Why Experienced Planners Are Adding Professional Childcare to Their Events
As the events industry evolves, attendee expectations are shifting. Today’s guests want more than great content—they want inclusive, accessible experiences that meet real-life needs. And for many attendees, that means one thing: childcare.
Guest experience is the new ROI. Removing barriers to attendance—like the need for childcare—is no longer a luxury. It’s a strategic differentiator.
Destination Sitters delivers that solution.
We provide professional, on-site event childcare that helps planners increase attendance, extend dwell time, and boost guest satisfaction. It’s a win-win: parents stay present, kids stay safe and happy, and your event runs more smoothly.
What Event Pros Need to Know
Improved ROI for Organizers
Events that offer childcare see higher registration, longer dwell times, and increased session attendance. It’s a smart value-add that directly supports your KPIs.
Inclusivity and Accessibility
On-site childcare allows parents to attend and participate fully—especially women in leadership, international guests, and multi-day attendees. It removes a key obstacle for many professionals.
Seamless Collaboration
We work directly with planners, venues, DMCs, and vendors to handle logistics. Whether you need conference childcare, pop-up babysitting for multi-day events, or VIP family coverage, we make the process effortless.
We Handle Everything
From liability coverage to caregiver screening, we manage the entire operation. All sitters meet Destination Sitters' strict vetting standards and arrive with toys, games, and age-appropriate activities in hand.
Tailored for Your Format
We build pop-up childcare zones that reflect your event's tone and purpose—quiet corners for naps, creativity stations, STEM zones, and more. Designed with the MICE sector in mind.
Nationwide, Trusted Since 2008
With teams in over 20 U.S. cities, we’ve supported events for the NFL Pro Bowl, luxury resorts, top universities, and Fortune 500 conferences.
You Focus on the Big Picture. We’ve Got the Kids Covered
Available for:
- Event childcare services
- Conferences & conventions
- Corporate off-sites & retreats
- Trade shows & exhibitions
- Multi-generational destination events
- Association meetings & university events
- On-site babysitting for events
- MICE childcare provider
- Pop-up babysitting for multi-day events
- Family-friendly conference planning
- Group childcare for destination events
- VIP event babysitting
- Sports teams
We operate in over 20 major U.S. cities and work with top-tier venues and planners.
All caregivers are background-checked, screened, and trained to meet our high standards.
Support for one-day, multi-day, and extended childcare coverage.
Let’s Build Inclusive, Impactful Events
Professional Event Childcare Service
Interested in increasing attendance for your corporate event or tradeshow? Provide a childcare service! When parents have the option to bring their children events report higher attendance.
Destination Sitters' provides custom event babysitting services for events and budgets of all sizes. We provide fully vetted, professional, and competent babysitters experienced in babysitting children with special needs, special diets, as well as multilingual sitters. Our event babysitters provide age- appropriate toys, games, and crafts to provide a stimulating environment for all children.
We work with event planners, destination management companies, and venues to meet all childcare needs and provide a seamless transition between the parents and the babysitters. We Give Parents Peace of Mind®!
- National Football League - Pro Bowl and NFL Players’ Association
- National College Football Championship
- Conference Events – conferences, trade shows, and conventions
- Corporate Parties – holiday, celebrations, social gatherings, retreats, team building, and political events
- Military Programs – Yellow Ribbon, Wounded Warriors, family retreats, holiday balls
- Foundations – Cancer, Hemophilia, Autism, Craniofacial, Cystinosis, Physician groups, and others
- Fundraisers and Fairs
- Family reunions, 50th birthday parties, Anniversaries
Destination Sitters' Reviews
Destination Sitters made our experience easy, fun and safe. Jenny, our sitter, was lovely. Our son thought she was great. What a pleasure!
Todd was spectacular. My boys loved him. He was fun, responsible and courteous.
My kids had such a great time. Courtney called me the day of the sit and asked permission for nail polish with the girls. My husband and I ended up coming back to our hotel room early and the girls begged us to leave again so Courtney could stay the entire time she was supposed to stay. When you ask my kids what their favorite part of Disneyland was Courtney is always in the top five "attractions". My girls even wanted to ask Courtney to spend the night!
Love the ease of making the reservation. Simple, straight-forward price where it is only an hourly fee. No extra or "hidden" additional costs. Greatly appreciate Yvonne making the reservation with the same sitter (Lauren) for the day where Lauren came in the morning for 4 hours then return to the hotel in the evening for another 4 hours. This really helped my 2year old adjust easily with Lauren. Just wanted to add that Lauren Crites is fantastic! My 2-year old can have stranger anxiety where if I'm not there, she would not want to stay with a sitter. Let me just say, my daughter immediately adjusted with Lauren. There were no tears. I was able to easily leave her in the hands of Lauren without any worry. Lauren is very calm, flexible, easy-going, extremely attentive to my 2 year-old and would even interact/play with my 5year old (he didn't feel left out) while at Camp Pelican. Thank you for making our visit enjoyable. Now I have a reason to return to the area again!
Yvonne was very helpful in finding the perfect sitter for us. Our son has epilepsy, and she was very reassuring that she could find the right person, with medical training even, to ensure our son got his medications and to ensure we felt comfortable leaving him with a stranger. We typically only leave our two boys with relatives, so this was a leap for us. But our sitter, Sharon, warmed up to our children and our friend's children instantly and all 4 kids really liked her.
Our sitter was awesome! We have had the same sitter twice when visiting the San Diego area. Ali was professional, competent, and the kids had a great time! She brought many games and was very attentive. We will definitely use Destination Sitters in the future.
The Best Choice For Planners
- We manage registration for the children.
- We staff for children of all needs - multiple languages, special needs, medical conditions, & food allergies.
The Best Choice For Parents
Babysitting Standards
Our Babysitting Standards
- Professional
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Background & Reference Checked
- Drug Tested
Entertainment
Sitters bring a bag of toys, games, and books for the children’s entertainment.
Background Checked
Every sitter is background checked.
Reference Checked
All sitters are interviewed and reference checked—both personal and professional.
Drug Tested
Drug testing is part of our prescreening process.
First Aid Certificate
Baby sitters we refer have all provided First Aid Certificates.
CPR Certificate
All babysitters provide CPR Certificates.
Multilingual *
We can refer sitters who care for children who speak other languages.
Special Needs *
We can also refer sitters who can care for children with special needs.
We don't sit, we play!
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