Care in Columbia, SC | SeekingSitters

Thank you for the opportunity to help your family with your babysitting needs.

Meet your Sitter

I personally work for you to find the best sitter match for your family. After the sitter is assigned you can meet her virtually and even chat online to ask questions or give details about your family.

Our goal is to make the entire process as seamless as possible for you and we handle the rest!

Activities and Fun

Your sitter will arrive at your home with activities and games prepared for your children's preferences and ages. We have seen how exciting it is when the professional sitter arrives on your doorstep with their bag full of activities.

When you book a regular event, talk to me about preschool and school aged activities that can be purchased on a monthly basis.

Our Services in Columbia

Babysitting in Columbia

Date nights, weekday help, or last-minute care from carefully screened sitters.

Pet Care in Columbia

Feeding, walks, and check-ins from the same screened caregivers families trust.

House Sitting in Columbia

A vetted sitter maintains a safe, lived-in presence while you travel.

Study Support in Columbia

Reliable homework help and study mentoring that builds confidence.

Event Childcare in Columbia

On-site, professional childcare for weddings, conferences, and church events.

This location is available for purchase! Contact us for more information!

LICENSED PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR MOM'S BABYSITTING BUSINESS FRANCHISE

Adrienne Kallweit, President and Owner of SeekingSitters Franchise System, Inc., is a native of Tulsa and graduate of the University of Oklahoma. Adrienne's degree in Construction Management brought her back to Tulsa where she started her career in the construction industry and later purchased her family's private investigation agency, Hide and Seek. After starting her family and running a successful investigation agency, she realized the need for on-call background screened childcare for her own family and recognized this need on a nationwide level as well.

In 2004 she and her husband, David Kallweit, developed the concept of SeekingSitters implementing the stringent background screening process that Hide and Seek had developed from over 30 years of investigative experience. Working mother, business owner, and licensed private investigator, Adrienne utilized her business expertise to create a company concept that is being successfully implemented in franchise locations across the country.

SeekingSitters Franchise Systems, Inc. is a new, fast-growing franchise that has found a unique solution to an age old problem: finding a good babysitter when you need one. SeekingSitters uses modern day technology of an interactive website to help families find safe, reliable child care 24-7. The founder is a mom of three who saw a problem, found a solution and turned it into a multi-million dollar company.

"Private Eye Mom" Adrienne Kallweit founded SeekingSitters in 2004 after struggling with her own child care needs. She was running her Private Investigation Firm and wanted to hire her son's preschool teacher. She ran the teacher's background investigation and was shocked at what she found: a variety of charges that raised questions about the teacher's character. Yet, the teacher was still working at a public school. That's when Adrienne started "seeking out her own sitters" that passed her stringent background checks and could work around her unpredictable schedule.

She saw a greater need - not just in her hometown - but nationwide. On family trips to Denver, Colorado and Austin, Texas they faced the same dilemma: they couldn't find a good sitter they could trust. So on a 7 hour drive from Austin back to Tulsa, she and her husband wrote their business plan and launched their website that night. SeekingSitters was born.

Since their first babysitting job in 2004, SeekingSitters has grown to over 2500 babysitting jobs monthly with 53 franchise locations in 23 different states. Adrienne and David are committed to making sure that childcare is offered in a safe and reliable method in all 50 states. They have built the business without debt, funding their business as they grew.

SeekingSitters won Tulsa's First Entrepreneurial Spirit Award in 2007. And in 2008, Working Mother Magazine named SeekingSitters one of the Top 25 Women-Owned Businesses in the United States. Adrienne has been interviewed extensively both locally and nationally. She was recently featured on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch on CNBC and has been interviewed on the Fox, CBS, ABC and NBC stations in Tulsa as well as in the Tulsa World, Journal Record of Oklahoma and the Tulsa Business Journal. In 2008, Adrienne and David were both chosen for the Tulsa Business Journal's 40 under 40 list.

Areas we serve around Columbia

Batesburg, Blythewood, Cayce, Chapin, Columbia, Elgin, Gaston, Gilbert, Hopkins, Irmo, Leesville, Lexington, Little Mountain, Lugogg, Pelion, Prosperity, Saint Mattews, Swansea, West Columbia

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Rates in Columbia

Rates set by the SC - Columbia office.

Babysitting	Per hour	4-hour block
Regular, 1 child	$15.75	$63.00
Regular, 2 children	$17.00	$68.00
Regular, 3 children	$18.00	$72.00
Regular, 4 children	$18.50	$74.00
Regular, 5 children	$19.00	$76.00
Regular, group	$20.00	$80.00
Holiday, 1 child	$19.00	$76.00
Holiday, 2 children	$20.50	$82.00
Holiday, 3 children	$22.00	$88.00
Holiday, 4 children	$23.50	$94.00
Holiday, 5 children	$25.00	$100.00
Holiday, group	$27.00	$108.00
Over 24 hours	$12.00	$48.00

Membership

One time membership fee: $59.99. Your one-time membership fee is valid at all SeekingSitters locations.
Pay Per Request: $15.00 per event
Month-to-Month Subscription: $25.99 per month
Annual Subscription, Billed Monthly: $12.99 per month

A destination charge of $10.00 per event applies for families in the extended driving area, paid directly to your sitter. This is not a mileage compensation.

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