STL mamas: how do you find babysitters?

[kbl]

I need a new part-time nanny/ babysitter and am feeling rather depressed at the craigslist offerings. I have posted at Wash U and Fontbonne, but am feeling like maybe there's somewhere that I'm not looking? We live near Wash U, and my only experience w an UMSL student who lived in West County was a disaster, so I'm looking for someone closer to home.

Ideas of where to look?
thanks!

[Lizafava]

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[mommyndoula]

I have an amazing sitter I found on craigslist. I didn't have luck with any other resources for finding sitters.

[prairiesprite]

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[rsummer]

Try posting an ad on craigslist instead of purusing others ads. My sister had more replies than she needed, one of them ended up being a preschool teacher at one of her daughter's schools and she was GREAT!