About Jen
Hi, I'm Jen Tawil, the Private Eye Doula.
I'm a former private investigator and peace officer with 25 years of experience uncovering the truth. Today I'm a postpartum doula, and I help parents use an investigator's skills to choose safe childcare.
I've watched too many families hire on a gut feeling and a friendly smile. Private Eye Parent gives you the questions, the red flags, and the checks I wish every parent had before they said yes.
Take the Childcare Fit Assessment✹ 25 years as an investigator
✹ Former peace officer
✹ Postpartum doula
Why Private Eye Parent exists
Trust your gut, but back it up with facts.
Most parents never learn what to ask in a childcare interview or how to check what they hear. Nobody teaches it, so families end up relying on a good feeling.
My Trust But Verify method gives you both halves. First you run an interview that shows you who someone really is. Then you verify what they told you, step by step, the way an investigator would.
That's the Private Eye Parent way.
Where to start
Three ways I can help you choose care
Free
Red Flags Checklist
The top five red flags most parents miss when they interview a nanny, a daycare, or a sitter.
$27
Childcare Interview Toolkit
An interactive app with the exact questions to ask, the red flags to listen for, and one place to track every candidate.
The course
Trust But Verify
My step-by-step course on checking references, public records, licenses, online reviews, and background checks, the way an investigator would.
Postpartum doula support
Need support after your baby arrives?
Before you hire anyone, there's the newborn stage itself. Through my postpartum doula practice, Lean on Me Westchester Doula, I support families in Westchester, NY, after birth and as they move into childcare.
Visit Lean on Me Westchester DoulaNot sure where to start?
Take the free Childcare Fit Assessment.
Answer twelve quick questions to see whether a nanny, a daycare, or staying home fits your family best.
Take the assessment