Emergency childcare - does it exist?

[jac428]

Does anyone know of a place to call for emergency childcare? We don't have places in a nursery yet and after being let down by a number of nannies I am just interested to know if there is anyone you can call in case you need same day childcare.

[alieh]

I have used sitters.co.uk for day childcare when our childminder has had to be off at short notice. It has worked well for us, though my husband works from home so it is a bit easier to have a "stranger" looking after my son as they aren't completely on their own.

[kristymac1]

I think there are nanny agengies which offer emergency childcare - not sure of contact details, but I'm sure someone on here must have used a similar service?

[SuperMother]

I use Emergency Childcare www.emergencychildcare.co.uk. T: 0845 676 7699. I've used their service to look for a nanny when our full time nanny was ill and it has worked out really well so far. It's also reasurring to know that I can search for local nurseries or childminders too.