Is it government approved – ie you could get Child Care Benefit? Even if you don’t plan to claim CCB, that’s an important safety check. They have to meet minimum standards.

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  • • Tahnee replied
    • 25 May 2016 , 11:00 pm

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  I’m not too sure but you could ask them that on their Facebook page? I’m sure they’d understand why you’ve asked that. It’s a valid question.

I have a weird “gut feeling” about this but I have signed up to check it out. I sincerely hope no one has a criminal history and/or it is not an app to target families of young children

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  • • Tahnee replied
    • 25 May 2016 , 11:04 pm

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  I know you can check the persons house first. Do a meet and greet kinda thing. I totally feel where you’re coming from though. It’s hard to trust a stranger. Especially when’s it’s their home and not yours. I think it’s good you signed up though, because you’ll at least see what it’s all about. I’m sure they’d have all these checks people needs to do to qualify. I still know what you mean though.

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    • • june11 replied
      • 31 May 2016 , 8:44 pm

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    You should make sure they are approved to do this, have the qualifications, police clearance, appropriate insurance, question activities for your child, are they providing the food or are you etc. If they are registered properly you will be able to claim child care allowance. Their house is also supposed to meet some standards. (is in SA anyway).

It sounds like a solution for so many parents struggling with Childcare and work. I am hoping the people listed as carers are strictly checked! Not sure I would feel comfortable using them if they weren’t

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  • • Tahnee replied
    • 24 May 2016 , 10:55 am

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  Yeah I know what you mean. I was initially put off the idea because it was a bit concerning being a randoms home. Kind of like Uber! It looks like you can see the different qualifications people have and then pick who you want to check out. The website says they must have a working with children check and first aid. Not sure what else but I reckon you’d get people with additional education and a better background in previous childcare work potentially. So it wouldn’t be full of people just starting up for the first time, hopefully.

This could really help families indeed. You found something really interesting!

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  • • Tahnee replied
    • 24 May 2016 , 8:28 pm

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  Yeah I haven’t seen anything else like this before. I really hope they’re successful and start operating soon. Otherwise I think I’ll be leaving my job and looking for a Monday to Friday job instead.