Pandas Babysitting Agency

I used pandas sitting service this past weekend and was completely satisfied. The sitter was on time, very polite and sweet. This was the first time leaving my babies but needed a date night with the hubby, she kept in contact with me the whole time and took great care of my babies. When we got home they were happy and smiling! I would highly recommend this company and we will definitely be using them again!

One of the most, if not THE most helpful, wonderful, dependable group of babysitters I will ever come across. We moved across the country, which meant no family within a 5 hour flight radius. We have a 3 month old son who we were extremely nervous to leave with anyone for a long-​ish period of time (new parent fears coupled with NEEDING to get out for an hour or two!). Pandas Agency was recommended to us by a friend, & we are SO extremely grateful for them! ALWAYS trying their best to find us a sitter whether it be last minute or days in advance! For example, we needed a sitter for the Super Bowl, & I ended up contacting them the morning of (sooo super last minute on my part, I know.). Without hesitation or any problems, Deborah had a wonderful, qualified sitter for us within minutes! I was so relieved & happy to meet this sweet, sweet lady whom I felt comfortable with INSTANTLY! :) I honestly want to pack up all of these ladies & take them back home with me for the summer! It can be hard to find trustworthy, qualified, amazing sitters, but with the help of Pandas Agency, I do not ever have to worry!!! HIGHLY, highly recommended :)

I used Pandas about a month ago and it was such a great experience. The babysitter that was sent to us was so kind and professional. She watched my son for about five hours and he had such a great time with her. Not only did she babysit him, she was engaging and fun. My son was very happy with the babysitter. It was such a great experience that I have hired Pandas again for an upcoming date night.

We moved to San Diego a few years ago and didn’t know anybody. So, when we used this agency maybe about 4 or 5 times. This is my experience from awhile back ago and just thinking about how upset I am and how I wouldn’t want this to happen to any other parent, I finally feel like it’s important for others to know.
There are a few babysitters who were really good with the kids. They seemed interactive and helped the kids have a fun, safe time. However, the last two just made me furious!
One day, my husband and I had to go somewhere so when the sitter arrived on the windy day, I told her not to let the kids play outside because of my son’s allergies. (He’s allergic to pollen and all sorts of flowers. I didn’t want her having to deal with his allergy issues, nor did I want him feeling bad). Anyway, not only did she take the kids outside to play with chalk near the pool, my daughter fell into the deep side of the pool (10 ft.) The good thing is that she’s a swimmer, but why in the heck would she be letting the kids play so close to the edge of the pool.
Another time, I had a work meeting early in the morning. I asked for someone to come at 7am. I called the day before to make sure the person comes at 7am, not 7pm. The person on the phone confirmed that it was 7am and the sitter knows. Well, apparently she didn’t know. She didn’t come on time. She ended up coming to my work 2 hours later, after maybe 5 different phone calls from me.
The good thing is that I’ve met some trusted friends since I’ve moved here and even if I needed another sitter, I will never call Panda again.

