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...
Child care advice
UK Childcare Qualifications
We have provided a summary of the qualifications that you are most likely to encounter. To get more information on...
Hiring a Nanny
How you make your decision will depend on your family and financial circumstances, your work patterns and the other responsibilities...
Life Lessons from Dad
In our family, there is someone called the Health and Safety Officer, and another called the Illness and Danger Officer....
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...
Why Did I Choose a Career in Childcare?
I was certainly lucky enough to enjoy a carefree childhood, climbing trees and playing for hours at a time with...
6 Ways to Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee with Children
Diamond Jubilee preparations are gaining momentum, with extended bank holiday weekend festivities kicking off on Saturday, June 2 and allowing...
First Hire
My supervisor was extremely understanding, but I knew that I couldn’t live off his goodwill for ever. At first, I tried...
Care.com’s Secure Messaging System
Your number one goal? Finding the perfect carer or job. Our number one goal? Helping to make your search easier and...
The Live-in Carer Guide: Making Your Au Pair or Nanny Feel Welcome
Some extra toiletries, flowers in a vase or a little box of chocolates and a card wishing them well goes a long way...
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...
How to Interview a Childcarer: Phone Interviews
Once you’ve narrowed your job applicants down to a manageable group, it’s time to pick up the phone to talk...
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,...
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...
Why Should I Request a Reference for My Prospective Childcarer?
When you are employing a childcarer for your child you are entrusting them with the most precious thing in your...
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...
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,...
Back to School Mistakes
>> Looking for after-school care? Find carers in your area now. Recently, we did a straw poll of the sort...
The Stressed-Out Carer: How Not to Snap
Jane* a mum to 2 in London, knew something had to change when she found her temper going from 0 to...
Creating an After-school Plan
>> Looking for after-school care? Find carers in your area now. Farewell, lazy days of summer, sort-of decent weather. Hello,...
Finding a First-Rate Childcarer Job on Care.com
Sharon Blank, Member Care Representative for Care.com, offers her advice to childcarers across the board, including nannies, babysitters, childminders and...
Caring for Your Parents and Your Children
Your children have come from school hungry for dinner, your husband is stuck at work, and your father keeps calling...
Kate Winslet, Eat Your Heart Out
There’s a lot that Kate and I have in common – a curvy figure, a liking for pubs and the...
Rainy Day Activities for Children Aged 3-5
The good news: The right activities can keep children entertained and prepare them for school success by enhancing their fine...
White Lies and the Tooth Fairy
Last week, my nanny was at the park with my children and sent me a gorgeous photo she had taken...
How Parents and Carers can Create a Discipline Plan
What if your nanny hit your child? This would be a reason to dismiss them on gross misconduct – but,...
Childcare Choices: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Nannies versus Nurseries
According to the Office of National Statistics, the gap in employment rates for women with and without children has narrowed...
How to Interview a Childcarer: Screening Applicants
Start your search for a childcarer by posting a job on Care.com. Once the responses start to come in, focus...
How to Interview a Childcarer: In-Person Interviews
It’s often a good idea to conduct your first in-person meeting at a public location, such as a coffee shop....
Posting a Job: Your New Best Friend
So whether you’re looking for childcare, domiciliary care or a housekeeper (or all of them), our tips will help make...
Bathtime for Children — Checklist
However, there are a few things to keep in mind that can make handling bath time a lot easier. If...
How to Interview a Special Needs Carer
Here are some specific questions that are important to ask in order to ensure that you and your family are...
Top 5 Best Places in the UK to Visit with Children during the Christmas Holidays
This year, take advantage of the variety of cultural winter activities available throughout the UK and plan a trip that...
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...
Top 5 Christmas Activities for Children
With cards and gifts to send, food to prepare and relatives to accommodate it is easy to forget that the...
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...
Top 5 Christmas Books for Pre-schoolers
“A Visit from Saint Nicolas”, Clement Clark MooreThis poem, better known as “The Night Before Christmas”, was first published in...
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...
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...