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1 online resource (297 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction and overview; 1.1 Nurseries; 1.2 Childminders; 1.3 Nannies; 1.4 Au pairs; 1.5 Family and friends; 1.6 Ofsted; 1.7 Combinations; 1.8 Flexibility; 1.9 Recreational clubs and activities; Example 1.1; 1.10 Employer support; 1.11 Related issues; 1.12 Summary; 2 Nurseries; 2.1 Terms and conditions; Example 2.1; 2.1.1 Costs; 2.2 Pros and cons of day care nurseries; 2.2.1 Pros; 2.2.2 Cons; 2.2.3 Items a child may need for attendance at a day care; 2.2.4 Food; Example 2.2; 2.2.5 Special needs; 2.2.6 Value; 2.3 Local authority nurseries; 2.3.1 Who can apply? |
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2.4 Day care nurseries' attitude towards sickness and provision of medication2.5 What to look for in a day care nursery and appropriate questions to ask; 2.6 Suggested questions when meeting parents who use or have used the nursery of your choice; 2.7 Activities offered and curriculum followed; 2.8 Sickness; 2.9 Workplace nurseries; 2.10 After school clubs; 2.11 Childcare provision research; 2.12 Conclusion; 3 Childminders; 3.1 What is a childminder?; 3.2 How to find your registered childminder; 3.3 What will childminders do?; 3.4 Initial questions to ask a potential childminder; Example 3.1. |
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3.5 Conclusion4 Au pairs; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 How to find an au pair?; 4.2.1 Domestic/au pair agencies; Example 4.1; 4.2.2 Advertisements; 4.3 Male or female au pairs; 4.4 Terms and conditions/duties of an au pair; 4.4.1 Acceptable au pair duties; 4.4.2 Generally unacceptable au pair duties; Example 4.2; 4.5 Letter of invitation to an au pair; 4.6 Suggested text of an invitation letter to an au pair; Example 4.3; Example 4.4; 4.7 Avoiding unpleasant surprises, particularly with regard to food and beverages; 4.8 Introducing your family to an au pair; 4.9 Suggested "Dear Au pair" letter. |
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4.10 Tax and NIC ConsiderationsExample 4.5; 4.11 Likely length of an au pair's contract; 4.12 Where do au pairs come from?; 4.13 When to use an au pair?; 4.13.1 School age children; Example 4.6; Example 4.7; 4.14 What do parents need to provide for an au pair?; Example 4.8; 4.15 Benefits typically provided to au pairs; 4.15.1 Board and lodging; Example 4.9; 4.15.2 Telephone; 4.15.3 Computers/Broadband; Example 4.10; 4.15.4 Transport; 4.15.5 Holidays; Example 4.11; 4.15.6 General sharing of family's lifestyle; 4.16 Conclusion; 5 Family and Friends; 5.1 Introduction; Example 5.1; Example 5.2. |
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Example 5.3Example 5.4; Example 5.5; Example 5.6; Example 5.7; 5.2 Employed/self employed?; Example 5.8; 5.3 Alternative arrangements; Example 5.9; 5.4 Conclusion; 6 Nannies; 6.1 Introduction; 6.1.1 What is a nanny?; 6.2 Nanny qualifications; 6.3 Childcare Payments Act 2014; 6.4 Medical knowledge; 6.5 Live-in or live-out nannies; Available accommodation; Example 6.1; 6.6 What facilities should be offered to a live-in nanny?; 6.6.1 Benefits commonly provided to nannies; Example 6.2 -- Five day per week live-in nanny; 6.7 How to find a nanny; 6.7.1 Advertising; 6.7.2 Internet. |
| Summary |
This book is primarily for parents looking for a source of information which compares the different types of childcare available in the UK. It provides information on the financial consequences, commitments, and obligations that come with each of the different forms of childcare. Employers should find the book useful because of the UK's employment tax consequences of childcare benefits, and the variety of childcare concerns brought to HR, relating to a wide range of employees. Employers who value their employees and seek to be both considerate and fair will want to know how they can help in ch. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Child rearing -- Economic aspects.
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Child rearing -- Economic aspects. |
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Child rearing. |
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Child rearing -- Great Britain -- Costs.
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Great Britain. |
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Children -- Finance, Personal.
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Children -- Finance, Personal. |
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Saving and investment.
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Saving and investment. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Children. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Haynes, Alison. Childcare Choices and Costs : A practical guide to employment and tax issues. Portland : Spiramus Press, ©2015 9781904905295 |
| ISBN |
9781910151211 (electronic book) |
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1910151211 (electronic book) |
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9781904905295 |
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1904905293 |
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