Charly Cares, the app that brings babysitters and families together

Whether it's a night out with friends or structural, after-school care: every family recognizes the challenges regarding childcare. Having a pleasant and reliable babysitter on hand is absolutely essential.

Our network of Babysitting Angels

Through the Charly Cares app, you can connect with our network of Babysitting Angels. Specify what you're looking for, and you'll be matched with babysitters who meet your criteria. Each babysitter has the necessary experience, so you can leave with peace of mind. Our Angels are your guardian angels and love to make it a super fun day with the kids.

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Get to know Charly Cares

  • More than just a babysitter

    Our Angels help children discover themselves, develop, and grow. You'll always find a babysitter with a profile that suits your family.

  • Fast, smart, simple

    Decide how and when you want to use your babysitter. You can easily arrange everything in our app. Within 3 hours, you can have a babysitter at home or arrange after-school care, for example.

  • Safe and reliable

    We've personally met every Angel, and after each babysitting service, parents provide a rating & review. Our Customer Care and Angel insurance are there for you when you need them.

The most reliable babysitting network

Before a Babysitting Angel is admitted to our app, we first meet the babysitter. During a one-on-one conversation, we delve into the babysitter's experience, references, and motivation. After a babysitting service, parents evaluate the babysitter through a rating and review. This way, we create transparency and ensure the quality of our platform.

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Babysitting Angel Sabine (22 jaar)

"I enjoy going outside, playing games, or helping with cooking while babysitting! Parents are always happy when I can help out. It gives a fulfilling feeling."

Babysitting Angel Jasmijn (18 jaar)

"Children are naturally very curious and adventurous. I often come up with new activities to do with the kids. Babysitting is always an adventure!"

Babysitting Angel Adina (40 jaar)

"Children are always honest, and every babysitting service is different. This makes babysitting challenging; it makes me creative and resourceful."

This is how it works:

  • Sign up and create a profile

    Sign up through our app. Then complete your parent profile.

  • Subscribe to a membership and start a free trial period

    We offer new parents the chance to try out Charly Cares first.

  • Select the date and time you need a babysitter

    Fill in the criteria, and you'll be matched with the best babysitters in your area immediately.

  • Choose how you pay

    You decide how to pay the babysitter: via iDeal, direct debit, Tikkie, or cash.

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We take care

Do you need help, advice, or support? Then our Customer Care team is available for your questions. You can always send us a (WhatsApp) message, and in case of emergency, we are available by phone. We're here for you!

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Reviews by other parents

Elisabetta from 's-Gravenhage

“You are wonderful!”

Jonathan from Amsterdam

“Andrea was terrific with our kids, especially the young one who is adjusting to starting school”

Julieta from 's-Gravenhage

“Laida is the best - genial. She’s confident and fun for the kids and responsible.”

Kim from 's-Gravenhage

“????? Ashy is great!”

Swantje from Utrecht

“Jonna always takes good care of our children. Thanks!”

Anne from Utrecht

“Great to have Cotu around. We ran late, and she was very flexible and great about it!”

Sarah from Amsterdam

“Leonie was friendly, flexible and on time. We would happily ask her to babysit our daughter again.”

Marjolein from 's-Gravenhage

“Thanks Jessie for allowing us to have a nice date”

Karina from 's-Gravenhage

“Very good”

Sjoukje from Utrecht

“Very sweet!”

Anthony from Amsterdam

“Great afternoon again, our daughter loves spending time with Agnes”

Nany from Haarlem

“Thank you. As always :)”

Lucia from Uithoorn

“She’s amazing”

Antoine from Haarlem

“Lorela has a good contact with kids, she is friendly, responsible and has initiative. I came back finding our kids happy and fed and our kitchen clean and tidy. I highly recommend her !”

Romain from Amsterdam

“Great, Alexia speaks french and managed very well with the kids that were not that easy. Peacefull leave. Thanks”

Indira from Amsterdam

“Very flexible with when it came time for us to return home. Greatly appreciated! Was able to put our 8 month old to bed as well.”

Danielle from Amsterdam

“Noémie is always fantastic! Our kids love her and she brings extra games and books which they love :)”

Kasia from Amsterdam

“Lorela was professional, asked a lot of questions to understand our son and the way we do things. She gave her energy to play with our son ending in dancing classes for 7 months old which he loved.”

