For many parents, working part time is the holy grail: continuing their career, spending proper time with the kids, getting to go to the loo by yourself. Trouble is, it’s not always easy to figure out how to make it happen.
When your little one starts school, it can be an overwhelming time to say the least. Not only is there a flurry of emotions attached to the idea that they’re growing up at the speed of light, we worry if we’re making the right choices and whether those decisions are giving them the very best childhood experience possible.
Parents of school-aged children manage a pretty impressive balancing act during the school year. Finding childcare for the hours of 3pm and 6pm – when you’re still at work – is a familiar struggle for many parents.
Understanding the different childcare options available to you and then choosing the right one for your family can make you feel like you’ve fallen down a Google rabbit hole. This blog has everything you need to know about Childminders.
Average nanny pay in London The average (median) nanny wage for a live-out nanny in London is £10 net per hour. 63% of nannies earn £10 or £11 net per hour. 80% of nannies earn between £10-12 net per hour. Nanny pay in London for a nanny share On average (median) nannies get paid £13…
After school nanny shares can be brilliant for kids, parents and nannies alike. The kids get to play with a friend, while the parents save money on the cost of the nanny, and the nanny gets paid more per hour. That’s a win-win-win for everyone. What is an after school nanny share? After school nanny…
Nanny holiday is more flexible than most other childcare options, but there are a few legal minimums and customary practices to be aware of and working out nanny pay can be confusing. In this blog, we outline both the legal stuff and the ‘done thing’ in London.
She’s a bit like a female Clark Kent; she doesn’t enter the room like a superhero. She approaches me quietly, cautiously, very polite. But over the course of our conversation, it emerges that she is a total badass. Natalie is not only the local owner of Nutkin Nannies, but also works as a nanny herself for 36 hours a week, looking after baby twins.
We’ve all had visions of idyllic family holidays: cocktails and a novel beside the pool while you take turns swimming with the little one(s), or messing about for hours on a beautiful beach. The reality can be very different: the toddler is constantly two steps away from drowning, there are more tantrums over hats than book pages read, and you find yourself turning on mobile data roaming so you can google ‘baby eating sand how much is dangerous’.