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overview 21, 23, 114–115 parents’ views 123–125 safety 121 setting ground rules 116–117 Family Information Service (FIS) 16, 44, 61 financial support additional needs 143 childcare vouchers 155–158 free early education 160–162 Maternity Allowance 31 self-assessment (and nanny fees) 80 Statutory Maternity Pay 29 Statutory Shared Parental Pay 30 for students 162–165 tax-free childcare scheme 159–160 Universal Credit (UC) 154 Working Tax Credit 153–155 see also costs flexible working 33–35 Flying Start scheme (Wales) 162 Forest Schools movement 194–195 free early education 160–162 G ‘Grandparent Credits’ 118 grandparents see Family childcare H HighScope approach 193–194 holiday childcare 136 I illnesses, children’s 42 impact of childcare 24–25 insurance au pairs 108 Morton Michel insurance 66 nannies 81, 91–92 PACEY 66 interviews nannies 84–87 registered childminders 62–65 invitations letters (au pairs) 107 Index J juggling work and parenthood 176–179 L labelling items 170 leaving your child 171–173 M Maternity Allowance 31 maternity leave 28–29 maternity nurse 134 Montessori approach 190–191 Morton Michel insurance 66 mother’s helps 133 N nannies adult-child ratios 23 advantages of 77–78 agencies 82–83 contracts 88–90 cost of 79–81 disadvantages of 78 employee status 79–80 employer’s liability insurance 91–92 employment rights 90–91 equal opportunities legislation 87–88 finding 82–84 handover to/from 94 interviewing 84–87 live-in 75 live-out 74–75 National Insurance Contributions 79 night nannies 129 overview 21, 23, 74–77 parents’ views 95–97 part-time 77 pension contributions 79 private advertisements 83–84 public liability insurance 81 questions to ask 85–87 reference-checking 83, 87–88 settling in period 92–94 sharing 75–76 voluntary registration 80–81 National Insurance Contributions (nannies) 79 NHS Dependants’ Allowance 164 night nanny 135 NNEB qualification 186 Northern Ireland additional needs 147 crèches and out-of-school clubs 136 free early education 162 Learning to Learn framework 189 nannies 81 nurseries (daycare) 52 qualifications in 182 registered childminders 69 students (financial help for) 164 nurseries (daycare) adult-child ratios 40 advantages of 41 big chains of 38, 39 contracts 49–51 cost of 43 disadvantages of 42 finding suitable 43–44 first visit to 44–49 legal requirements 39–40 National Day Nurseries Association 51 Ofsted inspection reports 43 opening hours 38 overview 20, 22, 38–40 parents’ views 52–53 questions to ask 45–49 registration fee 49 reserving a place 49–51 retainer fee 49 nursery schools 40 NVQ qualifications 183 O Ofsted inspections childminders 57, 61 nurseries (daycare) 43 overview 26 out-of-school clubs 132 P Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years 65 parental leave 28–33 199
Parents’ Learning Allowance 163–164 parents’ views additional needs 148–149 au pairs 110–111 choosing type of care 19 family childcare 123–125 flexible working 34–35 nannies 95–97 nurseries (daycare) 52–53 parental leave 32–33 registered childminders 69–71 students (financial help for) 164–165 Paternity Leave 30 Playgroups see Preschools Preschools 131 post-natal childcare 134 post-natal doulas 135 preparing your child 168–170 public liability insurance 81, 92 Q qualifications awarding bodies 184–185 NVQ 183 older qualifications 186 overview of different 182–186 quality assurance 26–27 see also Ofsted inspections R ratios (adult-child) au pairs 23 family childcare 23 nannies 23 nurseries 40 registered childminders 57 reference-checking au pairs 105 nannies 83, 87–88 Reggio Emilia approach 192–193 registered childminders adult-child ratios 57 advantages of 58–59 agencies 61 contracts 66–68 cost of 60 Choosing ChildCARE deposit 65 disadvantages of 59–60 finding a good 60–62 first visit to 62–65 interviewing 62–65 legal requirements 57–58, 67 Ofsted inspections 57, 61 online matching services 62 overview 20, 22, 56–58 parents’ views 69–71 Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years 68 questions to ask 63–65 retainer fee 65 when registration is not required 67 registration fees nurseries (daycare) 49 registered childminders 65 relationships child-childcarer 176 parent-childcarer 173–176 retainer fees nurseries (daycare) 49 registered childminders 65 risk assessment by nannies 94 and family childcare 121 S schools (out-of-school clubs) 134–135, 137 Scotland additional needs 147 crèches & out-of-school clubs 137 free early education 162 nannies 81 nurseries (daycare) 51 Pre-birth to Three Guidance 189 qualifications in 182 registered childminders 69 students (financial hel for) 164 self-assessment (and nanny fees) 80 self-care 178 separation anxiety 172–173 settling in period au pairs 108–109 nannies 92–94 your child 170–171, 175 Shared Parental Leave 29–30 Snap Childcare agency 143 Special Educational Needs Coordinator (Senco) 140–141 special needs, see Additional needs Statutory Maternity Pay 29 Statutory Shared Parental Pay 30 Steiner Waldorf education 191–192 Student Childcare Grant 163 student childcarers 109 students, financial support for 162–165 swaps, childcare 67 T tax self-assessment (and nanny fees) 80 tax-free childcare scheme 159–160 U Universal Credit (UC) 154 Unpaid Parental Leave 31 V visas 101–102 vouchers, childcare 155–158 W Wales additional needs 147 crèches & out-of-school clubs 137 Early Years Foundation Phase 189 free early education 161–162 nannies 81 nurseries (daycare) 51 qualifications in 182 registered childminders 68 students (financial help for) 164 when to start search 17 Working Tax Credit 153–155 workplace nurseries 159 200
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