Parents in employment have childcare problems, on average, nine times a year *

Emergency Childcare was launched in early 2006. The aim was to allow working parents to find and book the back up childcare they wanted, and allow companies to subsidise the costs however they saw fit. Emergency Childcare is the only nationwide, completely flexible employee childcare solution available in the UK. We already work with a variety of different clients, including London’s biggest employer, the NHS, several of The Times 100 Best Companies to work for, prestigious law firms and banks, and many others. All our clients have one thing in common: a commitment to helping their staff manage their care responsibilities.

* With 89% having to take time off as a result. Employee wellbeing survey, 2006


Why Introduce a Back Up Childcare Scheme?

• Help Manage Absenteeism
  Childcare problems are a major and little discussed reason for absenteeism. A funded comprehensive back up childcare service addresses this problem head on
  
• Work Life Balance
  Providing help with your employees' childcare issues directly helps parents achieve the work life balance they strive for
  
• Cost Effective
  We charge a small set up and management fee and then you only pay when the service is used - and then only the amount you have agreed to contribute. It's a better solution, by far, than buying permanent nursery spaces
  in the hope that supply will exactly match demand

How We Work
Via Emergency Childcare working parents can choose from over 600 Nurseries and 1000 Childminders registered nationally, or can elect to have a qualified experienced Nanny come to their home on as little as 2 hours notice. Bookings are made through the website (www.emergencychildcare.co.uk) or via a dedicated 24/7 booking line. Pre-registration is strongly recommended to parents.
Company contributions are calculated automatically and the care is guaranteed.


Who We Work With
We work with all the main childcare voucher providers - Accor Services, care-4, Sodexho Pass and Busy Bees. Having a back up childcare scheme in place is an excellent way of getting more employees to sign up for your voucher scheme. When not using any subsidy provided by their employer, parents can use their vouchers to pay for nursery spaces on the website.

We are also willing and able to link your back up childcare service into an employee assistance program or employee benefits scheme, and know and work with lots of the EAP providers.


Costs
Depend largely on the size of your organisation and how much of the service you need tailoring to your needs. Further information can be found in the Companies FAQs.

In the News

Emergency Childcare is the proud winner of the Daily Telegraph's CPP Trailblazers Business Awards 2007. The award acknowledges the company's exceptional entrepreneurial vision and achievement in the UK's expanding Life Assistance sector.

If you have any more questions, or require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.