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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.

Babysitter available
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Interviews interviews interviews
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Mindee eats me out of house and home
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How much should I pay her?
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Au Pair in Lytham St Annes
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Changes to my setting (CM) Please read thank you
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Advice for an au pair.
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WWYD? CM is pregnant.
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How much should I pay an au pair?
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Should an au pair have an employment contract?
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Anyone used Au pair world
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Applying for OFSTED registration online - whereabouts on the website is the reg form?
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I think this childminder was neglecting her mindees...
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Brilliant nanny salary calculator website.
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Confused mum needing PT childcare for PFB... !
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Do I need to register as a childminder?
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A Nanny with a CRB caution?! Ofsted registration?
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Fastest CRB ever??
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How much should I charge?
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Father's day ideas
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Nanny agencies- are they worth the £3k+ 'finder's fee'
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Childminder/Nanny confusion
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Babysitter and husband?
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What lead you to chose a cm?
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Choosing a childminder
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Childminders: When baby is ill
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Triple buggy/pram
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Trial day with Nanny...what to do?
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Ratios for new EYFS
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New at having an au pair
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expenses for food
5
Childminder etiquette
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Please help me choose between childminder and nursery
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Any nannies recently registered with Ofsted?
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New CM: how to get around lack of experience, references etc
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How much do au pairs earn?
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Cost of nanny in Edinburgh
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Writing own contracts..?
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Looking for general advice
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Looking forward to the summer, but have some first time jitters..
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CMs - UPDATE FROM OFSTED - 3.40 of Revised EYFS (change to 'variations' from Sept)
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Whats involved and costs help please
2
Question for childminders
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Sad
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Unhappy parent, first time dealing with this.
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CM Club - Need help identifying if mindee could have SN (long!)
11
What is reasonable
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Fathers Day cards ideas?
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Good cm, what to look for?
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What is reasonable pay for a childminder - when they're not looking after your child?
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