Childcare & Education

I’m sure this has been posted before, but any recommendations for what to get ? I’m all for chocs and Stuff, but just wondered if anyone had done anything a bit different / any nursery workers on here (past or present) that could let me know what they loved to get ? Thanks ladies 🎄

Do you put in the full amount owed to the nursery or pay the amount calculated that is "your portion" of the childcare. I.e if the fee was 100 pounds would I pay 80 on the gov portal with a view they would Top it up, or still pay the 100? Hopefully that makes sense x

So we just started daycare not even a month ago. We started the auto pay. It was suppose to be 72.50 every week. We looked at our account and this week they took 102.5 . This is the first auto payment we had . We're just confused.

Can someone please explain nursery funding to me as I’m trying to figure out our finances for when I’m back at work. Would we qualify for any funding for our LO starting nursery in April 2025? Our combined income before tax is £120K.

Has anyone applied for the 30 hours for their child yet ? Can we apply this early? Does anyone have a link i remember I had to apply last year for the 15 hours I can't remember where I did it online it just shows for the working 30 hours but I'm looking for the normal 30 hours you get when your child turns 3 ? T...

Omg…. I’m going into panic mode. Just started a new job and I did not think about the nursery closing dates over Christmas until the new year. I’ve managed to get some help from family as they are off on some of the dates but there is one day I’ll have to have my child at home with me ☹️ if I can work from home that...

Has anyone signed up for this, the lady at my little boys nursery told me quite quickly on the way out of picking him up today about this on HMRC and she said it could save me some money as I’m paying his nursery fees atm until he turns 3. Tried to look online but can’t find anything at all about it???

Hello ladies, I’m hoping someone might be able to help me. I’ve just received my invoice from my sons nursery for January and noticed that I’ve been charged for January 1st which is a bank holiday.. that in itself isn’t the issue as the t&cs does state that the nursery is closed public holidays but fees are still...

Hi, I don’t know why but the whole ‘childcare’ options confuse me so much. My toddler just turned 3 in Nov 2024. I’m on Universal C and my partner works full time. My toddler has never been Nursery as the free funding nurseries were not great looking and we can’t afford the £1k pcm for private nursery. So my co...

How do you do it? Baby wear or use one of those trolleys with the baby seat on? I don’t know if she will be able to sit up in trolley as she’s 5m and not sitting unaided.

Hi!! first time mum & wanted to know how the daycare system works. I love SE Calgary, we applied when she was 4 months old. Would they let us know there's a long wait list? Or will they call us a month before I'm back at work to say they're full 😬 thanks in advance mom friends!

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Hi anyone suggest any good daycares in LA? Specifically near DTLA? Also, if you can explain CRCC to me that would be great! Thank you!

I will have a few days a week where my husband leaves too early for work and won't be able to drop off our toddler. I have always dropped off my toddler to daycare on the way to work. Daycare is about half an hour drive from home and in February when I give birth we're going to still be in winter weather (we live up...

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Looking for people who have sent their babies to nursery early around the 7 months mark, would you be able to share your experiences of this? I am looking to go back to work around then (money is one of the main motivators) and we are only looking to send baby 2 days a week. Feeling an overwhelming sense of guilt ...