My life at work

Name: Miranda Bigwood Age: 29 Job title: Emergency nanny Employer: BUPA Childcare Duties BUPA provides a short-notice childcare service, which is available to all corporate companies that wish to pay for it. I work through BUPA to provide emergency childcare to parents who work for these organisations. This involves caring for children in the child's home when the usual childcare arrangements unexpectedly break down. The usual circumstances requiring cover include the child's carer being taken ill - either the nanny or the parent, the child being mildly ill and wanting to stay at home with...