My Family Care

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Industry Employee Benefits Headquarters London Type of business Limited company		Website www.myfamilycare.co.uk Founded 14 August 2006

Key people Ben Black, CEO, Oliver Black, CEO, Amanda Coxen, CEO

My Family Care is an employee benefits company based in the United Kingdom

Founded by Ben Black the company started as a web based service Emergency Childcare - expanding to set up an Eldercare service and offer other family benefits. Ben and Oliver Black’s chain of successful nanny agencies, Tinies Childcare, were used to support the parents registering for the service nationwide.

As Emergency Child and Home Care Ltd the company offered web based backup childcare and backup eldercare services, winning the Daily Telegraphs Trailblazers Award in 2007. Later in 2007 the company took over BUPA’s corporate childcare division, gaining their personal childcare search and helpline services, plus several key corporate clients.

Over 350,000 employees in the UK have access to My Family Care’s services. Their clients include government agencies, corporations and service firms, as well as the Met Police and the NHS.

In 2008, My Family Care won Microsoft's People Moving Business Award for 'Most Innovative use of Mobile Technology'.

In 2009 My Family Care was one of the BT Business Essence of the Entrepreneur Winners. As part of the competition, Ben Black had his photograph taken by Rankin.

In 2010 My Family Care was one of the Smarta 100 winners. The Smarta 100 awards businesses in the UK.

Services available to UK companies include:

Consultancy & Training

Backup Care

Care Search

Life Transition Coaching

Relocation Solutions

On-Site Childcare

My Family Care also owns the successful parent matching website Nannyshare.co.uk.

References

My Family Care Wikipedia

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