Care.com Caregiver Scraper

What does Care.com Caregiver Scraper do?

Care.com Caregiver Scraper extracts caregiver profiles from Care.com — the largest online marketplace for finding and managing family care in the United States with over 30 million members. It scrapes public listing pages and returns structured data including names, locations, hourly rates, years of experience, ratings, services offered, background check status, and more.

The scraper covers 5 care categories: nannies & babysitters, senior care providers, pet sitters & dog walkers, housekeepers & cleaners, and tutors & teachers — totaling hundreds of thousands of caregiver profiles across the US.

No login required. All data comes from publicly accessible listing pages. Optionally scrape individual profile pages for richer data including full bios, certifications, and reviews.

Why scrape Care.com caregiver data?

Care.com is the dominant platform for care services in the US. Over 500,000 families and caregivers use it monthly. The platform's public profile data is valuable across multiple industries:

• 👶 Nanny & staffing agencies — Build and enrich CRM databases with active caregiver profiles. Filter by city, experience level, and hourly rate to match candidates to client needs
• 🏢 Corporate childcare benefits — Companies offering care benefits (Google, Starbucks, BestBuy are Care for Business clients) use this data for market sizing and provider network development
• 📊 Market research — Analyze average hourly rates by city, experience distribution, service penetration, and background check adoption rates
• 🏠 Home care SaaS companies — Competitive intelligence on caregiver supply, pricing trends, and service offerings in target markets
• 📈 Workforce analytics — Track caregiver availability, certification rates, and demand patterns across US cities
• 🎯 Lead generation — Identify highly-rated, experienced caregivers in specific cities for partnership or employment outreach

The Apify platform adds scheduling, API access, webhook integrations, and proxy rotation — enabling automated weekly monitoring of caregiver supply and pricing trends.

How to scrape Care.com caregiver profiles

1. Go to the Care.com Caregiver Scraper on Apify Store
2. Click Try for free to open the Actor in Apify Console
3. Select a Care Type — nannies, senior-care, pet-sitters, housekeepers, or tutors
4. Optionally specify Cities (e.g., austin-tx, new-york-ny) or leave empty for nationwide
5. Enable Scrape Profile Details for richer data (bios, certifications, reviews) — slower but more valuable
6. Set Max Records and click Start
7. Download your dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML — or connect via API

💡 Pro tip: Start with listing-only mode (details off) for fast market overviews. Then enable detail scraping for specific cities where you need deeper profiles.

What data can you extract from Care.com?

From listing pages (fast mode)

Field	Description	Example
Profile URL	Direct link to full profile	https://www.care.com/p/stefant31/cc
Name	Display name (first + last initial)	Stefan T.
Headline	Profile tagline	Over 8 Years Of Childcare...
Care Type	Category	nanny, senior-care
Location	City, State	Columbus, OH
Rating	Average rating (0-5)	5.0
Review Count	Number of reviews	3
Hourly Rate	Starting rate in USD	$20
Years Experience	Total experience	13
Hired Count	Families who hired	22
Background Checked	CareCheck badge status	true
Services	Services offered	["meal prep", "light cleaning"]

From detail pages (rich mode)

All listing fields plus:

Field	Description	Example
Full Bio	Complete biography text	I have been working with children...
Certifications	Professional certs	["CPR & First Aid", "Covid vaccinated"]
Availability	Work schedule	Full-time, Part-time
Age Groups	Children ages served	["Infant", "Toddler", "School-age"]
Languages	Languages spoken	["English", "Spanish"]

Care.com categories

Slug	Category	Typical listings
nannies	Nannies & Babysitters	100K+ profiles
senior-care	Senior Care Providers	50K+ profiles
pet-sitters	Pet Sitters & Dog Walkers	40K+ profiles
housekeepers	Housekeepers & Cleaners	30K+ profiles
tutors	Tutors & Teachers	20K+ profiles

