Childminders
A fantastic childcare solution for parents AND childminders
Emergency Childcare has been developed by My Family Care to match the demand of parents looking for backup childcare to the supply of vacant childminder places.
Do you...
- Ever have spare capacity?
- Want to earn additional revenue by achieving better occupancy?
- Want to offer flexible and emergency places to local parents?
- Have regular access to the internet?
Emergency Childcare is your answer
Benefits to you
- Working with us is absolutely free
- Increase revenue by occupying otherwise vacant places
- Generous subsidies are offered by many of our clients to their employees. Only by booking through the website do these parents receive all or part of their care paid for
- You're in control of the prices and available spaces at all times - meaning you have the freedom to use the system as much or as little as you like
- A great way to introduce local parents to you with a good chance they will go on to seek a permanent placement for their children
- Joining us will help you remain competitive
- Payment is guaranteed.
Registered / regulated childminders only
Please note, in order to work with Emergency Childcare you have to be:
Childminders in England
Ofsted registered and insured by PACEY or Morton Michel.
Childminders in Wales
CSSIW registered and insured by PACEY or Morton Michel.
Childminders in Scotland
SCSWIS regulated (what was the Care Commission) and insured by the SCMA or Morton Michel.
Childminders in Northern Ireland
Registered with your local Health and Social Care Trust.
Childminders in Republic of Ireland
Garda vetted and have Public Liability Insurance. We also ask that you're HSE Notified.
Childminders in Guernsey
Health and Social Services Department registered.
Childminders in Jersey
Childcare Registration Department registered.
Childminders in Isle of Man
Registration and Inspection Officers (Child Day Care) registered.
Sound interesting?
Read on to find out more, or if you prefer, register free online now.
How it works for childminders
We work in close partnership with you to ensure that Emergency Childcare bookings take place with a minimum of disruption to the children already in your care. It's a mutually beneficial relationship that has proven to be highly popular with parents and childminders alike.
- You enter your availability and prices per age group. We add our 20% commission on the rates that you set (a proportion of which goes to PACEY et al)
- Parents search and book a space online or by telephone
- We contact you to confirm you have the space available and are happy to accept the booking
- We send you a confirmation email with the child's full details attached
- Payment is made within the first 10 working days of the month following care
The child's care
Obviously this is paramount. To help minimise distress, after parents register we recommend that they visit a number of their local childminders prior to their first booking so that they (and their child) are familiar with you and have an opportunity to discuss their child's requirements further.
If a child is unable to settle, we will contact the parent to arrange collection - you will still receive 50% of the original fee. This is extremely unlikely: in more than 5 years of business and with thousands of childminder hours booked, we’ve not had to remove a single child.
Editing your profile
Once you have registered you are able to go back into your profile to make amendments. To do this you will need to log in to our admin website (only after first being contacted by a member of our team, who will provide you with the details).
Please be aware that you will not be able to log on to your profile by going via the main website.
Contact us for more information
If you are interested in working with us, or would like more information on the Emergency Childcare service please contact us on new@emergencychildcare.co.uk or 0345 241 5308.
We're available 7:00am to 7:00pm, Monday to Friday.
Here to help parents
Parents can book online or over the phone - quickly and easily, with all the stress removed.
Our team is available 7:00am to 7:00pm, Monday to Friday.
Trusted by parents
"
This is a fantastic service, a must for all parents, the last minute booking system is great...
Everytime it has been seamless from end to end!"
