Emergency Nannies

When your usual childcare breaks down, finding a reliable quality temporary nanny at short notice can be next to impossible.

Our last minute nannies are sourced via our collaboration with the UK's leading nanny agencies. We insist on only the best for our members.

Leaving your child in safe hands

For your peace of mind, any temporary nannies you book through Emergency Childcare must meet our strict quality standards:

We make sure you're notified if any of these promises can't be met.

Finding an appropriate last minute nanny

Once you make a booking your local nanny agency will be immediately informed and will source you an appropriate emergency nanny for your requirements. Only when you're happy with the proposed candidate shall your booking be processed.

The nanny agencies we work with endeavour to get you an on call nanny within 2 hours and the minimum booking time is 4 hours.

We can take care of payrolling your temporary nanny

Last minute nannies booked via Emergency Childcare are paid at an hourly rate (depending on location).

When you book you'll be presented with two options:

• Payrolled by Parent - This is the default option and means you'll be responsible for the nanny's tax and NI contributions, as well as employer's NI. Read more about payrolling your nanny in our FAQs
• Payrolled by Nanny Agency - You can select for the nanny agency to payroll the nanny. This works out a little more expensive but means you don't have to worry about sorting out their tax and NI.

Read more about last minute nanny costs.

Watch our video to see how it works