Community Posts, Tips & Support on Childcare & Education

Anyone else dreading sending their LO to school? I’m a SAHM and although he goes to nursery a couple of mornings a week he’s mainly with me. I feel sad that he’s going to go from being safe with me to stuck in a classroom with 30 odd other kids and he’s just a number and that’s for the next 12 years.. I know it’s ...

For any part time mums out there are you claiming universal credit or tax free childcare? Me and my partner are really struggling to get by with childcare costs totalling 500-600£ after tax free childcare deduction. It’s crippling us. My partner doesn’t want all the meetings and hassle with universal credit. I w...

Can anyone say how long it takes for the government to top up the account with the extra 20% once you pay money into it? We start nursery end of May but not sure when they will ask for payment, and so just wondering how long it takes for you to see the gov help in the account? Hope that makes sense! X

Has anyone had their child in the Growing Room Fort Myers daycare? Or does anyone have any good recommendations? I’m going back to work and I’m so worried about finding a place I know will take good care of him. He’s 7months

Hi! So my son is 3 and goes to nursery for 3 days a week. 30 hours total. We get the 30 hours funding but still have a huge bill. Don’t get me wrong we expect to still pay but it seems extortionate. I’m just trying to see what other people pay with the funding? It’s stretched so he only gets 24hrs a week funding. If...

How the heck am I supposed to be okay with this? Like I only trust a small handful of people to mind my boys & this is knocking my mind so much. It’s my first borns settling session today & then he’s doing a full day on Friday & i am UNWELL about the whole thing 😵‍💫 I know he’s going to love it & hes going to…

Going back to work soon and thinking about using a childminder instead of full time nursery. What are some things you look for in a childminder? ALSO I receive UC will they help towards the childcare costs for a childminder rather than nursery?

Does anyone have any experiences good or bad at jubilee nursery in Padworth? Looking at sending my son for first time when he will be 19 months old.

Where to put what? Wall 4 has a closet (behind the door), and nothing going on wall 3 as it’s the window but I wanted to differentiate wall 2&3.

Hello I am Currently 32 Weeks Pregnant. I was layed off of my job around 20 weeks due to budget cuts. I did receive unemployment but it only was covering my rent and i also do Amazon flex and DoorDash but that only cover utilities and necessities for my almost two year old. I thought I would have my refund by now bu...

Hi all, my LO is starting nursery soon and wanted to know what are the specifics questions to ask when meeting with them.

Hi all, my son is starting nursery soon and wanted to know what are the specifics questions to ask when meeting with them.

I currently work from home and so does my husband. We have a part time nanny, but my job is getting more demanding. We talked about daycare, but I can’t do it. The plan was to wait until she’s 2.5. She’s currently 15 months. We also talked about getting a full time nanny, which I guess is fine. I don’t really like m...

Is anyone else having issues enrolling their kids for pre-k? We registered our daughter who’s 4 as of now, she’ll be 5 in October and they told us she doesn’t qualify due to my fiancé earning too much. They told us she’ll be able to go next year for Kinder, but I feel like she’ll be so behind educationally. I’ve tri...

Hi I'm really at odds here, started a new job so for now I'm going into the office when they ask me to. My dd goes to nursery twice a week but this week I need to go in on a day she won't be going in. The nursery said they don't have space for an extra day and a Childminder I recently connected with also isn't avail...

How much would you be expecting to pay per hour for an after school childminder? If they provide food and snacks as well? Is £7 and hour reasonable?

Officially approved on June Care. I'm actually excited to see how this works. I'm excited to help other moms out and bring my little one along. 😁

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I’m currently expecting my baby (37+1 weeks), due in May, and I’m already planning how to afford childcare whether that’s a nanny, childminder, or nursery here in London. I live in W2, and the costs are incredibly high. My question is: how can an average family with two decent salaries manage an additional £1,800–£2...

My daughter's been at this in home daycare for about a year now. At drop off today, they kind of sprung on me that they bought a building last week (they were closed for spring break all week) and will be moving daycare there sometime in June. We will keep our same prices, but newer kids will have a higher cost. I d...