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Paid childcare

From childminders to au pairs, join the conversation for advice & shared experiences of paid childcare. See also government information and support.

Under-18 babysitting?
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Childminder with three under 18 months - good idea?
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Nanny Car Insurance
1
30 hours funding issue
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Nursery start date
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Redundancy at 9 months pregnant - do i get 9 months or 1 year funded hours for nursery?
6
Childcare advice - how do I work this out?
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Where do SE London parents find babysitters?
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Term Time V Stretched Funding
10
Best platform for finding evening babysitters?
3
Advice re moving
7
Stop me tearing my hair out - payroll for 6 hour ‘nanny’
6
Relations with nanny after she leaves
72
PILON making pay go over £100k (funded hours)
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What would you do?
11
After school club - Am I expecting too much?
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Tax free childcare and 30 funded hours application
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Ideal set up for 4 children under 6
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Morning childcare
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Another one about Consumables charges
33
Universal credit ask for bank statements to prove childcare costs
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What would you class as 'too ill' to go to childminder
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Childminder not billing me for childcare! What do I do?
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Paid tax free childcare to the wrong account, can't get refund
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How best to source a nanny that specialises in toddlers - legitimate experiences or specialises in toddlers
3
Scabies in nursery
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Am I asking too much from nursery??
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How to advertise as a newly qualified Maternity Nurse
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How do you balance work and childcare?
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How to find a mother’s helper
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Looking a childminder nanny that could pickup afterschool
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HMRC lost 30 hours childcare application – can it be backdated?
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Is pre school worth it?
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Nanny Agency recommendations for live in nanny - east Herts
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Too often ill at nursery
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Childcare hours for £100K+ earners
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Options with free childcare
4
How to advertise
9
Tax free childcare
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It’s a childcare one, advice needed please
12
Stressing, advice or handhold please.
2
Reconfirmed but nursery have said my code has expired
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Starting with a new childminder and wondering if we made a mistake
15
Looking to employ live in nanny - though not able to set up a seperate annex (which would be the better option I know all round) & some salary advice
15
Working out funding working 4 on 4 off
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Live in nanny agency recommendations - think it’s always best to go on recommendations
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Best way to find some babysitting work
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Saw someone mention granny au pair site on MN on another slightly older thread
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Is 65 too old to work as nanny
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New nursery in Jan - can I still apply for funding?!
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