Posts Tagged ‘nanny jobs in St. Louis’
Why Having a Backup Child Care Plan is Essential When Your Nanny is Ill: How TLC Family Care Can Help
As a parent, you rely on your nanny to provide consistent care for your children, making it possible for you to focus on work and other responsibilities. However, life is unpredictable, and even the most reliable nannies can fall ill or face personal emergencies. When this happens, it can throw your entire routine into chaos—unless…
Read MoreNational Nanny Recognition Week Begins Sunday, September 22
National Nanny Recognition Week (NNRW) is a week long event, created in 1998, to bring awareness to the positive impact nannies and caregivers have on the children and families they work with. All too often we hear the negative stories of caregivers, but not enough of the positive. Nannies give their hearts to the children…
Read MoreSeamless Childcare Solutions with TLC Family Care: Your Trusted Partner for Daycare Staffing
In the fast-paced world of daycare centers, church nurseries, and schools, ensuring consistent, quality care for children is a top priority. However, staffing shortages can strike without warning, leaving you scrambling to maintain the high standards your community expects. That’s where TLC Family Care steps in, offering reliable and exceptional childcare staffing solutions to keep…
Read MoreHelping your Preschooler with Separation Anxiety
It is common for kids, especially preschoolers, to suffer from separation anxiety. Separation anxiety is hard on both the child and the parents. Trust me I know, I have lived through it. Whether it was taking my children to school, a birthday party or a leaving them with a babysitter they cried. Leaving them was…
Read MoreTop 5 things for parents to do with children in and around St. Louis in the Spring
We’ve rounded up our Top 5 favorite places to visit this spring in and around St. Louis. What’s your favorite? Visit the Missouri Botanical Garden: The Botanical Garden is a beautiful place to explore in the Spring, with over 79 acres of stunning garden displays. There are plenty of activities and events for kids, including…
Read MoreHelping your child adjust to a new caregiver.
Every child will receive care from someone other than their parents. It may be a nanny, babysitter, grandparent, daycare worker or teacher. Often times this situation can be difficult for both parent and child. TLC Family Care would like to share some tips to help you both through this new challenge. 1. Preparation. A few days before start…
Read MoreHelping Kids Adjust to The End of Daylight Savings Time
Daylight Savings time ends this Sunday, November 6th. Most of us will “fall back” our clocks for an extra hour of sleep. However, for most little kids this means an early rising. A child that wakes up at 6:30am will now be waking up at 5:30am. Not the extra hour we parents need and look…
Read More4 Car Safety Tips for Nannies to Follow
As a nanny, you’re not only investing in your childcare career, you’re also investing in the well-being and safety of someone else’s children. Your responsibility is to provide maximum care and the most hazard-free environment, which may include traveling via car. You may prefer to use your own vehicle for your job because you’re more…
Read MoreTop 5 Nanny Sites You Should Be Following
The nanny world is full of resources and information for nannies, parents and agencies. We’ve pulled together 5 of our favorites that we think you should be checking out for the information they provide. Nanny Magazine. This is the only publication for nannies featuring advice, industry news, insights and inspiration. They offer free articles and…
Read MoreThe Benefits of A Nanny Work Agreement
Like any other relationship, good communication is vital to having an effective nanny/parent-family relationship. To avoid any miscommunication, TLC Family Care suggests creating a work agreement, or contract, for both the nanny and family to agree to. But what does a work agreement include? Agreed upon salary: After you and your nanny have agreed on…
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