Support with routines and activities
Helping with play, meals, school or nursery routines, outings, homework and other age-appropriate activities while responsibility is shared with the parent.
Filipino mother’s help in London
Find shared childcare support for your family.
A mother’s help supports a parent who remains involved in daily childcare. The role can combine shared care with agreed child-related and light household tasks.
Parent-involved shared care
The household brief should state when the parent is present, when sole-charge care is expected and which practical tasks are included.
What does a mother’s help do?
A mother’s help works alongside a parent or guardian rather than automatically taking full sole-charge responsibility. The role may include shared childcare, children’s meals, child-related laundry, tidying and other light practical tasks agreed in the job description.
Choose a different role when the household primarily needs independent childcare or full household management.
Build the brief around shared responsibility.
The exact mix depends on the family, but each duty should fit the agreed hours and the parent’s level of involvement.
Meals, laundry and organisation
Preparing agreed meals or snacks, organising children’s belongings and completing child-related laundry and tidying.
Light household work
General tidying, simple meal preparation, shopping or errands can be included when the scope and frequency are stated clearly.
Defined sole-charge periods
Any periods when the parent is unavailable should be identified in advance so candidates can assess the actual level of childcare responsibility.
Mother’s help, nanny or nanny-housekeeper?
Choose the role by its primary responsibility, not by a broad request for someone to help with everything.
Role
Primary responsibility
Parent involvement
Best fit
Mother’s help
Shared childcare and agreed light practical support
Parent remains actively involved
A family needs another pair of hands during the day
Nanny
Childcare and child-related duties
Can include regular sole-charge care
Children and their routines are the clear priority
Nanny-housekeeper
A defined split of childcare and wider household work
Depends on the agreed schedule
Both areas are substantial and recurring
Maternity nurse
Temporary newborn-focused household support
Agreed daytime, overnight or live-in cover
A defined support period after birth
Why Filipino Domestic Services asks who remains responsible during the day.
The phrase “mother’s help” can describe very different workloads. Filipino Domestic Services therefore needs the household to explain the parent’s involvement, any sole-charge periods and the practical work expected alongside childcare.
Choose the working arrangement after defining the role.
Hours, accommodation and duration describe how the position operates. They do not replace a clear shared-care brief.
Define accommodation and working boundaries.
State the private accommodation provided, working hours, time off and when the person is expected to be available.
Set predictable start and finish times.
Include the household location, school or nursery routes and any regular travel expected during working hours.
Match the duty list to the hours available.
Explain which responsibilities occur every day and which can be completed weekly or only when requested.
State the start date and expected duration.
Use a fixed-term brief for a defined support period and an ongoing employment brief for a permanent position.
Agency-supplied option
Prefer not to employ the mother’s help directly?
For an agency-supplied mother’s help assignment, you pay FDS rather than employing the worker directly. Pricing starts from £21/hour with a minimum engagement of 3 hours per session. The final hourly charge and any agreed travel or other expenses are confirmed before the assignment.
Agency-supplied mother’s helpFrom £21/hourMinimum 3 hours per sessionCompare both pricing routesStart an enquiry
From brief to decision
How the introduction process works.
Filipino Domestic Services uses the household’s instructions to understand the position and make introductions. The household interviews candidates, checks suitability and decides whom to employ or engage.
See the complete matching process-
Define the shared-care brief
Describe the children, parent involvement, sole-charge periods, practical duties, schedule, location and working arrangement.
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Review candidate introductions
Filipino Domestic Services uses reasonable endeavours to introduce candidates it considers suitable for the work described.
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Interview and complete checks
The household assesses experience and suitability, follows up references and qualifications and completes the checks required for the role.
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Agree the employment arrangement
The household decides whom to hire and remains responsible for the contract, pay, payroll and other employment obligations.
Prepare a focused mother’s help enquiry.
A useful brief lets candidates understand the actual balance of shared childcare, sole-charge periods and light household support.
Start a mother’s help enquiry- Number and ages of the children
- Parent involvement during working hours
- Any regular sole-charge periods
- Core childcare and child-related duties
- Agreed light household tasks
- Days, hours, location and intended start date
- Live-in or live-out arrangement
- Any genuine driving, travel or cooking requirement
If you are deciding between shared care and regular sole-charge childcare, compare mother's help or nanny?
Questions about hiring a mother’s help.
What is the difference between a mother’s help and a nanny?
A mother’s help generally works alongside a parent who remains involved in daily childcare. A nanny role is childcare-led and can include regular sole-charge responsibility.
Can a mother’s help complete household duties?
Yes, where light practical tasks are stated in the brief and fit within the agreed hours. Choose a nanny-housekeeper or housekeeper when wider household work is substantial and recurring.
Can the role include sole-charge childcare?
Defined sole-charge periods can be included, but they should be stated clearly. A nanny may be the more accurate role when independent childcare is the regular priority.
Can Filipino Domestic Services introduce live-in and live-out candidates?
Filipino Domestic Services can consider the requested arrangement when reviewing the household brief. State the hours, location and accommodation details at the start of the enquiry.
Who employs the mother’s help?
For a direct placement, the household employs or engages the chosen candidate and is responsible for the contract, pay, payroll and relevant employment obligations.
What checks should the household complete?
The current client terms place responsibility on the household to assess suitability, follow up references and relevant qualifications and complete the checks required for the position.
Tell Filipino Domestic Services how shared care should work in your home.
Send the children’s details, parent involvement, duties, schedule, location and preferred working arrangement.