Community Posts, Tips & Support on Childcare & Education

When does daycare drop offs get easier🥹 its been a week and my son cries when getting dropped off and I hate it lol. This is also his first time ever being away from both of us with anyone for the whole day, family included😩 Comment thing’s that I could do to help him!

Hi has anyone ever worked part time in retail and has Uc fund nursery? My son is 19months old and I’ll be starting a new job soon and since it’s under 16 hours uc said they can fund it do they only fund the days your working because my days might be different every week

Pls help. I am a nurse by background but I’m so sick of it I’m burnt out and lost passion for it entirely. Like I literally can’t anymore. What careers would accept a nurse out there? They all require some sort of business-ish experience… I’ve been rejected from everything and I guess an emergency nurse isn’t an ide...

I'll be calling some helplines later today but wondered if anyone had any advice in the meantime. I've been made redundant meaning I'll no longer be eligible for the 15 hours funded childcare or tax free childcare top up. This means my childcare bill is going to increase yet I'm going to have no money coming in. I...

So I recently had to put my son in daycare and it was less than a month when I started feeling like there was a lot of issue arising. Communication was poor. But they always had an excuse like wifi was down to upload photos, feed reports, and respond to questions I may have had. Never let me to the back to exami...

Hello ladies! This might seem a weird question 😅 But are there any daycare which doesn’t allow babies to wear footwear inside the rooms? I have been in daycares in singapore where they remove the babies shoes outside the rooms and wash their hands regularly after outdoor play,etc. u am not able to see something…

Someone please tell me it’s not too late to go back to school 😭 i’m 25, going to be 26 in February and I want to go back to school to be a dental hygienist. I used to be a dental assistant but I became a stay at home mom after my daughter was born. While i was a dental assistant I was planning on going to school to…

Hi! I’m looking to work at kids r kids in Houston. It says that they are open from 6am -6pm. However, they said each staff works 8 hour shifts. How does that work considering the school is opened for 12 hours? I know every school is different but I wanted to see if anyone has an idea on how they adjust the hours for...

Does anyone else’s toddler attend nursery now part time?

Hey ladies. When do we have to apply for schools for reception start? I feel so confused by it all

My daughter is turning 16 on the 20 th of November and I am busting my butt to finish these decorations for her party that Saturday 😳 tired is an understatement and I'm not even half way through but look at what I've got done and let me know your thoughts 🤷🏻‍♀️

Hoping to get some direction on how and when I should use these days if anyone can help🤗. For context I’m a secondary school teacher- Geograpgy and Sociology and HOY 10. I should be returning to work June 2025. Does anyone have any advice or experience with using KIT/SPLIT days?

I am on the fence about whether to start my little boy in school nursery next year or keep him in his private nursery until he starts reception. I contacted our local primary school in September to ask for a tour of the nursery and they said someone would call me back to arrange this. Since then I have had no contac...

Is anyone’s little one going to Corner House Nursery in Falkirk or going to be? :)

Can any moms recommend good subsidized daycares in the North York area? I appreciate your help, thanks

Hi mamas! I was scheduled for an induction on Sunday and had my baby girl yesterday morning at 5 am. I only had a couple rounds of pushing and she came out! I’m so obsessed with her she’s so cute🥹❤️hang in there mamas it’s almost your time if you haven’t had your baby yet❤️🙌

I'm looking for a daycare for my 20 month old. Many of them are filled up. We only need part-time for now.

Any recommendation on where to find a good and reliable nanny housekeeper? I’m looking for a replacement for my nanny housekeeper asap, things are bad, right now, and I’m about to give birth any day now. Seriously need the help (I also have toddlers).

My son is 2. My daughter is 6. My partner works full time. I would like to start working full time too. At the moment I work 15 hours from home, so we don't need childcare at all. How much on average do you pay for child care? We're not eligible for sure start in our area, I checked today. I'm asking because I woul...

I live in a rural farming town. I work in a school and each week we do a new letter in preschool. We try to incorporate the letter into the art so they see it. For T we had them cut out an uppercase T and then put leaves on the top for a tree. The kids want to do a combine. I'm trying to incorporate a c into what I ...