Community Posts, Tips & Support on Childcare & Education

Can you please tell me salary shouldn’t exceed 100k for both parents or 100k each ? Thanks

nursery funded hours only cover 11 hours so how do people manage to work 16 hours to be eligible for 15 hours free childcare for 2 year olds 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

do you have to be working to get the 15 hours free childcare or just be on UC?

Any recommendations for a really good nursery around Hyde/ Mottram areas?

Can you use 30hrs of free childcare in more than one nursery?

Can anyone let me know how many utensils/bowls they used for weaning. How many bibs would you recommend? Thank you in advance

Hi fellow mummas, just wanted to ask what your experience is with getting daily update / observations / photos from nursery? Our 8 months old started nursery (one day a week) last month and I'm not sure if I am expecting too much in terms of update or not. On the same day, we currently get a daily diary which is ba...

Do you teach lower case or capitals first? Or perhaps both same time? I’m getting my daughter a wooden alphabet puzzle for Xmas and wondering which one to get. Some are just capitals, some are just lower case and some hold both capitals and lower case on the puzzle! Thanks in advance 🩷

If anyone is living in CA, Orange or Los Angeles county specifically, how are you guys surviving? Me & my husband are looking for our place & it’s so expensive :( what jobs do you guys have where you can afford to live out here? Especially with babies!

Hey I’m looking to connect with more mamas who homeschool their little ones. I currently homeschool my 6 & 7 y/o. We go to our local libraries to socialize and make it more fun for us. Are there any Co-ops in Ohio near Columbus ?

Child catches HFM from nursery. NHS guideline says no need to stay home from nursery. Nursery policy says 7 day exclusion. Should they refund the money for that exclusion period so parents can pay for alternative childcare?

I’ve been hearing everywhere that it’s almost impossible to get a job at a public school because of how competitive it is. It took me 6 months just to get a student teaching position and I still ended up at a private school.. I’m wondering if this is the same for teachers everywhere or it’s a localized problem.

context- we’ve been quite fortunate with our son. thus far we haven’t had to spend much on formula (BF), clothes/toys (hand me downs & charity shops) or nursery (SAHM). for the sake of family planning, im just a bit curious as to when it might get more expensive?

So both me and my partner work and universal credit helps with 85% of our childcare bill. Last month I got a work bonus so my paycheck was higher and they have given us nothing for childcare. Is there a way to get that back? To say that it’s my bonus ?

Hello! I was wondering if anyone knew of any daycares near downtown Orlando or winter park that offer scholarships or are income based. I’m a single mom of a 2.5 year old. Daycare tuition is just as much as my rent that I’m already struggling to pay on my own. I don’t qualify for the head start program for 4c appare...

Not due until late June and wouldn’t need daycare until mid September 2025 but with the waitlist times I figured it wouldn’t hurt to start looking now. I can’t figure out how working class people are possibly affording infant daycare. Everywhere I’m looking is like $2,000+ per month and that’s nearly my entire take...

I run a small business and I’m a stay at home mom for my son (20 months), because childcare wasn’t in the budget. I’m a little nervous though because I just saw my nephew (15 months) who goes to daycare and he just seems developmentally farther along than my son. I know every kid develops at a different pace, but I’...

Hi everyone, I've got a 13-month-old and 10 day old newborn. I was just wondering if there's any tips for day to day life for managing 2 under 2. We have my Mother in Law staying with us for a few months, I'm thinking how to manage both once she isn't here and my partner is back at work.. so far, thinking of maybe j...

Has anyone took someone through csa? I’m just wanting to know if it tells the person you’ve applied for it? My partner doesn’t contribute financially or in any other aspect, he see me struggling and doesn’t offer while he’s sat comfortably. The baby’s milk alone is £85 a month as she has laco free & needs double th...

Does anyone else think about the intangibles that you gain from attending public schools? i feel like i only hear about the negative side of the public schools system. People rant and rave about private or charter schools but i think there’s so much to be gained from a public school beyond the scope of intellectual ...