12+ hour, 21+ min ago  (1245+ words) When my son first started nursery, we were called to pick him up early eight times in 10 weeks. As I sat in meetings, determined to prove I could still do my job after 10 months of maternity leave, my stomach would…...

14+ hour, 21+ min ago  (630+ words) The creation of thousands more childcare places in England will help families fight the "cost-of-living battle, Sir Keir Starmer has told Metro. A new expansion of nurseries will mean 331 schools across the country get a share of "45 million in government…...

2+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (610+ words) It's little secret that women are forced to take more career breaks than men if they choose to have a child, with maternity leave being the most obvious example. Although taking time off to nurse and bond with their newborns…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (661+ words) A manager at a Minnesota daycare has spoken out after Donald Trump suspended federal childcare payments over alleged "Somali daycare fraud. A viral video posted by the right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley, showing him speaking to employees of a daycare in…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1231+ words) He's not breathing,' I said quietly." My two-month old baby, Zephyr, was completely white and blood streaked down from his nose." Without a second to spare, my friend lifted him from my arms, laid his lifeless body on the table…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1008+ words) We traded boardrooms for Bali beaches " and it's been the best decision we've ever made,' says mum-of-one, Hayley Trow. You might think leaving everything behind to travel the world would put a strain on your finances, but Hayley and her…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1060+ words) On Monday, I did something that thousands of other parents did: I dropped my first born off for her first day of secondary school. It was a moment I'd been planning for seven years. In that time I uprooted my family…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (767+ words) The day that then Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced 30 hours of free childcare for all households in England earning under "100k, I sat in my car and I sobbed." It was pure frustration. I have no problem at all with the notion…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (540+ words) Working parents will soon be entitled to up to 30 hours of funded childcare a week " but there's only a couple of days left to apply, or risk losing out on major savings. This policy change will see the number of…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago  (844+ words) For many kids, the best part of going to bed isn't being wrapped up snug as a bug in a rug, it's getting to enjoy a bedtime story. Ideally, with voices. But if mum is the one always tucking the…...