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6 Best Nanny Agencies in Houston (2026)

Ranked by real Google ratings and review volume · How we chose

Fenris Morrow
By Fenris Morrow, Expert in Professional Services · ✓ Updated · 7 min read

We compared 17 nanny agencies in Houston on Google Maps · 6 listed · How we rank

Letting a stranger into your home with your kids is the whole job of a nanny, which is why so many families hand the vetting to one of the nanny agencies in Houston. The agencies below have logged more than 400 Google reviews between them and none is rated under 4.7, so the choice comes down to what kind of help you need: a full household placement, a boutique match for one family, an educator-minded nanny, or a sitter by Tuesday.

Short answer: Southwest Domestics is our top pick for Houston families: an in-home placement agency based in Stafford that places nannies, housekeepers and senior caregivers, rated 4.7 on Google from more than 25 reviews. Motherhood Center has the deepest review base on the page (more than 220 reviews at 4.8), The Tailored Nanny holds a perfect 5.0, and Mom's Best Friend sits at 4.9. Each agency sets its own placement fees, so ask for them in writing.
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Houston Nanny Agencies Side by Side

# Business Rating Reviews Best for
1 Southwest Domestics 4.7 ★ 29 Nannies, housekeepers and senior care View ›
2 Motherhood Center 4.8 ★ 222 Family staffing and family assistants View ›
3 The Tailored Nanny 5.0 ★ 65 Boutique, personalized matching View ›
4 Jovie of Katy 4.7 ★ 48 Babysitters and short-notice care View ›
5 Mom's Best Friend 4.9 ★ 35 Household staff and newborn care View ›
6 The STEM Nanny Company 4.7 ★ 31 Educator nannies View ›
6 Best Nanny Agencies in Houston (2026)

The agencies, one by one

Southwest Domestics logo
★ Featured Partner#1🕑 Open 5 days/wk↩ Responds to reviews

Southwest Domestics

4.729 Google reviews

Southwest Domestics is an in-home placement agency on Stafford Road in Stafford, serving families across Houston. It places experienced nannies, senior caregivers and companions, and housekeepers, and the agency says it has served Houston since 1990. Its providers are background-checked, bonded and insured, and families can interview candidates for free at the Stafford office. One agency can cover the nanny now and the housekeeper or an aging parent's caregiver later.

What people praise

  • Quick response, with a smooth path from first inquiry to booking
  • A named contact who stays approachable and professional through the process
  • Careful vetting of nannies that reviewers say gave them peace of mind
  • A welcoming office that job seekers also describe warmly

Worth knowing

  • The office keeps weekday hours, Monday to Friday 9 AM to 5 PM, so plan calls for the work week
Reputation scorecardrank in Houston
Rating4.7 / 5
Review volume29 · 62nd
Confidenceearly
Recency8 days ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown93% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: A strong first call for families who want one agency for childcare and the rest of the household, with a long Houston history behind it.

Website+1713-789-5437 Directions

13847 Stafford Rd, Stafford, TX 77477

Motherhood Center logo
#2🕑 Open 7 days↩ Responds to reviews

Motherhood Center

4.8222 Google reviews

Motherhood Center runs a Nanny and Family Staffing placement service out of its River Oaks center on West Alabama Street, open since 2000 according to its site. It places nannies and family assistants for full-time or part-time roles, and says its placement fee is a flat rate that is never tied to the caregiver's pay. The center is also a pregnancy and parenting hub with classes and prenatal services, but this card sticks to the staffing side.

What people praise

  • Staff described as friendly, warm and kind
  • A clean facility and a wide menu of parenting classes under one roof
  • Open seven days a week, with longer weekday evenings on Monday to Wednesday
  • A large base of Houston families behind the rating

Worth knowing

  • Most Google reviews describe classes and prenatal services rather than nanny placement, so the rating reflects the whole center
Reputation scorecardrank in Houston
Rating4.8 / 5
Review volume222 · 97th
Confidencehigh
Recency9 days ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown94% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: The biggest review base on the page and a flat-fee placement model. Families who also want parenting classes nearby get the most from it.

