Community Posts, Tips & Support on Childcare & Education

Any mamas out there currently trying to pursue their GED and wanna be study buddies?

I’m due to return back to work very shortly and was wondering what peoples first day back looked like. Pretty sure I won’t have a classroom or a full timetable. I also don’t remember any of my log in details or the software we use (hoping some of this will come back to me!). Slightly worried they are just going t...

My daughter will be 1 soon and I’m debating a tonies box? Would you recommend?

Do you need life insurance on your children separately or can you just get one for yourself and put them under you as beneficiaries? What would be best? Which is better whole life or term?

Finding it hard to decide but might not have a choice soon. My husband is pro nursery and I'm just on the fence about it.

Hey, does anyone have any knowledge they could share on the 30 hours funded childcare, from April? We get 15 hours atm and it’s 11 hours per week, stretched. We pay 9 hours per week as my child goes twice a week (10 hr days). As of April the consumables cost is mental compared to what we’ve been paying. I’ve rea...

Does anyone else just not want their little one to start school on September . I’m dreading it! Feel like he’s not ready and also I’m not . 5 days all day seems too much 😩

SAHM are you sending your little one to preschool this fall? I’m on the fence as a SAHM and with her only being 2.5 years old.

For those whose little ones are at the nursery - does anyone else think that nursery fees have gone sky high lately? And Tax-free childcare is becoming a drop in the ocean as the allowance doesn’t rise. Not sure how many people will be able to afford nurseries soon as salaries don’t catch up with cost of living. Ju...

I went back to work as a supply teacher just two days a week. I have to update my details for the 15 hours free childcare but I won’t be renewing as I have barely even worked in the last three months. It’s been sickness after sickness since my daughter started nursery and now I’m worried I have to pay alll that mone...

What would you choose? I’m looking at switching my sons daycare for many reasons right now we have 2 top choices. 1. A home based daycare provides all meals and snacks only 3 other children (will be 5 with my twins). Play based learning and pretty good reviews. About 8 minutes from home. No formal communication ap...

Just wondering what career people have gone back to after having a baby and if there’s a dream job out there that works around childcare 🤣 How do people manage work/being a good employee and working around childcare. Currently working very long days to work less days but it’s just not working for our family.…

Hello, I will be starting a new job at Royal Hallamshire hospital and I have no idea how to find a nursery for my 22 month old girl. Anyone have suggestions/ideas or if you know any good nursery with places available?

When do our little ones start full time please? I’m so confused! Some telling me September 2026 and others say September 2027! Thank you xx

Im going back to work on 1st April. My little one doesn’t get free hours until September which we knew about but I still have a code to give to the Nursery. I have had a look on my Childcare account online, where do you access the tax free account? Thanks

Dear mums, I wanted to ask you, please - I come from the Czech Republic and nurseries do work differently in Europe. I just wonder if the following is really common in nurseries in the UK or whether it's more specific to our one: basically my little one is very happy there what's amazing ❤️ and teachers are so lovel...

Hi all, my nursery contract just changed and I'm a bit confused. Am I right that for kids over 3 we have 30h free childcare? This would mean 3 full days of 8am-6pm childcare. My nursery is giving me instead 5 half days 8-12.35 am. I think I'm missing free hours 🤔 am I being stupid or what? Have I overpaid all this…

Anyone can recommend nursery around. I would like my baby when he turns 1.

I’m a bit confused on my nursery fees. I received my invoice today and it’s £576 per month WITH funding but when I calculated it, it was £270. On the invoice it also says “11.2 hours funding” but I thought that was for people who use the nursery all year round? Like the stretch it so it can be used over summer holid...

I am a SAHM and I need a break. I was thinking of splitting my little ones up so they go together one morning a week but then also go another morning on different days so I get some one to one time with them. They are two and three. What do you think are the cons of this?