Nanny Placement & In-Home Childcare in Vancouver, BC
Puffin Services places nannies and provides in-home family care across Vancouver, from Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant to Kerrisdale, Dunbar, the West End, and East Vancouver. City schedules are tight, and after-school pickup and evening care are the bookings Vancouver families ask for most.
Where we work in Vancouver
Coverage spans the whole city — Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Kerrisdale, Dunbar, the West End, and East Vancouver — at the same rates on both sides of Main Street, with no downtown premium.
Services available in Vancouver
Vancouver 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 Vancouver
Vancouver placements turn on commute more than any other city Puffin covers, because the caregiver you want may not live where you do. A candidate in East Vancouver and a household in Dunbar is a real daily journey, and one that quietly ends placements around month four. Naming your neighbourhood and your start time on the family profile lets the search weigh that from the beginning. Parking and building access are the other Vancouver-specific detail worth settling early, particularly in the West End and downtown.
- 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 Vancouver nanny search →What care costs in Vancouver
Vancouver families reasonably expect to pay a city premium. There isn't 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 downtown surcharge and no zone pricing — a household in the West End pays exactly what a household in Hope pays. The full rate card, and what genuinely does change the price, 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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver at the same rates
Vancouver questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Puffin Services places nannies in Vancouver and provides hourly childcare, postpartum support, event nannies, and senior care across the municipality. Vancouver is one of the 16 Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley municipalities we serve.
Hourly childcare in Vancouver 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.
Give at least 24 hours notice for an hourly booking in Vancouver — that is the window Puffin Services uses to match and schedule a caregiver. Nanny Placement runs over a longer period, since it involves a candidate search, background checks, and interviews. Same-day booking is not offered yet.
No. Rates are identical everywhere in Vancouver and across all 16 municipalities Puffin Services covers. There is no downtown premium, no parking surcharge, and no difference in price between the West End and East Vancouver.
The same as anywhere else Puffin Services covers: a one-time placement fee of $500 under three months or $1,000 for three months or longer, with $200 due to start and the balance on placement. There is no downtown premium and no zone pricing — a family in the West End pays what a family in Hope pays. Hourly childcare in Vancouver likewise starts at $32/hr for children 12 months and over.
Yes. Every Puffin caregiver working in Vancouver 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. Vancouver has a large candidate pool, but commute is the variable that decides whether a placement lasts — naming your neighbourhood and start time up front lets the search weigh that from the beginning rather than in month four.
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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