ANCHOR LEAD:
WHETHER YOU'RE HIRING SOMEONE TO PICK UP THE KIDS AFTER SCHOOL...OR JUST TO CLEAN UP YOUR APARTMENT...YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME AND FAMILY. ________ GIVES YOU A HEADS UP ON A GROWING TREND THAT HELPS YOU CHECK UP ON YOUR CARETAKERS...BEFORE YOU HAND THEM THE CHECK!

TRACK ONE Length: 10
NANNY NATALIE SESSIONS LOVES TO "TOY" AROUND WITH 6 MONTH OLD JAZZ WILSON. BUT BEFORE THE FUN AND GAMES BEGAN...JAZZ'S PARENTS ORDERED A BACKGROUND CHECK...TO CHECK OUT NATALIE'S PAST.

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KEY @: 11 Jay Wilson, Jazz's Father
"You're kind of nervous about giving your child to a complete stranger."

TRACK TWO Length: 09
THE WILSONS ARE PART OF A GROWING TREND...PEOPLE ORDERING IN-DEPTH BACKGROUND CHECKS ON NANNIES, HOUSEKEEPERS, CAREGIVERS, TUTORS, EVEN PERSONAL ASSISTANTS! WHY?

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KEY @: 24 Kathleen Webb, 4nannies.com
"This person is going to be in close proximity to vulnerable family members."

TRACK THREE Length: 11
KATHLEEN WEBB IS WITH 4-NANNIES.COM... A COMPANY THAT PROCESSES THOUSANDS OF BACKGROUND CHECKS EVERY YEAR. SHE SAYS CONSUMERS ARE NOW GOING WAY BEYOND THE BASICS WHEN IT COMES TO IDENTITY VERIFICATION.

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KEY @: 40 Kathleen Webb, 4nannies.com
"I believe because of a growing awareness of what types of information is actually available."

TRACK FOUR Length: 10
INFORMATION LIKE LEGAL NAME, ALIASES... ADDRESSES PAST AND PRESENT, SOCIAL SECURITY TRACES, EMPLOYMENT HISTORIES, IN DEPTH CRIMINAL AND COURT CHECKS...EVEN CREDENTIALS.

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KEY @: 56 Kathleen Webb, 4nannies.com
"Many families also add optional items such as sex offender registry checks as well as DMV checks."

TRACK FIVE Length: 10
COLLECTING THE INFORMATION FROM NUMEROUS SOURCES CAN TAKE DAYS...
WEBB SAYS THESE IN-DEPTH CHECKS ARE NOT LIKE THE INSTANT OFFERS YOU SEE ADVERTISED THAT OFTEN DEPEND ON ONLINE DATABASES ONLY.

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KEY @: 1:13 Kathleen Webb, 4nannies.com
"Most of them don't have data any more recent than 90 days to 6 months from the date that you're actually searching the records."

TRACK SIX Length: 04
AND EVEN IF YOU GET THE EXTRA PROTECTION AN IN-DEPTH SEARCH PROVIDES, WEBB DOES WARN....

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KEY @: 1:25 Kathleen Webb, 4nannies.com
"There's no such thing as a foolproof background check because records in the United States are not in any type of central repository."

TRACK SEVEN Length: 08
SO BE SURE TO CHECK OUT PERSONAL REFERENCES ON YOUR OWN... LIKE THE WILSONS DID! ALONG WITH NATALIE'S CLEAN SLATE, IT GAVE THEM PEACE OF MIND...AND JAZZ A NEW PLAYMATE!

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Length: 1:42(Heather Wilson, Jazz's Mother)
".... just golden recommendations for her so we just had absolutely no reason to say no."

ANCHOR TAG:
KEEP IN MIND THAT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HAVING AN IN-DEPTH BACKGROUND CHECK LIKE THIS DONE, YOU WILL NEED CONSENT FROM THE PERSON YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HIRING.

THE COST OF A REPORT IS TYPICALLY ONE TO TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

SOURCE INFORMATION:

Kathleen Webb
4nannies.com, Inc.
2 Pidgeon Hill Dr. #550
Sterling, VA 20165
Toll Free: 800.810.2611
www.4nannies.com

Kathleen Webb is a graduate of Boston College and founded 4nannies.com in 1998. Her company helps match families with nannies seeking positions, conducts thorough background checks for all types of domestic employees, and provides payroll and tax services to families with nannies or other types of domestic workers. Every family membership with 4nannies.com includes a credit for a basic criminal background check on the candidate that they eventually hire, something the Wilson family decided to take advantage of after they were hooked up with Natalie.

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CHECKING OUT THE CARETAKERS HUM0601-08
Release Date: January 16, 2006
Run Time: 1:46