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The Babysits for Special Needs Program
According to the WHO, between 93 and 150 million children live with a disability worldwide. Parents of these special needs children often have a lot of difficulty finding a qualified babysitter who can care for their child for a few hou...
News
The Babysits for Special Needs Program
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 7.7% of children aged 0-14 (357,000 children) have some level of disability (AIHW, 2020). Parents of these special needs children often have a lot of difficulty finding a quali...
Babysitting Activities
Sea Animal Colouring Pages
Looking for some fun colouring pages? Print out our fun under the sea colouring pages and encourage your children to learn about the different sea creatures that live in the ocean.
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Climate action
How kids can help protect the oceans
It is important that we protect the oceans as much as we can for future generations! This starts with our kids learning about the deep blue and understanding why it’s so special. More than this, we can encourage our kids every day to tak...
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Climate action
Climate Change Science Experiments For Kids
Helping children understand climate change can be difficult. So, we've made 3 fun and educational climate science experiments for kids!
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Special Needs Care
Babysitting special needs children - Do you have it in you?
Are you going to babysit a child with special needs sometime soon? Are you considering working for a family who are looking for a babysitter for their special needs child? Make sure you’re ready and know what to expect!
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Special Needs Care
Need to find a babysitter for a special needs child? Learn how here!
When you have a child with special needs, you know that you may not be able to just ask the neighbor to come babysit. Special needs children often need special care and extra attention. This makes finding a qualified babysitter difficult...
Kids Recipes
Recipes for Easter - homemade Easter bunnies and Easter chicks
Do you want to bake something together with your kids or the kids you’re babysitting this Easter? Our two recipes for Easter bunnies and Easter chicks are easy to make and they look really cute. Let the kids get creative by decorating ea...
Do It Yourself
Make your own polar bear pom pom craft
Still getting used to chilly weather or simply just a fan of cute polar bears? Whether or not it’s snowing outside, you can embrace the arctic with your kids by making this simple and adorable pom pom polar bear craft. See the quick and...
Tips for Parents
A Guide to Parental Leave in Australia
If you’re expecting a new addition to your family, it’s important to know where you stand in terms of parental leave entitlements. Take a read of our guide to navigating parental leave in Australia, with updated information as of July 2023.
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Pedestrian and Road Safety for Kids
Children are particularly vulnerable to the dangers of the road given their unpredictability, limited understanding of safety and tendency to get distracted by what they’re doing in the moment. Children are also still developing their un...
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Climate action
Babysits is carbon neutral!
Here at Babysits, we are committed to our mission of empowering communities around childcare so that children can grow up happy and healthy. Action against global climate change is something we’ve identified as integral to this, and some...
