Nannies & Babysitters in Mission, BC
Puffin Services provides hourly nannies, babysitters and in-home family care across Mission, British Columbia, from the downtown core and Cedar Valley to Hatzic and Silverdale. Mission families are spread between hillside subdivisions and acreages, and every booking is an in-home visit.
Where we work in Mission
Coverage takes in all of Mission, including downtown, Cedar Valley, Hatzic, and Silverdale, at consistent rates with no surcharge for the more rural addresses in the district.
Hourly care is booked online — no phone call needed.
Services available in Mission
Mission has fewer formal childcare places than the bigger cities down the valley, so in-home care here often fills gaps rather than replacing daycare: an evening, a day daycare cannot cover, or an early start for a parent catching the West Coast Express. Downtown, Cedar Valley, Hatzic and Silverdale are all covered, and the more rural addresses usually want a caregiver with a vehicle. Postpartum support is there through the first weeks, nights included; older relatives can have HCA personal care, companionship, or respite for the family member who cares for them; and event nannies cover weddings and celebrations. Nanny placement is coming soon and will search across BC. Pediatric therapy support is in development. Crossing the river costs nothing extra — the rates are below.
Nanny Placement
Coming soon — a full candidate search across British Columbia, vetting, and 2–3 matched candidates for your family.
Coming Soon — Tell Us About Your Family →Hourly & Ongoing Care
Childcare, postpartum support, and senior care — booked by the hour.
View All Services →Event Nannies
Weddings, parties, and corporate events — $40/hr per nanny, with a 4-hour minimum.
Event Childcare Rates →Babysitting and nanny care in Mission
A babysitter in Mission is booked the same way as a nanny and at the same rate, from three hours at $32/hr, across downtown, Cedar Valley, Hatzic and Silverdale, with no surcharge for a rural address. Mission has fewer formal childcare places than the larger municipalities down the valley, and in-home babysitting is often the practical answer for evenings and days daycare cannot cover.
Nanny placement in Mission
Nanny Placement is coming soon. We are not taking placements or deposits yet, so this section describes how the service will work once it opens.
Nanny placement will be province-wide: the search will draw on a candidate registry across British Columbia, at the same flat fee wherever you live. Mission is also one of the 16 municipalities where our own caregivers come to the home for hourly care.
Mission placements are shaped by the commute. A large share of working parents here cross the river or take the West Coast Express, which tends to mean early starts and a nanny who arrives before the household leaves rather than after. Hatzic and Silverdale households are further out again and usually need a candidate with a vehicle. Both are ordinary search criteria — tell us at the profile stage and they are built into the shortlist.
- 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, police vulnerable sector 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, once placement opens. There will be 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 vulnerable sector 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".
Tell us about your family — we will be in touch when it opens →What care costs in Mission
There is no Mission-specific rate; the card is the same everywhere. 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, coming soon, will be a one-time fee of $500 under three months or $1,000 for three months or longer. Hatzic and Silverdale are billed the same as the downtown core, and crossing the river costs nothing extra. The full rate card is in the 2026 cost guide.
- An evening out, 3 hours
- $96
- After school, every weekday
- $540 a week
- Full-time, 8 hours a day
- about $5,547 a month
Every caregiver is employed, insured, and vulnerable-sector-checked
With fewer childcare places in Mission, families often have less choice about who looks after their children. What we can offer is a caregiver who is our employee rather than a contractor, holds a clear police vulnerable sector check, has verified references, and is covered by our insurance and payroll, so that you never take on the employer's role.
A clear police vulnerable sector check before their first shift
Employed & insured by Puffin — not a gig marketplace
Serving every neighbourhood in Mission at the same rates
Mission questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Puffin Services provides hourly nanny care and childcare, postpartum support, event nannies, and senior care across the municipality. Nanny Placement, for families who want to employ a nanny directly, is coming soon. Mission is one of the 16 Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley municipalities we serve.
Hourly childcare in Mission 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, coming soon, will be a separate one-time fee of $500 or $1,000 depending on length. Rates are identical in every municipality Puffin Services covers.
Hourly bookings in Mission need at least 24 hours notice, giving Puffin Services time to match a caregiver and confirm the schedule. Once it opens, Nanny Placement will run on a longer timeline because of the candidate search, background checks, and interviews involved. Same-day booking is not available yet.
All of Mission is covered, including Hatzic, Silverdale, and Cedar Valley as well as the downtown core. Rates are consistent across the district and there is no travel charge for outlying addresses.
No — with Puffin Services they are the same booking. A caregiver comes to your home from three hours, at $32/hr for children 12 months and over, $38/hr if a child under 12 months is present, and $36/hr for after-school pickup or overnight care. Families tend to say "babysitter" for a one-off evening and "nanny" for something regular, but the caregiver, the vulnerable sector check, the insurance and the rate are identical either way. There is no membership and no minimum number of bookings, so it works for a single night as well as a standing weekly slot.
Yes. Every Puffin caregiver working in Mission has a clear police vulnerable sector check and reference verification before their first shift. Hourly caregivers are Puffin employees, so Puffin carries the insurance and is the employer of record. Nanny Placement, which is coming soon, will be the deliberate exception — a nanny placed through Puffin will become your family’s employee.
Worth reading before you hire
What a nanny costs in BC
By the hour, week and month — and nanny wages if you employ one directly.
How every caregiver is vetted
Police vulnerable sector checks, 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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Hourly care is booked online — no phone call needed.