5 Questions You Must Ask Before Hiring a Maid

Hiring household help is a decision about trust as much as skill, so it's worth asking the right questions upfront rather than learning the hard way.

Ask about verified background checks, prior experience, availability for your specific schedule, and what happens if they're unavailable on a given day.

A replacement policy — where a substitute helper is provided if yours can't make it — is one of the biggest differentiators of a reliable service.