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May 11th, 2020
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Childminding and Coronavirus — How Little Ones Can Help Parents Deal with Closures of Childminding Services

Because of Coronavirus-19 today, parents are concerned about the growing number of affected patients despite the common reports that few of these cases were children. The government has declared a clear instruction of self-isolation and social distancing and every family is keen to observe these rules to limit the chance of the virus spreading.

A lot of establishments are following the government's guidance, including nursery, schools and childminding services. Safety and welfare of the children are proven critical at this point so the government made sure to let the school open only for those who absolutely needed it. At this point, lesser exposure of kids outside will give them a lower chance of being infected.

How then would parents continue to provide the physical and educational needs of their young ones while they take care of other important matters?

Would you like to talk with one of our expert consultants? You can call us on 0207 183 0309 or send us an email to c.sousa@littleoneslondon.co.uk

How Little Ones Can Lend a Hand

It can be easily observed that Coronavirus has affected the economic standing of global communities which includes the highly-developed and market-oriented economy of the United Kingdom. But even with the current setting, Little Ones UK is coping to save the vast amount of family needing us for a support system which is through the company’s childminding services.

Little Ones UK believes that in this moment of uncertainty, childminding should be given serious thought. Children, as they are involved early in the present situation, must be well cared to help them cultivate their physical, mental, and emotional aspect. More than ever, they need consideration and tending especially at times when these children see that Coronavirus-19 is keeping their life at stake. Parents are keeping their loved ones at home and Little Ones will always give dear parents the assistance they seek.

Due to ongoing problems and home quarantine, children are prone to difficult behavioural problems such as full-blown tantrums, defiance and disrespect, whining, food-related problems, aggression and impulsive behaviour — things common to growing toddlers.

A nanny doesn’t only help the parents take care of their children but they are also people behind these children’s’ growth. The childminding work that these nannies lend a family could most possibly help moms and dads to develop their children’s behaviour and attitude.

How Little Ones Closes Childminding Services

Hundreds of thousands have lost their jobs and the situation is putting everyone’s lives on hold. People are uncertain of what will happen and they are consequently perplexed of their resources for the next few weeks. Some are fortunate enough to save a little for three days or so but no one is actually prepared for this dilemma. Given these dismal outcomes, several are hopeful for a job that could sustain the growing number of nannies and housekeepers financial assistance and a sense of purpose that was once lost.

Accordingly, it is of much importance that the Little Ones UK is still legally allowed to administer childminding services to families who absolutely need it. Childminding, with reference to the government reports, is included on the list of educational and child care categories together with “education professionals who must remain active during the COVID-19.”

Indeed, Little Ones Uk is holding numbers of applicants every day. And by helping every family gain a childminder, Little Ones is also helping these hard working job seekers find a new home that will give them financial support. The COVID-19, though, is a serious threat that comes forward the past few weeks and families are having a hard time getting extended help from nannies. Naturally, the candidates today are scared of the circumstance that lies ahead of everyone going outside.

What then will happen to childminding jobs sought after by the lovely families in London if applicants are anxious to go out?

LITTLE ONES EVERY DAY CALLS

Little Ones Uk gains a great reputation in providing the best candidates of various childminding services depending on the family’s requirements. What this company has is a steadfast team that relentlessly looks for experienced and dedicated nannies who can work for families in a full-time, part-time, a live-in or a live-out position. These candidates undergo the company’s hiring stages that basically depend on the family’s demands.

Initially, employees’ safety is one of Little One’s priority so by hiring them would mean taking all the necessary precautions to make sure the involved individuals will remain protected.

THE GOVERNMENT POLICY

The local government implemented guidelines for local authorities and registered providers who support and deliver childminding to people in their homes including nanny jobs. These services are highly prioritized by these guidelines as they are not immune to illness brought by the virus.

So with the government’s consent and provisions, regardless of the social distancing policy, the nannies are not prohibited from working to and from their respective families.

After all, if the parents are technically those who have work vital to COVID-19 response, whilst they have to regularly provide childminding for their children, then their children should be prioritized and educational workers such as private tutors or nannies will be available for them.

