"The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him."

—Pablo Cassals

The First Step in Finding Compatible, Comfortable Childcare Arrangements

Choosing a nanny or babysitter is no easy task—after all, a nanny, practically becomes a member of your family. First Steps, a full-service nanny placement agency, matches and places qualified, experienced, professional childcare personnel with families in need of services. Matches are tailored to specific needs and requests, be it live in, live out, full time, part time, or temporary. Whether this is your first or subsequent experience hiring childcare, First Steps will guide you through the process and ensure a compatible match for your family.

 Our first-rate services include:

  • Interviewing families to understand their childcare needs and preferences
  • Personally screening and interviewing nannies as well as reference and background checking
  • Setting the service in motion: after identifying appropriate candidates, we will arrange the personal meeting or meetings with the family
  • Guaranteed 'good fit' nanny/family matching service--if for any reason the situation is not harmonious, we will find you a more suitable nanny
  • Active recruitment of potential nannies, continually adding to our expanding database
  • One-week free trial placement with chosen candidate and family
  • 60-day guarantee—an offer to rectify unhappy arrangements

About the Founder

First Steps Agency, Inc. is the brainchild of President/Founder Inger McCrorey-Parker. As a working mother of two young children, Ms. McCrorey-Parker is no stranger to the ongoing dilemma parents face when seeking quality childcare. Experiencing the need for a reliable, dependable, competent, and trustworthy nanny is what led her to create First Steps.

An accomplished businesswoman, Ms. McCrorey-Parker has more than 15 years of managerial experience, including a decade of performance-based advancement in the pharmaceutical industry where she was responsible for a team of 16 within the Marketing Operations and Communications group, as well as liaising with over 20 outside consultants. This team was charged with delivering results on numerous cross-functional operations. She is a self-described "process-oriented and results-focused leader with advanced problem-solving and leadership capabilities."

Ms. McCrorey-Parker holds a BS degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and an MBA from the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Ms. McCrorey-Parker resides in Westchester County, New York with her husband and family.