Munchkin Minders

We were spending a few days at the Hyatt and decided to hire a sitter through our concierge. We booked a sitter on May 16 for 8 hours.
The munchkin minder web site has loads of photos of young active women. The web site claims «We strive to find the sitter or nanny who will be the best match for your particular needs. Our ‘Munchkin Minders’ are qualified and experienced and good at what they do».
Sadly, we didn’t have a good experience. The sitter was extremely overweight. She was too big to do anything but sit on a chair. My kids were running around and she couldn’t (or wouldn’t) budge. I felt bad but clearly her health problems are preventing her from doing her job. She just sat there as I chased my kids. I sent her home after a few hours. We were charged $ 145.
I’ve reached out to the company several times. I was told that the sitter in question would’ve been fine in a hotel room for 8 hours, but I should’ve specified I needed someone more active. What??? I told them I had two active boys, ages 4 and 5. The fact that Danielle assumed they’d be looked after in a hotel room for 8 hours is beyond me.
On May 17, after some back and forth, Danielle promised that they wanted to «make me happy». Then she stopped responding to emails.
Danielle finally responded to my email today, June 7. She told me she would not give me a refund because of my negative review.
Sigh. Next time I’ll hire someone I vet through
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Mamas, Munchkin Minders is incredible! I am so thankful I found them and I can not say enough positives about this high quality babysitting business. They have made a huge difference in my life, as a stay at home mom. The quality of care my children receive is outstanding. They have enjoyed every visit/​sitter and my worries have been put to rest. My daughter, who’s 2, has had major separation anxiety, but with Munchkin Minders, the sitters knew exactly what to do and it was never a big issue while she was with a sitter from MMs. And believe me, her separation anxiety was a big deal. Now that I have been using Munchkin Minders for several months, my daughters anxiety has improved tremendously. These caring individuals gave her such TLC. I feel very comfortable leaving my babies with each sitter. Each visit my kiddos played, some sitters brought bags of activities, the sitters fed them, made sure the house was tidied after playing or eating, and that every need my children had was tended to. There are no big crying goodbyes when a sitter comes and in fact when I would arrive home, my children were sad to see the sitters leave. This is huge for me and my little family! Because I know my babies are in good hands, I feel a sense of freedom, knowing I can attend events, meetings, date nights with my hubby, etc. without worry or mommy-​guilt. I know my littles are in good hands. I consider it a blessing that I found Munchkin Minders! Each sitter has had wonderful training and Danielle, the owner, has picked such amazingly caring individuals. I have been telling everyone I know about Munchkin Minders. I am a big fan and I am soooo thankful I found them!

So today is my first experience with Munchkin Minders and I called to set up a last minute reservation since our original babysitter fell ill. I left a voicemail and received a call back within the hour. The last minute fee was reduced to the original booking fee and the staff was very friendly. I am looking forward to meeting the sitter tonight and will update on my experience after the night! So far so good!

Munchkin minders has been such a great help for us! They send us a profile of the sitter ahead of time, the sitters come and are extremely professional and warm and friendly and we can go out feeling relaxed that our son is in great hands! Our 2.5 yr-​old son even has a favorite sitter. Munchkin Minders is a must-​have treat for busy parents!

I cant even BEGIN to recommend Munchkn Minders highly enough! They take care of my own two little ones, (2 and 9 mos) several times a month and they took care of my kids for several days after a family emergency. I dont even request a favorite sitter beacause they are all so great. One showed up with a giant bag of puzzles and books because I mentioned my daughter liked to read and do puzzles. Another gal made my daughter her own coloring book. My baby is very clingy and not an easy baby-​these gals have NO problem!
I have also used them for events (e.g., charging extra at a fundraiser for childcare) and they delivered!
We are on a very tight budget, but don’t kid yourself, it is worth a little extra money for your kids to not just survive your time away, but enjoy it. Hire them!

Munchkin Minders is a fantastic nanny/​babysitting service! We used them 4 days in a row last summer when we stayed at The Hyatt Aviara. Each babysitter brought age appropriate games and activities for our girls. They all were prompt, courteous, well-​educated and experienced. This was the first time I had ever used a nanny service and I was very nervous. They exceeded my expectations. The sitters did everything we asked… fed our children, brushed their teeth, entertained them, read them books and even gave us updates via text. We will be hiring them again and again and you should too!

I was doing an event at church and we just could not find enough sitters so a friend recommended Munchkin Minders! They were amazing! Totally professional, easy to work with! I HIGHLY recommend them to anyone who asks!!!

My family and I just returned from a trip to San Diego/​Carlsbad and used this service as recommended through our hotel (La Costa Resort and Spa). This was one of the highlights of our vacation as our children were cared for by a trusted, CPR-​trained, professional who came highly recommended by this wonderful service; and my husband and I had a much needed date night out on our vacation after traveling with two small children. The owner Danielle is personable and very assuring of the child care providers she staffs. A great find and I will tell all my friends about it who travel/​live in the San Diego area.

We hired Munchkin Minders as a nanny service during our wedding reception recently. We really wanted to invite children to the wedding, but also wanted the parents as well as the children to feel like they could let loose and have fun. Also, it was a good way to take the children off of the list for the caterer and save a little money on food! (We ordered them a pizza, and Munchkin Minders supplied snacks and juice boxes!)
Munchkin Minders was one of the best decisions we made. They were professional, prompt, reliable, and above all else… FUN! They even attracted children who weren’t coming to the wedding! The parents loved the service because their child was so well cared for and entertained on site, and they could even hire them to continue care after the reception so that they could go out on the town! A lot of our guests were from out of town, so the service was helpful to them as we don’t have babysitters of our own.
Planning with Munchkin Minders was just as easy. Danielle took care and thought of everything. She was so very accomodating and flexible to all of our needs. My 2 year old nephew talked about it for the rest of the weekend!
HIRE THEM!