Sittercity Helps Voting Parents Get to the Polls on Super Tuesday

On Super Tuesday, many parents will be weighing the need to vote in the primaries against not having a sitter to watch the kids while they run out to the polls. To solve this problem, Sittercity.com, will be offering a 10 percent discount on registration during this year's primary season to ensure child care is not the deciding factor in getting out to vote.

Chicago, IL (Issues Wire / PRWEB) January 24, 2008 -- On Tuesday, February 5, many parents will be weighing the need to vote in the primaries against not having anyone to watch the kids while they run out to the polls. The Obama and Clinton campaigns resolved this issue during the Iowa Caucus by offering 90 minute babysitting sessions to parents with a child care dilemma, but what is the answer for the all-important primary elections?

We want to not only remind parents that they can safely and quickly find a babysitter in their area on Sittercity, but we want to make the voting process even less cumbersome by offering a discount on registration for new users who are in need of someone to watch the kids while they exercise their constitutional rights.

Sittercity, America's first and most trusted online resource for babysitters, nannies and pet sitters, will be offering a 10 percent discount on registration during this year's primary season to ensure child care is not the deciding factor in getting out to vote.

"Many parents don't have a relative or next-door neighbor to rely on to watch their kids while they run out to vote," said Genevieve Thiers, Founder and CEO of Sittercity. "We want to not only remind parents that they can safely and quickly find a babysitter in their area on Sittercity, but we want to make the voting process even less cumbersome by offering a discount on registration for new users who are in need of someone to watch the kids while they exercise their constitutional rights."

Starting today, voting parents can visit Sittercity and sign up to find a babysitter with the promotional code "PRIMARYVOTE" to receive 10 percent off the regular registration fee. The membership provides parents with access to hundreds of thousands of sitters all across the country, so no precinct will be left out. Parents can choose from more than 40 criteria to be able to find a babysitter that fits their family's unique needs, including their time schedule. After all, affordable child care - like voting - shouldn't be a privilege; it's a right.

About Sittercity.com
Sittercity.com®, the inventor of online caregiving, is America's most trustworthy source for child care and pet care, dedicated to making the process of finding a caregiver fast, easy, safe and fun. With access to hundreds of thousands of sitters nationwide, parents of children or pets can find a wealth of qualified caregivers in their area by using Sittercity's four-step screening process, which includes references, parent-to-parent feedback, personal interviews and free access to background checks. Registration for sitters is free, and parents pay as little as $8 per month for a membership, which gives them unlimited ability to post jobs, and search, contact and hire sitters in their areas. A true pioneer in its field, Sittercity.com has been featured by hundreds of media outlets, from the Today Show to the Big Idea with Donny Deutsch to the Wall Street Journal. Sittercity won first place in the 2007 UPS Small Business "Out of the Box" contest as well as a 2007 International Davey Award. Sittercity also won the U.S. Small Business Administration Champion Award in 2006 from President Bush, received a Webby Worthy Award in 2005 and won the 2005 Women's Business Development Center Rising Star Award. For more information, visit the company Web site at Sittercity.com.

###

Post Comment:
Trackback URL: http://issueswire.com/pingpr.php/SG9yci1NYWduLVpldGEtQ3Jhcy1Mb3ZlLVplcm8=

election super tuesday mom vote babysitter child care primaries primary elections vote voting parenting

Bookmark -  Del.icio.us | Digg | Furl It | Spurl | RawSugar | Simpy | Shadows | Blink It | My Web