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Like most families these days finding someone to watch our children is hard, grandparents often work, families live miles apart and everyone is leading busy lives.
Myself and the other half rarely have any time apart from the children, date nights are rare in our house.
I had heard a few people mention Childcare.co.uk in the past and had seen it advertised so decided to have a look myself. Using the website was super quick and easy and I had found almost 200 babysitters in my local area that were available for babysitting bookings.
You simply add your postcode, what kind of childcare you require - such as childminders, Au Pairs, babysitters, after-school clubs, nurseries etc and that is it. You can then narrow your search down further if you wish to make things easier. The search function was so user-friendly and quick and easy to use.
I really liked that they have profiles you can view of the childcare providers in the area, they have a photo, name, where they are based and then you can click on the profile to find out more. Things such as qualifications, if they have provided copies of relevant documents such as DBS checks and if they are Ofsted registered. You can also see how long they have been a member, when they were last online, how much they charge and if they have any reviews from previous clients, which as a parent I found very reassuring.
You can create an account on childcare.co.uk for free to message potential childcare providers you may find and it is a trusted site with over 2 million members. Like most parents, I am wary of who I let look after my children and only close family such as grandparents and aunts / uncles have looked after our children for us, so finding childcare we can trust is important to us.
If you are looking for some childcare for your own children then I would recommend looking on childcare.co.uk as I was impressed with how easy it was to use and find a suitable childcare provider in my local area.
This is such a great service and one I'd definitely use myself. Hope you find childcare for your wedding -are you hoping to stay in a hotel overnight? x
ReplyDeleteThank you, we were meant to be staying in a cottage in the venue but we haven't decided if the kids are staying over or not yet x
DeleteI was a childminder until last year and it was a great way of advertising
ReplyDeleteIt is great to hear it worked well for you x
DeleteSounds like a really useful tool, I like that you can search by area. Will be useful for many parents I am sure.
ReplyDeleteIt really is so useful and easy to use x
DeleteI've never ever used a childminder, and the kids are now 10 and 12 ... but that's only because we've had grandparents to help on the rare occasion we've ever been out (twice in 10 years!) Sometimes we've felt the hassle of arranging childcare outweighs the trip out without them, so we didn't bother!!!
ReplyDeleteThats good that you had grandparents on hand, hopefully you will enjoy more alone time now they are older x
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