In today’s fast-paced world, working parents are often stretched thin trying to balance their careers with the demands of childcare. Whether it’s long shifts, unpredictable hours, or the lack of affordable nursery options, families are under immense pressure. That’s why Help One exists – to stand beside working mothers and fathers, offering practical, emotional, and financial support so they can care for their children with dignity and confidence.

Financial Assistance – Because Every Bit Counts

One of Help One’s core missions is to provide targeted financial support for childcare-related needs. This includes:

• One-off grants in cases of urgent financial stress (job changes, illness, unexpected childcare costs);
• Monthly subsidies for working parents on low incomes using private childcare services;
• Partial coverage for holiday clubs, weekend care, or school activity fees in critical moments.

This kind of support offers breathing space for families. It creates room to focus on work, secure income, and avoid choosing between paying bills or paying for safe childcare.

Flexible Childcare and Emergency Cover

Help One maintains a trusted network of vetted childcare providers – including nannies, childminders, and local day centres. Through this, the organisation offers:

• Rapid referrals to short-term, flexible childcare options;
• Advice on choosing age-appropriate and safe services aligned with parental working hours;
• Coverage or co-funding in situations where no public alternative is available.

For many parents, especially those with rotating shifts or weekend work, this type of help is a lifeline. Help One ensures parents don’t have to choose between losing a day’s pay and leaving their child unattended.

Legal Guidance and Employment Rights

Caring for a child isn’t just a logistical challenge – it often involves navigating complex systems. Help One offers free and accessible legal and employment-related advice to working parents. This includes:

• Guidance on parental leave, flexible working rights, and part-time employment options;
• Help with completing benefit applications, childcare tax credit forms, and housing support claims;
• Advocacy in cases of unfair dismissal, workplace discrimination or child custody conflict.

For parents who feel overwhelmed or misinformed, these services make all the difference. Knowing your rights empowers you to advocate not only for yourself, but for your child’s wellbeing.

Mental Health and Emotional Support

Help One recognises that emotional health is an essential part of childcare support. When parents are mentally and emotionally stable, their children benefit too. To support this, Help One offers:

• Access to free or subsidised counselling with child-friendly schedules;
• Peer-led support groups for working parents (both online and in person);
• Workshops and webinars on managing stress, emotional resilience, and family communication.

For a parent juggling work, school pick-ups, and night-time worry, this emotional space is vital. Help One provides not just solutions, but also solidarity.

Real Stories of Impact

Many families who turn to Help One share common experiences: lack of extended family nearby, difficulty finding reliable care at short notice, or reduced hours due to lack of childcare options. One parent described how a short-term grant helped pay for after-school care during a period of transition. Another explained how access to emergency weekend cover allowed them to keep a job they were at risk of losing.

These stories highlight the organisation’s real and lasting impact. What might seem like a small intervention often prevents job loss, protects children from instability, and gives parents a renewed sense of strength.

What Makes Help One Different?

• Individualised support – each family works with a dedicated case coordinator.
• Accessibility – easy online applications, phone consultations, and local partnerships.
• Responsiveness – urgent childcare support is provided within 48 hours when needed.
• Long-term strategy – parents are not just supported in crisis, but also helped to develop sustainable plans.

Help One doesn’t take a one-size-fits-all approach. They listen, adapt, and walk alongside parents for as long as needed.

Caring for the Parent Is Caring for the Child

Help One operates with a clear philosophy: you cannot expect a child to thrive if their parent is just surviving. Supporting a working parent is not charity – it’s an investment in the social and emotional wellbeing of an entire generation.

The organisation’s vision is rooted in dignity, not dependency. They recognise that working parents are doing their best, often under impossible pressure. What they need isn’t judgement – it’s support, flexibility, and respect.

When a parent can go to work without fear or guilt, knowing their child is safe and cared for, it changes everything. It reduces stress, increases productivity, and allows for genuine connection at home. It means meals are eaten together, homework gets done, and bedtime isn’t rushed chaos.

A Call to Community

Help One believes childcare is not just a personal responsibility – it is a shared societal duty. When we make care affordable, flexible, and accessible, everyone benefits. Businesses retain employees. Children gain stability. Families gain peace.

This is why Help One works tirelessly – not just to support individuals, but to change attitudes and systems. They partner with local authorities, charities, and private donors to build a network of hope around families that need it most.

When Parents Are Supported, Children Soar

Help One is more than a support service – it’s a promise. A promise that no parent should have to sacrifice their income, wellbeing, or dignity just to keep their child safe. A promise that working families are seen, valued, and protected.

Their work is changing lives – one family, one week, one urgent call at a time.

Because when we care for the people who care, we make space for a better, more compassionate future.