Babysitting Service

Our pilot Babysitting service is launched in April 2011.  Our initial 12 month pilot will enable us to review the uptake and costings and consider how best to further develop the service. In a time where everyone is watching their pennies we want to ensure the money donated to Scampps is used in the most effective and equitable way for our members. As such we would very much welcome feedback from our members.

The Service

We would like to offer our current family members who have been registered with Scampps for a minimum of six months, a subsidised sitting up to the value of £30 every three calendar months.  You are requested to download the User Agreement and sign and return along with your 1st claim form.  Both documents can be found at the bottom of this page.  Unfortunately, Scampps will not be able to reimburse if you don’t sign our user agreement.  Families may use this to go out in the daytime or evening with or without children. For example you may want to go to the cinema or go out as a whole family unit with the additional support of another adult. We don’t want to be prescriptive about how you use this; we believe you are the best person to decide what would benefit your family.  You are able of course to add to the £30 should your sitter/carer require more.
It is acceptable to claim several times in that 3-month period as long as the total does not exceed £30.  If you do not make a claim you will not be able to add this to your following 3-month entitlement.

The Fixed Claim Periods

April 2011 - June 2011
July 2011 - September 2011
October 2011- December 2011
January 2012 - March 2012

You would be expected to pay your sitter initially and then claim your entitlement back from Scampps using the claim form (below) and returning to the address on the form. We will endeavour to process this and reimburse you by cheque within 21 working days.

Families would complete a claim form including the sitters name and their signature. Scampps is not able to source your sitter at this current time and would urge you to ensure you have the appropriate references and assurances that the person you have to sit for you does have the appropriate skills etc. Nurseries and schools where you children attend are often a great place to find a sitter, as well as recommendations from friends. 

As you will appreciate as a charitable organization, people donate with a belief that the charities board will use their money wisely. We believe sponsors will agree this is a worthwhile cause. However, we are relying on our family members to use this subsidy appropriately and in accordance with our terms and conditions. Failure to do so may result in a family being unable to access this service in the future.
We appreciate it can seem overwhelming to some parents/guardians finding a reliable sitter but cannot reinforce how valuable this can be for everyone. So please access this service.