Looking for a person to trust is not that easy.
There are a lot of stranger out there, and even if you have friends, you can't easily trust them.
It is not being too suspicious but just being safe to unnecessary things that might happen.
Especially if you are hiring a nanny to look out for your children while you are at work, you need to have someone that you can trust your children to.
You don't want your children to have an abusive nanny and suffer from bruises and emotional stress.
It is hard to face that kind of situation where your children were being harm by someone you thought you can trust.
This is very drastic experience to your children if haven't select a trustworthy nanny for them.
Hiring and choosing nanny for your children is tough decision that you need to do.
It is a matter of your children's welfare that is at stake in making this decision.
You can conduct interviews and ask someone who know about your applicant.
Make sure that you have a thorough screening on your entire applicant.
You can ask your relatives and friends if they can refer a nanny for you.
This can give you an assurance that the person they refer are known to them and has a good employment history.
If in case that you haven't got any recommendation and you have no choice but to select from those who are applying, you can conduct background check to evaluate them and see if they don't have any criminal records, court records or any bad record that can disqualify them.