Website Book now+1713-963-8880 Directions

3701 W Alabama St Ste 230, Houston, TX 77027

The Tailored Nanny logo
#3🕑 Open 7 days↩ Responds to reviews

The Tailored Nanny

5.065 Google reviews

The Tailored Nanny is a boutique nanny agency based in Houston that matches families with long-term nannies and home managers. Placements can cover childcare, light house cleaning, laundry, organizing, errands, cooking, driving and help with school work, and the agency works with families and nannies across Texas and Oklahoma. It lists no street address, so it operates as a service-area business, and Google shows it open daily from 9 AM to 9 PM.

What people praise

  • A personal, one-on-one approach to learning what a family needs
  • Fast, clear communication from first call to placement
  • Quick results for a family relocating to Houston with several children
  • Reviewers who compared larger placement firms preferred its individual attention

Worth knowing

  • No public street address, so contact is by phone
Reputation scorecardrank in Houston
Rating5 / 5
Review volume65 · 91st
Confidenceearly
Recency2 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown100% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: A 5.0 across more than 60 reviews, and the pick for families who want a hands-on boutique experience over a big agency pipeline.

Website+1832-890-0100 Directions
Jovie of Katy logo
#4🕑 Open 5 days/wk↩ Responds to reviews

Jovie of Katy

4.748 Google reviews

Jovie of Katy is one of Jovie's local offices at Park Ten Place in west Houston, offering professional nannies and babysitters. Its menu goes past regular family care to special needs childcare, wedding and conference childcare, hotel and vacation babysitters, employee backup care and childcare center staffing. The office is open weekdays from 9 AM to 5 PM.

What people praise

  • Sitters who play, read and tidy up as well as supervise
  • Last-minute bookings that worked for a single parent and for a family whose regular sitter fell through
  • Caregivers described as on time, dependable and good communicators
  • Reviewers who reached the sitter through a partner program were just as pleased

Worth knowing

  • Reviews focus on babysitting, so families after a long-term live-out nanny may want to compare placement-focused agencies too
Reputation scorecardrank in Houston
Rating4.7 / 5
Review volume48 · 79th
Confidenceearly
Recency2 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown92% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: The best fit here for babysitters, backup care and event childcare, and a handy second call when your regular help can't make it.

Website+1281-398-6809 Directions

16420 Park Ten Pl #540, Houston, TX 77084

Mom's Best Friend logo
#5🕑 Open 5 days/wk↩ Responds to reviews

Mom's Best Friend

4.935 Google reviews

Mom's Best Friend is a woman-owned domestic placement agency that its site says began in 1994, with a Houston office on Town & Country Lane. It places nannies and family assistants, newborn care and overnight newborn specialists, housekeepers, personal assistants, chefs, estate managers and sitters, and it also serves Austin and Dallas. Candidates go through a Houston screening process that includes a background check.

What people praise

  • Thorough screening and background checks that families and candidates both mention
  • Fast replies and follow-up through the first week of a placement
  • Matches built around fit, not just a filled role
  • Reaches beyond nannies to household managers and newborn specialists

Worth knowing

  • A good share of the reviews come from caregivers and job seekers, so they speak to how the agency treats candidates
  • Office hours run weekdays 8 AM to 4 PM
Reputation scorecardrank in Houston
Rating4.9 / 5
Review volume35 · 74th
Confidenceearly
Recency4 weeks ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown94% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: A well-rounded household staffing agency with a high rating, a good call when the job description includes more than childcare.

