If your child loves video games, apps and interactive activities but you’d like the focus to be more educational, we’ve put together a list of 3 fantastic apps, games and online resources to give every child the learning bug! The best part? They’re all free!
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New Tax Level Information for Working Nannies
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The standard tax code for tax year (19/20) is 1250L, this then means an employee (a nanny) can earn £12,500.00 per annum before they pay any tax. This figure is then spread over the relevant pay periods in the tax year (52 if weekly and 12 if monthly) this then gives the tax-free allowance for each pay period.
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Auto-Enrolment Guidance for Parents and Nannies
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It is important to remember the contributions for automatic enrolment for pensions.
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How Does the National Minimum Wage Apply to Nannies?
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Calling all nannies and parents who employ nannies, do you know how the national minimum wage affects you? Keep reading to find out.
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What to do if Nanny Does Not Have a National Insurance Number?
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Have you employed a nanny who doesn’t yet have a National Insurance number? Are you a nanny applying for a job but you don’t have a NI number?
Don’t worry!
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Bank Holidays 2019
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2019 is upon us and it is always handy to have a list of the bank holidays for the year and what day of the week they fall on.
These are the dates of the bank holidays in 2019 for England.
Is Your Child ‘Clingy’ – Top Tips to Help You Cope!
Is your child being clingy? Are you finding it difficult to use the bathroom without your child barging in or crying at the door? Having difficulty leaving them at nursery or with your nanny while you leave for work?
Clinginess is actually a normal phase of development that most children go through at one time or another during their development and whilst it can be difficult for both children and parents to go through, we’ve put together our top tips to help you manage.
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Best 5 Audiobooks for Kids
Audiobooks are fantastic for children, especially those who haven’t yet learned to read. Audiobooks can even help your child to improve their reading ability, especially if they follow the words in the book whilst listening to the audiobook.
Audiobooks are also great for quiet time and for keeping children occupied during long journeys.
That’s why we’ve put together our top 5 audiobooks for children to get you started:
Can a robot change a nappy?
The news that Google is developing an AI (Artificial Intelligence) nanny has been making the rounds and whilst it’s not a shocking announcement, it is a disturbing one.
In the past few years, we’ve seen a multitude of announcements about robots and other artificial intelligence that claim to be able to raise our children.
Interview with a Nanny!
We asked a childcarer with over 20 years’ experience working with children to share some of her best advice and top tips for new nannies and parents.
- My top piece of advice to a new nanny is to find out as much about your new job as you can within the first week. Ask questions about how your employer likes things done, where they keep things, when you should do things. Check regularly that you are working the way they want you to and make changes if you aren’t. And don’t take offence if you’re not getting things quite right to begin with. If you can do this, and remain open and honest, you will be happy in your job. Continue reading “Interview with a Nanny!”