Nanny Placement & In-Home Childcare in Richmond, BC
Puffin Services places nannies and provides in-home family care throughout Richmond, from Steveston and Brighouse to Richmond City Centre and Hamilton. Richmond is one of the most multilingual cities in the province, and language preference is something you can note when you book.
Where we work in Richmond
Coverage is city-wide across Richmond, including Steveston, Brighouse, Richmond City Centre, and Hamilton, at the same rates everywhere on the island and no surcharge for any neighbourhood.
Services available in Richmond
Richmond 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 Richmond
Richmond is the municipality where language most often shapes a placement search, and it is worth naming rather than leaving to chance. Families here regularly ask for a caregiver who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi or Tagalog at home, and that is an ordinary search criterion — put it on the family profile and it becomes part of the shortlist rather than a hopeful coincidence. Geography is otherwise straightforward: Steveston, Brighouse, City Centre and Hamilton are all inside the same coverage, at the same rates.
- 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 Richmond nanny search →What care costs in Richmond
Rates in Richmond are the rates everywhere else. 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. Steveston, Brighouse, City Centre and Hamilton are billed the same, and requesting a caregiver who speaks a particular language does not change the price either. 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 Richmond 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 Richmond at the same rates
Richmond questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Puffin Services places nannies in Richmond and provides hourly childcare, postpartum support, event nannies, and senior care across the municipality. Richmond is one of the 16 Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley municipalities we serve.
Hourly childcare in Richmond 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.
Hourly bookings in Richmond need a minimum of 24 hours notice so a caregiver can be matched to your family and the schedule confirmed. A Nanny Placement search takes longer, because candidates are sourced, vetted, and interviewed before you meet them. Same-day booking is not available yet.
You can state a language preference when you book and Puffin Services will try to match it. It is recorded as a preference rather than a guarantee, since matching also depends on caregiver availability and the type of care your family needs.
Yes — note it on your family profile and it becomes a search criterion rather than a hope. Language matching is one of the most common requests in Richmond, and Puffin builds it into the shortlist alongside schedule, driving and experience. Placement across Steveston, Brighouse, City Centre and Hamilton is a one-time fee from $500, with CRRP vulnerable-sector checks and 2–3 matched candidates typically within 7–10 business days.
Yes. Every Puffin caregiver working in Richmond 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. A specific language request is an ordinary search criterion rather than a complication, though a narrower requirement naturally means a smaller pool and can add time. Note it on your profile at the start and we will tell you honestly what it means for the timeline.
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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