Community Posts, Tips & Support on Childcare & Education

Hello can anyone please advise me on what I need to do about nursery iv been told waiting lists is massive my son is nearly 8 months do I start looking at what one I wil send him to now

With working in a school, I was hoping that I could use all of my childcare vouchers during term time only. However, I visited a local Montessori, who offered for the vouchers to be spread over 51 weeks instead, meaning that we would loose lots of hours? Has anybody looked into this yet? As I know spaces will be tig...

Is anybody else struggling with there application? I’m going back to work January and it says I can apply but I get nothing through. Confused!

I’m having a baby in January. He has a nursery space due to start Sept 2025 when will he be eligible for 15 free hours?

Hi All, I started to research nurseries. I was so happy for the Gov funded 30hs from Sept 2025 until I have been told by a couple of nurseries that they plan to increase their prices, so parents will still have to pay more and less the same money as now, being on a 15hs Gov funded scheme. Is anyone having the same e...

how does it work? I'm so confused my lo is entitled to 15 hours, does the nursery give free hours? or am I right to say I'm paying ? and why

My 8 month old has been attending a lovely child minder down the road twice a week for about a month now. The lady is so lovely, her house is so welcoming and my daughter seems to love it. Obviously I understood her terms and conditions when we decided to enrol her there, but I think I was so distracted with the tr...

I have 10 months baby girl , soon I will have a job so I want to look for good day care to put her in and government approved and not too expensive to put her there and it has to be in Brookyln. Thanks yall!

I'm considering doing something for the nurses since they help so much during delivery, but unsure of how to go about it. Did any of you get gifts for the nurses during your delivery? If so, what were they and how did you distribute them considering the nurses change shifts and keep rotating?

Do you need to have a nursery picked to apply for the tax free childcare? I'm moving end of the month and I'll be picking childcare from the start of November. I don't know if I need to have nursery/childminder codes to apply for the tax free childcare

So for... 1 day a week my LB attends private nursery 1 day a week with his Nannie 3 days a week with me. Come April next year I have the option to send him to school nursery 4 days per week or keep him in private nursery 2 days a week I'm kind of stuck what to do tbh . Is one better than the other , is he a bi...

Sooo i was for school for awhile and seeing alot of parents pulling or starting home school, or online school. What are the pros and what are the con?? My daughter has asd she is hight functioning. I'm really wanting to do k-12. What do they provide? is it worth it? Is online school better than school? Do they l...

Hey mamas, hope this is allowed! Sharing a very important petition for Scotland to step-up and provide the same childcare promised by England. https://petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE2111 Please check this out and share with your networks. (this is not just a mama’s issue!) 💪

I can’t believe the tuition rates! What the heck?!

Hello! I’m so confused on how the nursery fees work! I left visiting a day care nursery (I intend to put my litttle one in from 9 months old) and their prices were like £300-400! I thought we got 15 hours free a week if we’re working parents? My idea schedule would be that my LO goes to daycare for the morning ses...

Any recommendations on black out curtains or treatments for windows? There are ones you apply directly to the window (adhesive), blinds, and curtains. Putting them in nursery and bedroom.

Hey! Hoping someone can help me understand… I return to work on 15th ocotber and little one will be attending nursery 2 and half days a week. UC have said that when I pay the child care on the 1st of every month to upload the invoices etc through the child care option. However, I am confused as to when they reimb...

Hi, my LB is 9 weeks old and we’re looking at nursery options around/near Bromborough. Has anyone got any recommendations and/or places to avoid? TIA x

Anyone else thinking to homeschool their child? I'm really struggling to make a decision!

Hi, just checked my child maintenance account and I have seen this what it says in arrears? I don’t do collect and pay it’s just transferred so does this mean my baby’s dad owes me this amount?