Booked Pandas babysitters for 5 days while on vacation in San Diego to help care for a group of toddlers ages 1 – 4 from 3 families. We booked based on the positive reviews here on Unilocal.
We had 3 different babysitters from Pandas. We were present most of the time (one of the families also brought their nanny from home). We just wanted an extra set of eyes & hands. Overall, we were very disappointed with 2 of the 3 babysitters sent to us. Although all nice women, they were not as capable or proactive as we had expected especially based on the glowing 5 star reviews on Unilocal.We have travelled with our kids extensively for vacations and attended weddings where we used many other babysitting services across the country and have also booked online services such as urban sitter, city sitter and
in the past as a benchmark.
After the first 2 sitters, I called the owner to discuss my feedback thus far. The 1^st sitters was scheduled only for the first day and did not seem experienced with toddlers and was certainly not proactive in any way. Thinking she might be overwhelmed with the number of kids, we asked her at one point to take care of just one of the 1 year olds and she said she was not comfortable. (We, at very least, appreciated her honesty). We then tried to engage her with the 3 – 4 year olds by bringing blankets out and asked her to make a fort. She stood and watched as one of the moms made the fort moving chairs around and propping up blankets. The kids climbed in and this would have been the perfect opportunity to again get involved (bring some toys in, offer to read a book in the fort, set up a picnic inside… whatever!) instead she remained standing up against the wall. Since she was scheduled for only that first day, we were not going to bother to complain. The 2^nd sitter was scheduled the rest of the week and the 3^rd sitter was coming only to help for one date night out. We decided to call the owner after also being disappointed with the 2^nd sitter. The owner seemed open to my concerns over the phone. She kept saying the 2^nd sitter was very experienced with infants. I had to remind her that we requested sitters capable of keeping up with active toddlers (able sit on the floor and play megablocks with them, able to lift a wiggling 25+lb 1.5 year old up to comfort him/​her or quickly remove him/​her from a dangerous situation). Perhaps sitter #2 could be capable of caring for not yet mobile infants but that is a very different skill set and requires less physicality than active and heavier 1.5 year olds. Perhaps more thoughtfulness and care should have been placed with matching the appropriate sitter. For $ 20/​hour, this service was definitely was not the caliber of professionalism expected as the sitters were also not on time each day despite having parking spaces open for them.
To be fair and complete, the 3^rd sitter who was only with us one day, seemed engaged and physically capable of keeping up with the kids. We had a good impression of her right away and had she been the only sitter we had, this might have been a very different review of the actual sitters.
The final straw to this negative experience with this service was when the owner called and cancelled our sitter for the last day with 24 hours notice saying the sitter was no longer available. Fortunately, we did not have any plans and had felt they were not very useful anyways. Hopefully, this review will assist those parents contemplating this babysitting service who may be in town for an event such as a wedding, where this unprofessionalism and last minute cancellation would have been a huge inconvenience!

So I needed a babysitter on short notice. My family was out of town and my usual babysitter was having surgery, I did some research and decided to go with Panda’s.
I called the day before and left a message. Deborah called me back a few minutes later! I was very impressed with her organization and professionalism. She asked me all the right questions. She wasn’t intimidated or put off by the fact that my son has special needs. She listened carefully to my responses and said she would search for a caregiver and call me back. And she did, about ten minutes later! She said Amanda would be contacting me soon to finalize the details. She didn’t mention that she had matched with someone who works in special education. She was a perfect match!
Amanda called me a couple minutes later and offered to bring games and toys. She mentioned that works with special needs children. I explained that my son has autism and is high functioning. She said she said she worked with kids with autism, what a perfect match! Thanks Deborah!
My son ended up having a great time. I’m pretty sure he didn’t miss me at all. Amanda was awesome; she brought Legos, his favorite toy. I would definitely use this service again and recommend it to others. I love that they bring toys and games. It’s great because of course kids get tired of their own stuff. They offered to make him dinner, get him ready for bed, ect. I had already done dinner before she came and being that it’s summer vacation my son is on a later schedule, but it’s nice that this is offered.
You can pay with a credit card or just pay your sitter with cash like I did. There is a small fee ($ 5) if you choose to use a credit card. Also there is a four hour minimum, but seriously, who goes out for less than four hours anyway. I noticed on the website they even go to hotels to babysit, not bad.

I’m a wedding planner and highly recommend Deborah from Panda’s Babysitting Agency. I recently just worked with her this past weekend at the Hilton in Torrey pines. Their whole staff is such a pleasure to work with… The Day of, her team came prepared with games and the kids enjoyed it ! I will definitely use them again for future events.

Panda has been servicing our company childcare needs at offsite events for years. They are reliable and come completely prepared for any age group.

Our holiday party needed childcare on site (almost last minute). Panda was flexible and affordable for the amount of children. Further, they provided everything necessary to keep the children entertained and happy. Because of Panda, our employees were able to enjoy a nice dinner and good time without worrying if they could attend and who they were leaving their children with. I would definitely use them again!

