The purpose of the childcare service is to support the coping of a person raising a disabled child (or at least a child with a high need for care and supervision, in exceptional cases) and to reduce the care load resulting from the child's special needs.

The target group of the service are children with medium, severe and profound disabilities with a high need for care and children with unspecified special needs aged 0-17 years.

With the help of the service, the parent's care load is reduced in order to allow free time from childcare to participate in employment, participate in trainings if necessary, look for a job and other activities that cannot be performed while caring for the child.

The childcare service provider is a self-employed person or a legal entity with a valid business license.

A nanny is a person directly providing a service who meets the requirements set forth in § 454 of the Social Welfare Act.

The service can be provided at the child's home or at the premises of the service provider. Outside the child's living space, the premises must meet the health protection requirements of the childcare service established on the basis of the Public Health Act and the premises and the evacuation routes of the premises must meet the requirements established on the basis of § 11 (4) of the Construction Code.

The nanny will follow the instructions, suggestions and recommendations of the parent and if necessary, the child's network specialists (for example, the treatment team).

The nanny’s task is to ensure a safe and development-promoting environment for the child and to perform appropriate care activities, including:

• taking into consideration the child's developmental potential and the need to develop daily routines;
• using ergonomic care techniques and aids;
• if necessary, carrying out nursing actions by administering medicines according to the prescriptions;
• monitoring the condition of the child's skin and if necessary, using appropriate care products;
• using and maintaining medical aids that support the functioning of the child's body;
• using different alternative communication options and if necessary, looking for suitable levels of communication that support the child's development.