City URL format

Cities use a city-state slug format:

austin-tx, new-york-ny, chicago-il, los-angeles-ca, houston-tx, phoenix-az, san-francisco-ca, seattle-wa, miami-fl, denver-co, boston-ma, portland-or, atlanta-ga, dallas-tx, washington-dc

Output example

{
  "profileUrl": "https://www.care.com/p/stefant31/cc",
  "name": "Stefan T.",
  "headline": "Over 8 Years Of Childcare In Public Settings & 6 Working Privately",
  "careType": "nanny",
  "location": "Columbus, OH",
  "city": "Columbus",
  "state": "OH",
  "rating": 5.0,
  "reviewCount": 1,
  "hourlyRateFrom": 20,
  "hourlyRateTo": null,
  "yearsExperience": 13,
  "hiredCount": 22,
  "backgroundChecked": true,
  "services": ["grocery shopping", "light cleaning", "craft assistance", "swimming supervision", "meal prep"],
  "certifications": ["CPR & First Aid Certified", "Covid vaccinated"],
  "fullBio": null,
  "availability": null,
  "ageGroups": null,
  "languages": null,
  "profilePhoto": "https://img.care.com/...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-23T09:00:00.000Z"
}

How much does it cost to scrape Care.com?

Care.com Caregiver Scraper uses a pay-per-result pricing model:

Plan	Price per 1,000 profiles	Example: 5K profiles	Example: 20K profiles
Free (No discount)	$3.00	$15	$60
Bronze	$2.50	$12.50	$50
Silver	$2.00	$10	$40
Gold	$1.50	$7.50	$30

Detail mode scraping uses approximately 2x the compute (one request per profile) but does not cost extra per result. Proxy usage is billed separately by Apify.

Input configuration

Click on the Input tab for full details. Key parameters:

Parameter	Default	Description
Care Type	nannies	Category to scrape
Cities	["austin-tx"]	City slugs. Empty = nationwide
Scrape Details	false	Follow profile links for rich data
Max Records	200	Profile cap. 0 = unlimited
Max Pages	10	Pages per city (20 profiles/page)
Request Delay	1500 ms	Delay between requests
Max Concurrency	1	Parallel requests (keep low)

Integrations and API access

Connect Care.com Caregiver Scraper with any cloud service via Apify's built-in integrations. Connect with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and more. Access datasets via the Apify API.

Recommended workflow: Schedule weekly runs per city → pipe new/updated profiles into Google Sheets → alert your recruitment team via Slack webhook when highly-rated caregivers appear in target markets.

FAQ

Is it legal to scrape Care.com?

This Actor only accesses publicly available profile data from Care.com listing pages — the same information visible to any visitor without logging in. No private data, contact information, or login-protected content is accessed. The Actor respects rate limits and uses reasonable request delays.

Do I need a Care.com account?

No. All data comes from public listing pages. Care.com only requires an account to contact caregivers — viewing profiles is free and open.

What's the difference between listing and detail mode?

Listing mode (default): Scrapes the search results page only. Fast — 20 profiles per request. Gets core data: name, location, rate, experience, rating.

Detail mode: Follows each profile link for full data. Slower — 1 request per profile. Gets everything listing mode gets plus: full bio, certifications, availability, age groups, languages.

Why might some fields be null?

Care.com profiles vary in completeness. Some caregivers don't set an hourly rate, don't have reviews, or haven't completed a background check. The scraper returns null for any field not present on the page.

Where can I get support?

For issues or feature requests, use the Issues tab on the Actor page. I actively monitor feedback and respond promptly.

Other scrapers

Looking for more professional and contractor data? Check out:

• 🏛️ SAM.gov Federal Contractor Scraper — 600K+ federal contractor registrations with UEI, CAGE, certifications
• 🍷 TTB Alcohol Permit Scraper — Federal alcohol permits for wineries, distilleries, importers
• 🏗️ Virginia DPOR License Scraper — 45K+ contractor and tradesman license records
• 🏗️ Minnesota DLI License Scraper — 200K+ contractor and tradesman records