About us · Perth · since 2005

Perth's trusted family care partner for over 20 years.

Finding someone you can trust isn't always easy. That's where we come in — flexible, in-home childcare designed around real family life, from the people Perth families have leaned on for two decades.

Family being cared for at home in Perth
Est. 2005
Perth, Western Australia
Our story

Twenty years of caring for Perth families

In 2005, Lia looked at the Perth childcare market and saw a problem nobody was solving. Families needed trusted, reliable care — but they were being treated like numbers. Book a sitter, tick a box, move on. No relationship. No one who took the time to ask: who is this family, and what do they really need?

Twenty years on, that belief hasn't changed. What has changed is everything around it — the breadth of our services, the size of our team, the awards on the wall, and the thousands of Perth families who've trusted us with the most important people in their world.

We've been there for date nights, work trips, FIFO rosters and long absences. For the school runs, the school-holiday fun, and the days you just need someone reliable to show up. We're a real, relationship-first care service — and two decades in, we're still here because families trust us to get it right, every single time.

Lia, founder of Babysitters on Demand

"When a family messages to say their kids had the best time, that warms my soul every single time. That is why I built this."

Lia
Founder, Babysitters on Demand
Two decades of trust

Our story in milestones

2005

The beginning

Founded after spotting a gap in the Perth market — families deserved better than transactional, impersonal childcare. Built on quality, warmth and a genuine commitment to every family.

2010

Celebrating 5 years

Over 200 Perth families served, a growing team of hand-selected carers, a deepening reputation for reliability, and a community starting to call us their own.

2015

Celebrating 10 years

A decade of trusted care, with over 500 Perth families supported — the name parents passed on to other parents, a recommendation made with confidence.

2020–23

Supporting Perth's essential workers

When COVID-19 changed everything, we showed up — flexible, reliable care for essential workers and families across Perth through one of the most demanding periods in living memory.

2022–26

Award-winning & growing

Recognised as Perth's leading family care support service, and launched ChildWorx — our corporate childcare division — bringing the same standard of care to businesses, events and organisations across WA.

2025

20 years strong

Two decades, thousands of families, countless memories made — and still the same founding belief: every Perth family deserves care that genuinely feels like care. And we're not done yet.

Our commitment

Exceptional, relationship-first in-home childcare across Perth and wider WA. Every carer is hand-selected. Every family is personally known to us. Every booking comes with twenty-one years of trust behind it.

Our promise

You are not a number. You are not a booking reference. You are a family, and from your very first interaction we treat you like one. That was the promise in 2005, and it's the promise today.

What we stand for

Our core values

Family first

You're never just a booking. Every family is known personally, matched with care, not convenience.

Genuine warmth

We don't just place carers — we extend your village. The best care feels less like a service and more like family.

Built for Perth life

FIFO rosters, school runs, shift work, late nights. We understand how Perth families actually live — and built our services around it.

Uncompromising quality

Every carer is hand-selected and thoroughly vetted. We set the standard high, and we hold it.

Safety above everything

Your child's safety is not negotiable. Every standard we hold exists to protect what matters most.

Reliability you can count on

When you book with us, we show up. Twenty-one years of families coming back is the proof.

Hand-selected. Thoroughly vetted.

Our team

We don't just check boxes — we choose people who bring the right skills, the right experience and the right heart to every family.

Police clearance & criminal record check

Every carer holds a current police clearance and full criminal record check — before they ever walk through your door.

Working With Children Check

All carers hold a valid WWC Check — non-negotiable, and verified before every placement.

18+ years of age

All carers are 18 or older, bringing maturity, responsibility and genuine commitment to every family.

First Aid certified

Every carer is First Aid certified — prepared, trained and ready to respond calmly in any situation.

Qualified & diverse

From early childhood educators and experienced parents to qualified nurses and teachers — someone right for your family.

Personally interviewed

Compliance tells us a carer is qualified. Our interview tells us they have the warmth, character and genuine love of children every family deserves.

  
Twenty years of trust

In the words of the families who matter most

★★★★★

"Hannah was so happy and fun for the boys. We'll definitely be using Babysitters on Demand again!"

Rachele C.
★★★★★

"My little boy doesn't do well with strangers, but he was completely at ease. A wonderful evening — thank you!"

Renatre F.
★★★★★

"A genuine lifesaver. Warm, attentive and truly invested in our children. We won't use anyone else."

Emily J.
your village, since 2005

Care that genuinely feels like care.

Send one quick enquiry and we'll respond personally within 24–48 hours.