Barbara G. Kline

Barbara Kline is the President of White House Nannies, Inc. Barbara has been helping Washington DC area families and businesses find outstanding childcare and household staff since 1985. Barbara has been featured as a leading nanny expert on Good Morning America, CNN, NPR (All Things Considered) and on Fox as their “Power Person of the Week.” She is the author of White House Nannies: True Tales from The Other Department of Homeland Security (Tarcher-Penguin). She has been quoted The New York Times and featured in The Washington Post. She is a current Association of Premier Nanny Agencies (APNA) board member and is the Chair of their Ethics Committee. She is also a current member and former board member of the International Nanny Association (INA). White House Nannies was the recipient of the 2014 Excellence Award, the 2016 Service Award, and the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award, among others.

Sub-specialties:

• Household Staffing for high networth individuals and families (HNWI)
• Childcare - Newborn care (formerly referred to as baby nurses), nannies, babysitting, household managers/family assistants, in-home chefs and cooks
• Returning to work after parental/maternity leave
• Supporting first-time parents - how to hire nannies and be good employers in their own homes.
• Workplace Emergency Backup Child Care Benefits - Barbara has built the premier emergency backup child care division - providing top quality babysitting for families and businesses in the DC area.
• Ethical issues relating to domestic employment. Barbara serves as the chair of the Ethics Committee for the Association of Premier Nanny Agencies (APNA)
• How to have tough conversations with nannies and household staff + visa Versa
• Immigration reform - Barbara has testified before Congress on the matter of immigration reform and its impact on the childcare industry