About Bubble

When asked who their ideal babysitter is, most parents will reply, ‘Mary Poppins!’. In reality, sitters and nannies who are practically perfect in every way tend not to blow in on the east wind. With a world of sitters to choose from, parents have traditionally relied on agencies to filter through the candidates and find the best-suited applicants, conduct interviews, check references and sort the paperwork. For an agency to find the Poppins for every position is time-consuming and expensive but when it comes to children’s happiness, safety and wellbeing, parents are understandably prepared to pay a premium. Thankfully, however, …

Continue Reading…Are Babysitting Agencies Worth The Hassle?

Thousands of parents across the UK are now booking babysitters on bubble every single day and two things we see quite clearly are: For many parents leaving our kids with a babysitter for the first time can be daunting. And… Booking a sitter is no longer something we only do for special occasions or Saturday nights. Both of these factors are contributing to a trend of mums (and dads too) increasingly tapping their app to get in help when they need it – whatever they need it for. We’re calling these occasions, a parent’s “mundane luxuries”. They’re the type of …

Continue Reading…A Sitter’s not just for Saturday Night

As part of our ongoing partnership with baby charity, Tommy’s, we recently asked Tommy’s employee, Caroline, to treat herself and her husband to a well-deserved night out, using bubble to find a babysitter for their two little girls. Here’s what she thought of her first-ever bubble experience… Was it easy to get started? I’ve been using a different babysitting service for ages now and I know exactly what I need to do to book someone, so, I’ll be honest, I was slightly apprehensive about trying something new. I was expecting it to be really complicated to set bubble up on …

Continue Reading…Tips For Tommy’s: bubble app review

We’re so pleased to launch our charity partnership with Tommy’s, an amazing organisation, not only carrying out ground-breaking research into miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth but also providing critical support to parents and families affected. Now, parents using bubble to book their babysitters are able to add a “Tip for Tommy’s” when paying for their sit, and whenever they do, we’ll be donating our £3.50 booking fee to the charity as well. Tommy’s operates four research centres across the UK investigating the causes and treatments for miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. The centres also host clinics where pregnant women at …

Continue Reading…Our Charity Partner – Tommy’s