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Childcare fro School-age Children - Options
When people talk about childcare, they usually mean childcare for
pre-schoolers. However, there are times when school age children often need
care as well - when they are sick, during school holidays, before or after
school.
- Parents taking holidays - Some parents are lucky
enough to have a job which is flexible enough to fit around school
terms, or are able to work at home when necessary.
- Nannies - Live-in carers who look after the children
and who may be responsible for any child-related tasks. An Au
Pair is a foreign national who is on an exchange program who
has much the same role as a nanny.
- Important considerations:
- Are they qualified, experienced, and do they have a Blue
Card?
- Do they engage well with your children and do your children
like them?
- Will they spend all their time with your family - will they
eat dinner with you, go on holidays with you? Will they have
free time?
- What will happen if they get sick?
- Relatives - Using a relative or many relatives as
either full-time or part-time child carers.
- Important considerations:
- Do your relatives have the time, facilities, and energy to
look after school-age children?
- Do they get on well with your children?
- Relatives need time to themselves too.
- Family day care - Child care operating out of
private homes. There may be other children who will be looked after .
Some caregivers provide before and afterschool care for school age
children. Activities can occur in the home or outside of the home - e.g.
at a park, shopping centre.
- Important considerations:
- How many children will be looked after at the one time?
There are restrictions on the number of children providers are
allowed to look after at one time.
- Who else will be in the home with the children?
- What qualifications or experience does the operator have?
- What activities will the children be doing?
- Do they provide food and drink?
- What happens when they are sick?
- Will your child be encouraged to do homework, or get
assistance with it?
- Before/After school care - These are often run by
schools and other organisations in school grounds during school terms,
with all-day programs during holidays.
- Important considerations:
- How many children will be looked after at the one time?
There are restrictions on the number of children providers are
allowed to look after at one time.
- What qualifications or experience does the operator have?
- What activities will the children be doing?
- Do they provide food and drink?
- Will your child be encouraged to do homework, or get
assistance with it?
Read more on childcare and other issues at
No School Today: Talking Points
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