I am interested in starting a babysitting service in Las Vegas for Tourist. It would be a 24 hr babysiting service we would pick the kids up from the Hotel and then return them. The parents must committ to a 4 hour time frame the office will have theme rooms for each age range group we would keep infants to seventeen year olds. What do you think about this idea.

Hi there! i think it would be a fabulous idea! I know I hired one when I had children with me during a visit. Babysitting is pretty big business in Las Vegas, one would think. I know I simply pulled out the Yellow Pages and found a nice grandma type and ordered her delivered to my hotel room. May seem sort of impersonal, but in Vegas they are all licensed & certified, plus checked out thoroughly, an F.B.I. background check I'm told. My babysitter belonged to a particular Agency, and carried a badge with all her information, accreditation & identification.
My children were simply sleeping the entire time I was gone, from late evening to wee hours of the morning, but Las Vegas NEVER sleeps, so an around the clock business sounds idea! Just have to iron out all the details, but I think you have something there!

Good Luck, Tina C.

You would really have to establish a lot of trust before anyone would let their children be taken away by a stranger in Vegas. Establishing credibility of your company with a ton of referrals I would think would be your first major hurdle.

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As a parent I wouldn't trust a stranger in a strange town with my kids, but that's just me. I certainly see the need for your service however. The one thing that hasn't been mentioned is your age group. I would not go up to age 17. I would worry that teens would try to "escape" and go off on their own while in your care. Also, you don't know how they might treat the little ones. That's a pretty cynical statement, I know. But when it comes to caring for others' kids, you need to be beyond careful.
Good luck!

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How is the business going? I am doing the same in NC but sitters will go to the families (in homes, churchs, hotels, etc.) How have you set up payments by families?