About Emergency Childcare

Emergency Childcare allows parents who have experienced a breakdown of their regular childcare to book an emergency nanny, nursery or childminder across the UK with as little as 30 minutes' notice.

We've been in business since 2005, and were originally set up by experts in the childcare industry, including Ben and Oliver Black.

Watch our video to see how it works

Bright Horizons

Bright Horizons has been changing the way the world works for 30 years. Way back in 1986, our founders saw that childcare was an enormous obstacle for working parents. Providing on-site nurseries became just one way we responded to help whole organisations work better. Today we offer childcare, eldercare, and help for education and careers - tools used by more than 1,000 of the world's top employers and that today power many of the world's best brands.

The best quality childcare in an emergency

We're dedicated to providing the best quality service and childcare to our registered members - ensuring they're fully prepared for life's little emergencies.

We're in a unique position to offer this service, with:

• Fully vetted emergency nannies sourced via our collaboration with reputable nanny agencies nationwide
• Over 1,450 participating
  nurseries around the country
• An exclusive relationship with PACEY
  and their Ofsted-registered childminders

Making work+family work

Emergency Childcare is part of a suite of family-friendly benefits that employers across the UK provide to their staff.

If you're an employer and want to look at specific ways to support your working parents, or need advice on where to start, we can help.

We're is passionate about helping employers develop their work+family strategies AND implement effective employee solutions.

In a nutshell, we're all about making work+family work.