of the 16 Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley municipalities we serve.
Hourly childcare in Kent starts at $32/hr for children 12 months and older, with infant care at $38/hr and after-school care at $36/hr, subject to a three-hour minimum. Nanny Placement is a separate one-time fee of $500 or $1,000 depending on length. Rates are identical in every municipality Puffin Services covers.
Puffin Services asks for a minimum of 24 hours notice on hourly bookings in the District of Kent, which allows a caregiver to be matched and scheduled. Nanny Placement runs over a longer period involving a candidate search, background checks, and interviews. Same-day booking is not available yet.
Yes. The District of Kent, including Agassiz and the surrounding rural areas, is one of the 16 municipalities Puffin Services is licensed to serve. Rates and services are identical to those in the larger cities, and there is no minimum community size.
Yes, across the whole district rather than only the Agassiz town limit. Puffin Services charges the same one-time placement fee from $500, applies the same CRRP vulnerable-sector checks, and adds no minimum-distance rule or rural surcharge. Agricultural household schedules — early starts, seasonal intensity — are ordinary search criteria if you note them on your family profile.
Yes. Every Puffin caregiver working in the District of Kent completes a provincial CRRP vulnerable-sector criminal record check and reference verification before any placement, and Puffin pays for it rather than passing the cost to the caregiver or the family. Hourly caregivers are Puffin employees, so Puffin carries the insurance and is the employer of record. A nanny placed through Puffin is the deliberate exception — once placed, they become your family’s employee.
Your family profile is reviewed within one business day and 2–3 matched candidates are typically presented within 7–10 business days. That is placement turnaround, and it is a different number from hourly booking notice, which is 24 hours. The local pool is smaller than further west and overlaps with Harrison Hot Springs, so a search here can run longer than that range. Agricultural household schedules are an ordinary search criterion if you flag them early.
Worth reading before you hire
What a nanny costs in BC (2026)
The full rate card, what moves the price, and what does not.
How every caregiver is vetted
CRRP vulnerable-sector clearance, references actually contacted, and what we deliberately do not do.
Employed vs. contractor — who is liable?
Why employment status decides who carries the risk, and where placement differs.
Marketplaces vs. a full-service agency
An honest comparison, including what marketplaces genuinely do better.
Returning to work after mat leave
When each childcare option needs deciding, and the transition weeks families underestimate.
Pediatric support — SLPA, OTA, behaviour intervention
In-home therapy support, in development across the same municipalities. Register interest.
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