Rented grandmothers and childcare businesses are booming – Süddeutsche Zeitung. The autumn half-term poses a major childcare challenge for many working parents. (…) Anyone without an understanding boss or flexible working hours has to fall back on after-school care or grandma during the autumn holidays. Or on providers like Kids Concept, a company that places caregivers in Munich. ‘We get a lot of enquiries for the autumn holidays,’ reports owner Tobias Dreilich, for whom the school holidays mean good business. Kids Concept puts parents in need in touch with students, older ladies or trained childcare professionals. Parents can meet the caregivers on a trial basis before booking, so they know who they are entrusting with their children. ‘At the moment, for the holidays, most parents are asking for students and classic rented grandmothers – older ladies – rather than trained professionals,’ says Dreilich.(…)
