Recent news about a couple catching nanny mistreating their 13 month old baby shattered the faith of many parents. The nanny was hired through a national childcare service on the Internet. After a few days of her hiring, parents noticed certain behavioral changes in the child and decided to install nanny cams. Although, initially they were a little apprehensive about installing the spy cam, but later installed it for their child's safety. The little child's father concealed the nanny cam and microphone inside the pair of speakers and placed it atop the television set.

The recording from the nanny camera showed the nanny slapping, pushing and even pinching the toddler. The strong evidence taken from the nanny camera proved the nanny guilty, and she was charged with cruelty towards children in the first degree. There are many horrifying stories where psycho nannies hit and jerk little children. Statistics confirm thousands of children becoming the victim of ruthless nannies every year. In spite of knowing the stories about ruthless nanny behavior, all of us are not lucky to leave our children under the care of parents or reliable relatives.

An electronic nanny cam will require the placement of hidden cameras in strategic places all over the house. The nanny is sure to go around with the baby in tow. The first place of course is the nursery. Set a nanny cam overhead the crib and another next to the changing table. Other places are the kitchen, dining room, and the living room. Don't forget to place a nanny cam near the door. You will be able to monitor if the nanny is receiving forbidden guests.

Choose a digital receiver for your nanny cam. The images are recorded in real time and the movements are quicker and realistic. A surveillance system with audio transmitters is ideal with a baby around. You can check if the nanny is attending to the baby or if the baby is in pain. You can also hear the nanny talking, shouting, singing, and laughing. Make sure that the nanny cam you are using can provide you remote access any time, has an internal web server, and a hard drive with vast storage to boot. If you are using a digital video recorder server, you can use up to 16 nanny cams. This type of server can mix with different types of camera too.

A wireless nanny cam sends video signals to the receiver connected to the VCR, DVR, DVD or PC. This hidden cam can be easily installed anywhere in a room, kitchen, on the top of TV, or anywhere else. You can buy nanny cams available in varied shapes, sizes and prices as per your surveillance needs. You might be wondering if it's legal to spy on your nanny or babysitter with a nanny cam. Well, in some states recording a person's voice without consent is not allowed. But the government has permitted to spy on your nanny. So, you can now easily install a spy nanny cam in your home and be assured that your kid is in safe hands.