to be dubious about 'emergency childcare' nanny service?

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DH's firm pay for employees to access 150 hours of 'emergency' childcare per year. Basically this can be used how we like, but is intended for breakdown in usual arrangements or when usual childcare is closed/on holiday/sickness outbreak.

Provider has just changed, so have been reading the new details. Previous provider would've allowed DS to attend one of the provider's approved nurseries - these were listed and we could check them out in advance/familiarise DS with staff etc.

New provider sends a nanny (chosen by them) to our house. We can have no say in choosing then nanny or 'vetting' them (ie seeing if we click - obv, CRB etc would be checked by provider). Also, no guarantee that same nanny would be sent if needed for 1+ days.

AIBU to not want to open door to stranger at 7.30am, show her what's what chez nous and leave DS (2yo) in her care for rest of the day? Makes me feel a bit uncomfortable tbh, but maybe am being a bit precious???

This is the kind of thing I can see my workplace implementing, and staff being about.

What parents really want is a bit of lee way and understanding. A parent who is never off sick, when their child free colleague has had 3 weeks off sick this year, and wants to take two days off to care for their child should be allowed to do so.

I have sat with colleagues crying because they can't meet their child's teacher for next year this week, as our boss wouldn't allow it. Parents are not being precious, they are being human.

Oh, and anyone who turned up at my house at 7.30 would be in for a massive shock.

Gary Thankfully DS is a robust little soul and is rarely poorly! - but yes, whe he was poorly, one of us stayed at home (like most other families!) with the previous provider.

Exactly what lynette said!

Lynette Ditto chez nous! The nanny would probably flee in horror!

my dh's work has this too, not that we ever used it
does seem a bit weird to just hand your child over to a total stranger
in theory its a good idea but just not too comfy with it

Glad I'm not the only one!

When my kids were little I probably would have felt like you, however now I can see some benefits. If you have older children too ill for school and are desperate I can see this working. There are often threads on here with people agonising what to do so I think the employer is doing the best they can.

actually yes, i probably would let a 'stranger' look after a school-age child who is off school with a relatively minor illness.

i would not be worth it for me, My son has austism and 1 he don't cope with his routine changed, 2 he has difficulty with stangers and 3rd i would have 2-3 weeks of bedwetting and tantrums ect.

My company has this and I have only used it once. However I did work from home upstairs whilst DD and the nanny were downstairs. I would not have been happy to leave her 1-1 with a total unknown.