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skgnome · 30/05/2011 18:29

Hi,
any one can recommend a place to find a babysitter in Edinburgh? would prefer reputable agencies/websites?
Thanks

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Haruna · 30/05/2011 19:38

For ridiculously over-qualified babysitters (e.g. qualified paediatric nurses making pocket money during a career break!) try
www.nanny-agency.net/Nannies-Babysitters.html
Not cheap - 10 pounds/hour, minimum of 4 hours - but all the people we've had have been lovely and the over-qualification makes me feel much happier about the necessity of having someone not known to my DC when our usual cheaper babysitters are unavailable.

skgnome · 31/05/2011 10:31

great will check them!
and any idea on where to get cheaper babysitters?

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Groovee · 31/05/2011 14:05

I think butterfly personnel may have babysitters. Or maybe try the colleges for disclosed nursery nurse students who may want to do some extra money as we always had a jobs board at Stevenson where we could get babysitting jobs

skgnome · 31/05/2011 18:36

butterfly does have babysitters, but minimum time is 4 hours, and I was looking for maybe 2 or 3...

I like the idea of checking with colleges, will check with stevenson... any other collegues?

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BrawToken · 31/05/2011 18:39

Telford also does childcare I think. The nursery staff where my dd2 goes offer and so did my dd1's after school staff when she was at primary. Not sure apart from that. Try Netmums - always loads of people offering on the local section (which is quite good, but the only time I venture on to that website).

rookiemater · 31/05/2011 20:39

Can you set up a babysitting circle with a few friends www.mynightoff.com allows you to do it online.

What I have done is checked with neighbours who have teenage girls 16+ and maanged to get some babysitters that way.

skgnome · 03/06/2011 10:58

I'm planning to do the circle of friends when DD is a bit older, my friends with kids have babies the same age so they're still a bit of a handfull

May ask my neighbours to see if someone has a daughter willing to babysit

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beautifulbairnsdotcom · 08/06/2011 11:39

what part of town do you live in skgnome? I am a former nursery nurse with an education degree from Edinburgh University and a fully enhanced disclosure form as I have recently been working with children and adults with support needs and disabilities. I used to babysit all the time but havent since having my son but could still get you the names of people I worked for in the past, Rachael x

capucinenskinautik · 19/07/2011 11:52

Gumtree and Childcare.co.uk are quite reliable

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