Parental Support from Childcare.co.uk
*Remunerated Post*
One of the things many parents need, during a pandemic or otherwise, is support to enable them to work and provide an income for their family. Those who are key workers need that now more than ever. Childcare.co.uk understand and are one of the many who are there to help out at difficult times.
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who are childcare.co.uk
Childcare.co.uk is an award winning online social networking platform for parents, childcare providers and private tutors with over 2 million members.
As a parent, you can join up to find local child care such babysitters, nannies, registered childminders or private tutors.
Alternatively, you may be an individual looking for a job in childcare. With this in mind, you can register, create a free profile, search for local jobs, browse profiles, talk to parents and even access online training.
the importance of trust
On Wednesday 18th March, the government announced that all registered early years providers in England, including childminders, would close from the end of business on Friday 20th March 2020 until further notice. However, there was an exception to this.
They confirmed that early years providers may continue to remain open to care for the children of key workers/critical workers and vulnerable children.
With that in mind, a large number of unqualified providers started to offer their services and because of this Childcare.co.uk have put together a guide of Document Checks, Research & References which you would need to look into to ensure that these people have been vetted in full before they take on the care of your children.
Over 2 million people have used their website to find childcare or childcare work since they launched in 2009.
school closures
Ross and I are lucky. We both (mainly) work from home and, with much of our work gone, we are able to dedicate our time to caring for our children.
Many working parents aren’t so lucky and understandably panicked about their childcare options. Many childcare platforms saw an increased level of demand in requests for babysitters, childminders and nannies.
It is a good idea to understand exactly what qualifications each type of carer requires and Childcare.co.uk give you an excellent quick reference guide over on their website.
questions about the coronavirus
As a parent, you may have additional questions regarding where you stand on childcare arrangements and the pandemic. You may also have queries about where you stand if you would like to offer your services in childcare. Either way, there is plenty of information available with details updated regularly.