Katie from Amsterdam

“Reliable, good communicator”

Clint from Amsterdam

“Lorela was excellent. Both our girls really loved spending time with her. We can highly recommend Lorela to babysit for everyone.”

Sara from Amsterdam

“She was so sweet to our son! Defenitely going to ask her again.”

Danai from Leiden

“Really loves kids! Great connection with my daughter!”

Sarah from Amsterdam

“The kids had a lovely time!”

Julieta from 's-Gravenhage

“Agustina is smart and flexible and very nice”

Marissa from Amsterdam

“Ana is incredible with our baby, and we are so lucky to have found her and to have her take care of Ella. Her background in child education, her easy way with our 10 month old, and her professionalism are rare to find and we're very grateful for her presence in our house.”

Alastair from Amstelveen

“Very friendly and got on well with the children.”

Marjolein from 's-Gravenhage

“Thanks Jessie for your help this week”

James from Amsterdam

“Maddison has a really nice and calm energy, our daughter enjoyed spending time with her!”

110,000 users preceded you

Find a reliable babysitter for your family. Easily and quickly via the Charly Cares app.

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Frequently asked questions

How exactly does Jobboard work?

You can think of Jobboard as the old-fashioned bulletin board in the supermarket, where you put up a note if you're looking for a babysitter. Jobboard works the same way and is a kind of bulletin board for our Babysitter Angels, where they can see job posts from parents.

There are 2 ways to make a booking request, either way, you can use Jobboard.

Option 1

  • Select the date and time you need a babysitter.
  • Select the Angels you would like to book. Use all the handy filters to do this!
  • The 'place on jobboard' slider is automatically on (you can turn it off), we recommend leaving it on for a higher success rate.
  • Your selected Angels can respond to your application. At the same time, Angels through Jobboard can respond.
  • You will receive all proposals and accept the proposal from your favorite Angel.

Option 2 (In areas surrounding cities)

  • Select the date and time you need a babysitter.
  • Post the call directly on Jobboard (note: you will not select your favorite Angels).
  • Angels who match your preferences can respond to your request via Jobboard.
  • You will receive all proposals and accept the proposal from your favorite Angel.

You can also reject the proposal. Your booking request does not disappear from Jobboard. You have 6 hours to respond to proposals from Angels.

Good to know
- Angels who do not fully meet your requirements can also respond to your request on Jobboard.

- When you invite an Angel and they subsequently accept the offer, they become the Angel on the booking. When an Angel makes an offer on your booking, you still have to accept it.

How do I pay the Angel?

The payment through the app works as follows: when the Angel is at your home, a timer will automatically start, and upon their departure, you stop the timer. Then, you check the times for accuracy and choose whether to pay the Angel privately or through your business (if your employer reimburses for babysitting expenses). If you are paying personally, you can, after consulting with the visiting Angel, choose a payment method:

  1. iDeal: Arrange the payment through your bank app. The Angel will be paid within a day.
  2. Cash or via Tikkie: Arrange the payment directly with the Angel.
  3. Via direct debit: You don't need to do anything else; Charly Cares will debit the amount from your account within 2 working days and pay the Angel after 4 working days.

Note! For a Pet Care booking, a fixed rate applies to that booking. The timer will automatically stop, and you don't need to take any further action. The same applies to a Senior Care booking; the timer will be automatically stopped. Both Pet and Senior Care payments are processed through direct debit.

How do I find a fixed babysitter?

If you're looking for a babysitter for multiple days per week, we recommend inviting as many Angels as possible for the booking. Create the fixed babysitting reservation yourself, select as many Angels as you can, and post the booking on the Jobboard. This increases the chance lof a successful booking!

For bookings starting from September and lasting a longer period, we advise selecting multiple Angels for 1 to a maximum of 4 times and then discussing whether they can stay for an extended period. We have many students in our database, and they don't yet know their schedules for September in August. Additionally, our experience shows that bookings further in the future are less likely to succeed compared to those happening sooner.

How do I book a Babysitting Angel?

Easy peasy! In our app, go to 'Discover' > 'Book an Angel'. Enter the dates and times for which you need a babysitter. You will then be able to either select 10 Angels yourself, or post your request on Jobboard.

Selecting 10 Angels yourself? Write a personal message and send the request, then wait for the Angels to respond. If one of them accepts, your request is successful.

If you choose Jobboard, write a personal message and post your request to Jobboard. All Angels near you will be able to see your request and respond. In the end, you decide who ends up babysitting.