Community Posts, Tips & Support on Childcare & Education

Someone posted in a comment somewhere before about a site/app that has approved things for children e.g suncream - it had a variety of suncreams with different reviews/approvals/avoidances etc I can’t for the life of me find out what it was called. My description isn’t very good but can anyone help what it was calle...

Anyone else that goes through child maintenance struggling to get through on the phone? Been calling for about a week now waiting for over an hour every time and not got an answer

Please tell me I’m not the only one that is struggling with their LO picking up every bug from nursery!!! Losing the plot 😂

Trying to get really organised about childcare when I go back to work after my Mat leave and been thinking about what days I want to go back to work, when/how do you go about letting work know? Would you send them an email? What would you write? Thank you

I'm thinking about sending my daughter to nursery next year but I don't know what I'm doing how do I apply for a place for her I've done the application for 15 hours free but I don't have any clue how to apply for a place do I need to phone about or do I need to go into nursery's and ask ? X

Would someone who has a child at bright horizon or anyone in general who understands how the 15 hours funded hours works mind explaining this to me? As I read it that it’s going to cost me over 600 pound a month AFTER the funded hours to put my child in nursery for two days a week. I’m sorry what? That is daylight...

I just moved to this area a month ago and I want to know the application and how the selection process works.

It’s my second night of work and I’ve been crying nonstop. Did I go back to soon ?

Hey everyone. I'm looking for drop in child care, assistance with potty training only 1-2 days a week. I home school my little one since I work from home. I noticed he's very advanced in some areas but the social skills may need extra help. I'm not ready to put him in a weekly program. 1-2 day program about 2-3 hour...

Hello Ladies I am soo confused with nurseries.. Is here someone who puts their child in the nursery only for the funded hours ? When I called up the nurseries around i get told there's always a charge because they are open all year round.. I'm just so confused and been trying to find the right nursery for my not so ...

So I have no idea about nurseries or anything like that 😬 I’m due to go back to work in January. baby will be 9 months and I almost think he’s too young to be in nursery 5 days a week! I also have no idea about how the nursery system works (with paying). Is anyone in the same boat? 😅 I guess I’m just panicking a…

I have a 3yr old and a 5yr old. It'll be at my house for when its half term and I have to work. But it'll be Monday to Friday for 8 hours, (9 is preferable) and I can't really afford much more than 400 for the week 😕

My daughter is being labeled by the teacher as shy in her preschool prep class… I don’t really agree with it. I know my daughter takes her time to build trust and is cautious. But I feel like labeling her shy makes her different and other children in the class will treat her differently. She’s absorbing the label an...

Hey guys 👋🏽, scary times having to apply for schools for our little ones 🥲. We are moving out of area but waiting on all the legal stuff to go through for the house, just wondering if anyone knows can we apply for schools in the new area without having a “permanent” address there at the moment? Just worried if…

Anyone else's child starting preschool ( age 3) next year

Just been refused entry to nursery as we mentioned at drop off he had calpol earlier as had complained of growing pains through the night. Feels like a weird policy, have you also got this policy?

Hi girls Are you still using/have baby gates around the house? Thanks

My LO was born on 1 July 2024. When is it recommended I apply for day nursery places? I plan to go back to work in May 2025. What is the process like? Any tips or recommends?

I always knew I was going to home-educate my child, but I lived in London then, where there are many many many hime-educating groups. I feel a little lonely at the minute, trying to find my feet in this new path, and would love to know if anyone else here is going through the same? X

Hi ladies, I would like to change nursery but read that it’s not possible to change childcare provider during ongoing term, I would loose this funding. Do you know any details?