The websites, described as ‘Uber for babysitting’, offer parents an easy way to find sitters ALAMYThey are billed as convenient childcare at the swipe of a screen, but babysitting apps and websites have been criticised for failing to vet carers, putting young children at risk. Websites including childcare.co.uk and apps such as Babysits and Bubble, often described as an “Uber for babysitting”, offer parents an easy way to find sitters. But The Sunday Times found it was easy to sign up as a sitter, with a reporter falsely claiming to have passed criminal record checks and to be qualified in first aid. The companies say the onus for verifying claims lies solely with the parents. Childcare.co.uk, one of the UK’s biggest such sites, let the reporter sign up instantly, but used warning lights to show parents she had not uploaded…

Source: The Times January 14, 2018 00:05 UTC