I was wondering if anyone could help me with a childcare question? What do people do when their normal childcare isn't available?

I know it sounds like a stupid question but having no-one I can call on for occasional childcare I have to call in sick or take what little annual leave I have, and do that at short notice. My normal childcare is great, though, and I don't want to change.

But my daughter is too young to simply be left with a different childminder she doesn't know. What do other people do?

Are there nanny-type people who can come to your house every so often? Are there any nannies in Caithness at all? My friend has a girl who looks after her children one evening a week when she has to work but she lives in a city where there are more options.

Any advice would be appreciated!