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- Whether you are looking for a new nanny, au pair, maternity nurse or babysitter, we can help!

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ADVERTISE YOUR CHILDCARE VACANCY

- Thousands of qualified experienced Childcarers use the Best Bear website. Let them know you are looking for a new Childcarer using our Parents Ad service -

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When recruiting a childcarer direct, rather than through one of our vetted agencies, it is important you make a variety of checks to ensure you are employing someone who is trustworthy and reliable. To help you with this, we have launched a new CV Reference Checking Service.

SHARING CHILDCARE

- Would you love the flexibility of a nanny but can’t afford one? Or maybe you only need a nanny for a few hours or days a week? 

Find out about Nanny Share

BEST BEAR NURSERY SURVEY

- We want to find the UK’s Best Nurseries as voted by parents across the country. Tell us what you think of your child's nursery provision here

WHAT'S NEW?

Advertising for a childcarer?
Make sure you check out the new Age Discrimination legislation before you place your advert!
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Have your say!
Let us know your thoughts about this month's hot topic Reference Checking
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After School Nannies offers Paediatric First Aid Training in association with First Aid for Schools
Places available on their course 29th January 2012
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Enchanted Childcare Ltd helps fund research into Mitochondrial Disease with their new ‘Lily’ Childcare First Aid & Burns Kit - £1 for each kit sold is donated to The Lily Foundation
Win a 'Lily' Childcare First Aid & Burns kit with Bestbear today
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2011 Nanny Wage Survey - Part-time nannies reap the rewards
- published with thanks to Nannytax (www.nannytax.co.uk) and Nursery World (www.nurseryworld.co.uk)
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Working parents may be forced to take sick leave to cover their childcare needs during the school holidays – a dilemma for employers
by Best Bear Employment Expert Michele Payne, from IS:HR
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Food Intolerances in Children
by Best Bear Expert, Hannah Love
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Information guide on how to avoid accidents in the home

Healthy Holidays - SOS
by Best Bear Expert Christine Bailey
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Have fun, stay safe
Hygiene tips for the great outdoors from new Best Bear Expert Iain Stewart
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Have you paid the right amount of tax?
from our HR/Employment law experts IS:HR
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Childcare Vouchers - Making childcare affordable!

EMPLOYING CHILDCARE - USEFUL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

• Calculate your nanny's tax and NI contributions INSTANTLY
  
  
• The Criminal Records Bureau. A new service to check a childcarer's background.
  
• Essential questions to ask when you interview
  
  
• Reference checking
  
  
• Tax and Insurance
  
  
• Has your nanny agency let you down? Who to complain to
  
  
• Print out your own nanny contract
  
  
• First Aid courses

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