childcare

Christmas is a time to relax and spend quality time with your family and friends. If your regular nanny is taking a break over the Christmas period or you are in need of an extra pair of hands to help with the kids then hiring a temporary nanny is an excellent choice. With over 25 years of experience matching temporary and emergency nannies with clients, here are our tips i...

​At Greycoat Lumleys, we look to not only provide a premier service as a domestic staffing agency, but also to stay at the forefront of this industry, which occasionally includes talking about some difficult topics. Thanks to the ongoing fight for gender equality and equity, we are gradually breaking down stereotypes in the workplace. Movements advocating for women in STEM, ...

​Established in 1996, the highly respected Greycoat Lumleys is a professional agency, supplying the best bespoke Childcare family solutions for their clients, applying a personalised service and this method of nurturing relationships is fundamental to their success; Kate Cranston-Stephens combined her experience as a former nanny, maternity nurse and teacher to design the fi...

While Christmas is undoubtedly a season brimming with festive joy, it can also bring with it an element of organisational stress. Gathering the presents, preparing the food, hosting parties and - of course - spending quality time with the family can add up to quite the workload. This is where employing the help of a household staff agency can really help you get the most out...

Right now, I know it must seem like you can’t open a newspaper, switch on the news, or listen to the radio without being bombarded with pending doom! Recession, a weak pound, cost of living crisis, rising interest rates, even the odd hose pipe ban! Many of you may now be thinking about either returning to working abroad, or even considering it for the first time. It is true...

​Greycoat Lumleys Switzerland Ski Open Days -14th to 18th March 2022Greycoat Lumleys returns to ski resorts of Switzerland this March for exclusive recruitment Open DaysDespite a challenging couple of years, leading specialist recruitment agency Greycoat Lumleys has invested and grown and is returning to Switzerland for a series of Open Days.They will be meeting and intervie...

​What a 25th anniversary year it has been!This was our 25th anniversary year and, like everyone, we went into 2021 hoping for the best but braced for the unexpected. We had reason to be positive: despite the challenges of 2020, we had invested and seen growth in the most challenging year ever. We are pleased to report that 2021 certainly delivered and we owe it to you – our ...

​Things are changing quickly and it’s not just businesses that are having to “pivot” in order to keep up – families are too! As social and travel dates are rescheduled and businesses open up, parents are having to change plans rapidly and that’s before you factor in unexpected events or just suddenly needing an extra pair of hands. But parents across Britain are managing to ...

​A reflective Christmas, a bright 2021 and a huge thank you to all our clients and candidatesIt would be something of an understatement to say that 2020 was a challenging year for everyone. But amidst the uncertainty we managed to achieve a number of things to be proud of this year – perhaps even more so because of the challenges.We couldn’t be prouder of our teams who worke...

​Welcome to our 2021 Salary SurveyTwenty-five years is a huge milestone for any business – or relationship. The challenges of the past year make this, the 25th anniversary edition of our salary survey that much more significant and something we are suitably proud of.Like any business - but perhaps more so given the nature of what we do and the unique way we do it - relations...