Website+1713-776-2669 Directions

900 Town & Country Ln Ste 300, Houston, TX 77024

The STEM Nanny Company logo
#6🕑 Open 5 days/wk↩ Responds to reviews

The STEM Nanny Company

4.731 Google reviews

The STEM Nanny Company is a Houston-based agency that places developmentally minded nannies in full-time, long-term roles. Its candidates include former teachers, people with early childhood education degrees, and nannies with a record of building engaging days for kids, and roles run from infant nanny to nanny manager to registered behavior technician. Nannies also take on children's meal prep, laundry and organization, and the agency keeps supporting both sides after the match. It lists no street address.

What people praise

  • Nannies who write learning plans and teach through play
  • An agency that stays responsive and meticulous from first contact to placement
  • Careful attention to a family's quirks and goals for their kids
  • Interview preparation and a nanny curriculum for candidates

Worth knowing

  • Built for full-time, long-term placements rather than occasional sitting
Reputation scorecardrank in Houston
Rating4.7 / 5
Review volume31 · 68th
Confidenceearly
Recency5 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown94% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: The clear choice for families who want a nanny who doubles as an early educator and are ready to commit to a long-term hire.

Website+1832-583-7836 Directions
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How the scorecards work

Every number on this page comes from public Google data on the date shown. Rating is the live Google star average. Review volume is how many customers have rated each agency, set against the others here. Confidence weighs the rating by that volume, so a 4.8 from hundreds of people carries more weight than a 5.0 from a few dozen. Recency reflects how lately people still leave reviews. No business can pay to change these numbers.

What drives nanny agency fees in Houston

We found no published fee schedules in the data for these agencies, so we’re not quoting prices. Agency fees usually depend on whether the role is full-time or part-time, how senior the position is, and how the fee is structured. Motherhood Center says its placement fee is a flat rate instead of a share of the caregiver’s pay, so ask every agency which model it uses.

Where these agencies sit around Houston

Southwest Domestics works from Stafford, southwest of the city, and its site mentions families in Katy, The Woodlands and Sugar Land. Motherhood Center is on West Alabama Street in River Oaks, Mom’s Best Friend is on Town & Country Lane in the 77024 area, and Jovie of Katy is at Park Ten Place in west Houston. The Tailored Nanny and The STEM Nanny Company list no street address, so call them to talk through your area. Looking for a nanny agency near me? Each card has a phone number and a map link to find the closest office.

Questions to put to a nanny agency before you sign

  • How do you screen candidates, and does that include a background check?
  • Is your placement fee a flat rate or a percentage of the nanny’s pay?
  • What happens if the match doesn’t work out after a few weeks?
  • Will you help with payroll, contracts or taxes for a household employee?
  • How soon can you introduce candidates for my schedule and my kids’ ages?

Frequently asked questions

Can a Houston nanny agency also place housekeepers or senior caregivers?

Several can. Southwest Domestics places nannies, housekeepers and senior caregivers, Mom’s Best Friend covers housekeepers, personal assistants, chefs and estate managers, and The Tailored Nanny places nannies and home managers. If you want childcare only, The STEM Nanny Company stays focused on nannies and educators.

Which agency is best if I want a nanny with a teaching background?

The STEM Nanny Company. Its candidates include former teachers and people with early childhood education degrees, and reviewers describe nannies who write learning plans for the kids.

Can I get a babysitter in Houston on short notice?

Reviewers of Jovie of Katy describe booking a sitter at the last minute, including when a regular sitter dropped out. The office is open weekdays 9 AM to 5 PM, so call early in the day.

Do these agencies only serve the city of Houston?

No. Southwest Domestics mentions families in Katy, The Woodlands and Sugar Land, The Tailored Nanny works across Texas and Oklahoma, and Mom’s Best Friend also serves Austin and Dallas.

Where to start

Southwest Domestics is the safe default for Houston families who want one agency for nannies and household help, and it’s a short call to Stafford to set up an interview. If you want a boutique match or a teacher-minded nanny, start with The Tailored Nanny or The STEM Nanny Company. Get the fee structure in writing before you commit.

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