60 Ways to Get Your Kids Crafting this Summer
We all know that summer is a child’s favourite time of year. Think back to your own childhood and more...
Articles by The Care.com UK Team
5 Ways To Use The Easter Weekend Productively
With the long Easter weekend upon us, what is the best way for families to free up their time so...
5 Ways to Experience the Olympics in London (Other than the Games)
Head to a Live Site Live Sites are a great way to get into the spirit and community excitement of...
5 Gift Ideas for Nannies
Extra Paid Time OffDo you often see your nanny looking a little exhausted at the end of the day? Why...
10 Family Activities to Make Summer Memorable
Happy summer, everyone! Can you feel the heat? Nope, not the sun’s heat blasting on you for 12 hours a...
5 Back-to-School Challenges With Solutions
The start of another school year can be an exciting time for your children – new classes, new teachers and...
First Hire
My supervisor was extremely understanding, but I knew that I couldn’t live off his goodwill for ever. At first, I tried...
Jubilee Celebrations — Don’t Forget our Older Loved Ones!
To carry out the same duties over a lifetime, and to grow into the role of sovereign in such a...
Life Lessons from Dad
In our family, there is someone called the Health and Safety Officer, and another called the Illness and Danger Officer....
The Live-in Carer Guide: What is a Live-in Nanny vs Au Pair?
Over the summer months, many of us alter our childcare arrangements – nursery closes for the summer holidays; children move...
The Live-in Carer Guide: The Au Pair or Live-in Nanny Manual
General family information Parent’s working patterns. Children’s weekly timetable e.g. school hours or holiday activities. Meal times: Will the nanny eat with...
FAQ on Live-in Nannies
As a follow-up to our article on live-in carers, Nannytax have kindly provided us with some more FAQ’s for UK.care.com...
Care.com Interview with Daycare Trust
This week, we asked Anand (pictured above) to comment on some of the biggest challenges facing parents who use childcare,...
Being a Full-Time Working Mum is an Effort Worthy of an Olympian
Find quality nannies today at Care.com. The last few weeks have been full of fabulous stories of triumph and effort,...
5 Things to Consider Before Leaving Your Job
Find quality childcare today at Care.com This week, a friend of mine called me in distress, to talk through her...
Back to School Mistakes
>> Looking for after-school care? Find carers in your area now. Recently, we did a straw poll of the sort...
How Can We All Make a Moment in Half Term?
“In a minute”, ‘I’m coming”, “Just let me finish this email / phone call / Powerpoint” … sound familiar? With...
United Front: Childcare and Consistency
Sometimes it seems that every week brings new physical, emotional, or behavioural changes in a child’s life, with the behaviour...
Things to Consider when Choosing Between Day Nursery and at Home Childcare
There is no point beating around the bush here – as a Norland trained nanny, I am always going to...
Even Better than Mary Poppins?
My first job as a nanny was based in West Sussex with a family in unusual circumstances. I had sole...
6 Gift Ideas for a New Mum
Becoming a mum can be the most amazing, but also most stressful time of a woman’s life. She may have...
Communication Between Families and Carers
One nanny job I had always left me puzzled at the end of the day.The Mum would come in, say...
Life Beyond the School Run
I believe that some of the weaknesses in the current climate are due to the fact that we are lacking...
Christmas Card Making for all the Family
Nothing beats a handmade card from a child – everyone loves to receive them and it will keep your children...
Childcare — Knowing Where to Start
Helen Egan is a Pharmacy Manager at Boots and has just has her first baby. Helen talked to Care.com about...
The Path to Pregnancy
Helen Egan is a Pharmacy Manager Boots and is about to go back to work after having her first baby....
Christmas Crafts — Salt Dough Decorations
The nights are drawing in, the weather is cold and wet and your children are getting restless. If their DVD...
5 Tips to Get Kids to Believe in Father Christmas Again
Oh dear, it’s happened – someone has let the reindeer out of the bag and told your children that Father...
Adzuna Care Job Statistics
Adzuna is a search engine for classified adverts. They aim to make it easier for you to find a job,...
Blogger Interview Series: Twitter Chat with @dadbloguk
Incase you missed it, or don’t have twitter, here is the interview we did with one of our favourite parent...
Blogger Interview Series: Twitter Chat with @RaspberryGiggle
Care.com UK What advice would you give to new mothers? RaspberryGiggle #carechat Tami Anderson RaspberryGiggleNo-one can prepare you. Listen to people’s...
Blogger Interview Series: Twitter chat with @thrupennybits
Incase you missed it, or don’t have twitter, here is the interview we did with one of our favourite parent...
Back up Care — When the Chips are Down
You know how it goes: your boss has asked you to prepare a presentation for an important meeting out of...
Bullying: This Behaviour Starts at Home
This week, my youngest (6 years old going on 36), declared, a propos of nothing: “There is just one person...
Life In The Middle: Sandwich Caring
It’s a Tuesday afternoon and I am 673 miles from my children, my husband, my home and my faithful four-legged...
When To Teach Kids About Money?
If, like me, you were never much good at the money “thing” until your first rent arrears scared you into...
Toilet Training Tips
With the news that more children are starting Reception without being able to use the toilet by themselves, we revisit...
Father’s Day: 6 Things We Would Miss If Dads Went On Strike For the Day
There was a series of blog posts that went viral recently, where a Mum catalogued her attempt at going on...
Babysitting for Family
Babysitting for family members can be great: you know the children and they are more comfortable being left with you...
Tried & Tested Is Best
Recently, we asked Care.com nannies and carers to take part in a survey, so that we could better understand how...