As a third party planner (CORE Event Solutions) I worked with Panda’s Babysitting Agency for a Holiday party for my client. They had worked with the Agency before and knew Deborah and her team from past years.
From the start, Deborah was great with keeping in touch and communicating their services. Since I had never worked with them before she made me feel at ease to know that she and her staff are highly screened and reference checked.
At the event I was very impressed with how Deborah and her team interacted with the kids. They made sure everything was safe, secure and comfortable for the children ranging from 3 years-​old to 10 years-​old.
I will certainly use her company again for my future events as I know the children will be in good hands with her team.
Thank you!

«pandas baby sitting agency is the greatest choice I have made. I love the girls especially one in particular named mayra. She was the sweetest and very attentive with my two very active boys. I would definitely use this agency again and again»
Great job !

I had never used a babysitting service so I was relieved to know that each sitter has 6 reference checks in addition to state and national background checks. I called on a Friday morning to request a sitter for Sunday and I received a call from the sitter Friday afternoon. Talk about a last minute request being fulfilled!
In summary our kids had a great time with the sitter. They said she played with them and made the four hours go by quickly. I will definitely use Pandas’ sitters again!

A single dad, I contacted Pandas when there was an unexpected change in the normal schedule for a week with my kids. They sent Martha who was outstanding — fun, experienced and ready to play with the kids. She cooked dinner, gave them baths and had them in bed as instructed. She has since been back again and I am glad to report having found a reliable, consistent and safe solution to give me peace of mind on any nights where the service is needed.
The owner of the firm, Deborah, contacted me before and after to confirm details and ensure outstanding service. Martha was prompt, professional and easy to work with. I strongly recommend Panda’s for babysitting.

So, I was looking for a long distance Christmas gift for my family in San Diego. I was trying to think of something special to give my brother and his wife who have a two and a half year old little boy. I was talking with my sister in law and she was talking about how they really missed being able to go to a movie or on a date night since my nephew was born. that’s when it hit me! I would look for a reliable babysitter service and get them a babysitter!
So, I started reviewing different services thoroughly because I know how worried they would be about having a sitter watch their child. I looked and looked for the right service and was really getting frustrated trying to find the best one. I did not know how worrisome a task it is to find a safe and reliable sitter service…
lucky I was talking with one of my friends on the phone who still lives in San Diego and she told me who she uses to watch her children. Panda’s Babysitting Agency, so I called the number my friend gave me and spoke to a very nice lady named Deborah. She was so amazing and put my mind at ease quickly by explaining how Panda’s sitters were well qualified and safe.
So, I had Deborah arrange a sitter for my Brother and his wife. She was very helpful and patient with me as I asked a million questions. I paid for a four hour sitter service for my brother and had Deborah call him and set up the scheduled sitter’s time.
My brother called me after his date night and expressed how happy he was for the gift, he said that the sitter was amazing and the service was something he would continue to use for those «every once and a while getaways». I am so glad that the service worked out well for them, and would like to thank Deborah for making this gift so seamless and easy to give.

Again I have to say, I don’t like to give out 5 stars unless a place or service amazes me above and beyond my wildest expectations. Well, Pandas Babysitting Agency has done just that.
Just a little background on this review. My wife and I are from the east coast, our entire family resides there 3,000 miles away. We moved to San Diego 11 years ago and just recently (2 ½ years ago) our 1^st child was born.
We have never hired a babysitter before and with no family here to step in as a sitter… as new parents we have the all encompassing fear of leaving our child alone with a stranger. This was overwhelming and we really just got used to giving up on our free time together as far as «going out» anywhere without our son.
A great friend of mine and fellow parent referred me to Pandas Babysitting Agency, we were so fearful and hesitant as new parents he offered to pay for the 1^st sitter service he was so confident in the agency and wished to rid us of our fear.
I have to say, this was a breath of fresh air as a parent! My wife and I enjoyed 4 ½ hours of time alone downtown in San Diego, dining and having some much needed fun. The sitter «Kristen» was … nothing short of amazing! We were so incredibly at ease with her as was our son! We will definitely be a regular of Pandas Babysitting Agency and HIGHLY recommend them to all parents.
Give them a call, we spoke to Deborah when we called. She was so nice and put our minds at ease by explaining the whole process and how selective they were of their sitters.
Definitely give them a chance, they will earn your respect as safe, caring and reliable people.
Thank you Pandas!