Given these arrangements, Little Ones UK made sure that families could still come to them for childminding jobs and professional nannies that will help them look after their young ones. Little Ones UK offers various nanny and housekeeping positions that candidates will be welcomed to apply for:

  • After school nanny is typically a part-time live-out position that ideally helps the parents take care of their children after school hours.
  • Au pairs are commonly friendly students providing live-in nanny or housekeeping jobs for families while they allow them to study in their given time. The au pairs are generally treated as a member of the family that usually stays from 6 months to a year.
  • Full-time nanny who works for 40 hours or more to look after the children while doing light housekeeping related to children duties like cooking and laundry.
  • Part-time nanny who works for less than 40 hours to look after the children in a given schedule. Part-time nannies typically work for 2 to 3 days a week.
  • COVID-19 Temporary Nanny are on-call nanny that provides emergency and temporary childcare who will be happy to stay with your family until the situation returns to normal.
  • Nanny Housekeepers who ideally look after your children whilst maintaining the cleanliness of the household.

LITTLE ONES ARRANGEMENT

As Little Ones UK assures the welfare of their dear candidates, the company takes into consideration the applicant’s best interest. Upon acknowledging the family’s requirements, Little Ones will look for the right nanny that fits the description. The Little Ones consultants will do a video call to discuss the candidate’s detailed childminding experiences, each position that they have worked in previously. The consultants will then review the candidate’s documents which include DBS checks and First Aid certificates and any other qualifications they may have. The fluency of their chosen language will also be verified.

Along with the process, the consultants will take two of the candidate’s references and do more checking. Upon going through the necessary documents and verification, the consultants will then build a profile for the candidate which will then be sent out to the family who are looking for someone who matches their profile.

This Little One UK’s system of hiring a nanny is to make sure that every family receives the kind of childminding they deserve. Each and everyone is important so we value each member of the family along with the nanny or housekeeper they chose. Even so, we take into account the cultural interest and individuality of our candidates among other things thus we are determined to match the preferences of both our clients and our candidates to establish a harmonious relationship between them. It is Little One’s utmost responsibility to guarantee the happiness of everyone who trusts our company.

Additionally, the confidence that we manage to attain is associated with the company’s discretion and confidentiality with regards to the information declared by both the family and the candidate. Therefore, Little Ones UK managed to accomplish the respect and reliance from everyone involved.

THE FAMILY

Little Ones also screens the family that the nanny will be working with. Certainly, Little Ones also have the company’s qualification for their clients as they want to secure the well-being of their employees.

With this, Little Ones UK established a good name of ensuring the safety of everyone concerned with the agreement. This company’s core value earned genuine and good connection between their clients and their candidates. Trust and commitment are both important to gain respect from the people the company is working with.

COVID-19 Temporary Nanny

During this COVID-19 stage, we have temporarily put a pause on all our temporary nanny recruitment as we feel it is essential to meet our nannies in person before placing them into positions. That being said, we have a very successful and dedicated temporary department who already have a large quantity of experienced and professional nannies who work on a weekly and monthly basis for many families across the UK, representing Little Ones UK, so we are confident we can supply you with a friendly face, someone we trust and has all the require background checks, qualifications and references.

Some of our dedicated temporary nannies are from a teaching background so we always turn to them first. As COVID-19 had an impact with schools closing we have had to recruit additional teachers within the last few weeks. We ensure these teachers have a video call interview, right to work within the UK, DBS certificate and their teaching qualification. Our teachers are available for both online and in home sessions.

When you call Little Ones you will be put through to either James or Chloe, our experienced temporary team. They will listen to your requirements and understand your exact specification, we want to ensure we are matching the best possible nanny for your exact needs. The team will discuss each stage of the process, compliance checks, full fees in advance and provide an estimate of the nannies wages as-well. From this, once you have authorised us to make a search we will send you profiles of available qualified nannies for your role, you can line up a quick telephone interview and have them confirmed in a few hours for your booking if you are happy to proceed. Any additional questions you may have we can happily answer them for you

Would you like to book a video interview with our nannies? Call us on 0207 183 0309

Families Entrusted their Children with Little Ones

The childminding helps that Little Ones is giving each family and the career that assists each applicant financially every day are the company’s most significant purpose. The confidence that the families and the applicants have with Little Ones is and will always be responded to with the company’s promise of excellent quality of services, exceeding expectations and perfect partnerships.

Would you like to talk with one of our expert consultants? You can call us on 0207 183 0309 or send us an email to c.sousa@littleoneslondon.co.uk

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