Professional travel childcare for families, hotels, weddings, events, and destination plans
At Destination Sitters, we believe family vacations should be enjoyable for everyone—including parents. We provide professional, on-demand babysitting services in active U.S. service markets, helping families arrange reliable childcare while traveling.
Whether you are on vacation, staying in a hotel or vacation rental, attending a wedding, joining a conference, or planning a night out during a getaway, Destination Sitters helps connect families and planners with pre-screened sitters who come directly to hotels, vacation rentals, venues, events, and childcare locations.
Our service model focuses on safety, professionalism, play-based care, and peace of mind for parents who need trusted childcare away from home.
Childcare services built around travel, hospitality, weddings, and events
Destination Sitters serves parents, guest families, planners, venues, hotels, resorts, and event teams with childcare support designed for real-world travel logistics.
Hotel, Airbnb & VRBO Babysitting
Babysitting support for families staying in hotels, resorts, Airbnb homes, VRBO properties, and vacation rentals.
Wedding Childcare
Childcare coordination for ceremonies, receptions, wedding weekends, destination weddings, and guest families.
Event Childcare
Group childcare support for conferences, corporate events, trade shows, private events, and family programs.
Pet Sitting
Pet sitting support for travelers staying in pet-friendly hotels, resorts, Airbnb homes, and vacation rentals.
Founder & Managing Director
When I moved to San Diego more than 17 years ago, I needed childcare myself. Like most parents, I assumed there were standards for temporary babysitting—but I was shocked to learn that no state standards or licensing requirements existed. That realization led me to create Destination Sitters.
From day one, my goal has been simple: Give Parents Peace of Mind®. To achieve that, I established one of the strictest screening processes in the industry. Every sitter we refer is thoroughly reviewed through our screening and credential process.
What began as a personal need has grown into a trusted nationwide service. Today, Destination Sitters operates in active U.S. service markets and is recommended by hotels, wedding planners, and event coordinators.
As both a mom and the founder of Destination Sitters, I understand how important it is to know your children are well cared for—so you can truly enjoy your time away.
Meet the Destination Sitters team
Destination Sitters is led by a team focused on professional service, customer support, sitter coordination, family safety, and smooth childcare logistics for travel, weddings, and events.
Yvonne Lane Wonder
Founder & Managing Director
As the founder and managing director of Destination Sitters, LLC, an entrepreneur for over 35 years, and the mother of two children, I strongly believe that family comes first. Especially when traveling away from home, there is nothing like the peace of mind that comes from getting great professional help to care for your children. I and my partners, along with our office staff, have that one goal in mind with everything we do.
Davis Goodman
Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel
Davis has worked for 30 years for major law firms and businesses in the US and around the world and has started, managed, grown and sold numerous companies. With a BA from Harvard, an LL.M. from the University of Cambridge (England), a JD from Stanford Law School and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Davis is uniquely poised to help the company to provide the highest quality in the industry. Davis is also a full-time father of two boys.
Alex Wonder
Operations Manager
As the business operations manager, Alex helps develop social media marketing strategies, provides hands-on customer service, schedules, and conducts on-site inspections for corporate events and weddings, and organizes staff for events. He also recruits hotels and sitters for childcare, researches and prepares plans and materials for marketing to clients, and interviews prospective office staff. Alex graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas with a degree in film after spending his first two collegiate years at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.
Artemis
Hot Mess
Outgoing & very friendly; makes friends with everyone; into everything—if it moves, she hunts it; "Nose Connoisseur" –sniffs everything—it’s as if she is reading the morning paper! Loves afternoon naps; walks/runs 7 days a week and adores her brother, Apollo.
Apollo
Mr. Cuddles
Shy but curious; must have 15 minutes of morning cuddles or pouts all day! Once he knows you, he is a 75lb. lap dog. Follows his sister, Artemis, like a puppy and ruins most of her hunts by barreling past her. Loves his mommy, afternoon naps in the sun, and walks/runs 7 days a week.
Need childcare for travel, a wedding, or an event?
Destination Sitters can help you choose the right booking path for hotel babysitting, pet sitting, wedding childcare, event childcare, and service-area questions.
Trusted by traveling families, wedding guests and event planners
Families and planners use Destination Sitters for hotel babysitting, vacation-rental childcare, wedding childcare and event childcare when dependable sitter referrals matter most.
Great service. Michelle was just terrific. She made our vacation that much better.
Person who answered my questions over the phone made me feel confident that this sitter service was the right one. When I told Sharon what I needed and how to work with my child, she followed my directions to the letter. My nephew also had a great time with Sharon.
Kristy was wonderful! Both our girls were happy and had a good time.
Christa was amazing! Harrison loved her and I immediately felt comfortable leaving him in her care. Christa/Destination Sitters allowed us to enjoy a day in NAPA while Harrison had a great time at the park. Thanks again!
I was thrilled to be able to find a sitter on such short notice. Sarah was absolutely wonderful. She was running late due to traffic but called to keep us updated on where she was, which we appreciated. She was so warm and friendly towards us and Sophia just loved her! This was the first time we left Sophia with a sitter, but we felt very comfortable with Sarah.
We thought Heather was very friendly, trustworthy and responsible. Our son said she she was the "best babysitter ever!"
Helpful downloads for traveling families
Planning a trip with children can be easier with a few practical ideas. Download free Destination Sitters resources for family travel, kid-friendly activities, and simple ways to make time away from home smoother.
6 Hacks for Traveling with Kids That Will Change Your Life
Practical travel tips for parents planning hotel stays, vacation rentals, family trips, destination events, and time away from home with children.
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26 Comfort Foods & Their History For Kids In The Kitchen
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