Community Posts, Tips & Support on Childcare & Education

What age did they start and when did it start getting better for them? Do they still cry a lot? Looking for reassurance but also real stories if it didn’t work out for you please

Any recommendations of dolls houses please for 3 year old!

When do we have to apply for our school babies?

I want to take my 8 month old to Plymouth circus but not sure if I have to pay for him as he won’t be sat in a seat. Has anyone take there little ones?

How many hours can you work without the amount they pay you be effected? My little girl is 2 next month and I have a 5 year old. I really don’t want to do full time work yet and know now they accept funding for 2 year olds. I was going to do a bit of work here and there while she’s at nursery for those hours. But do...

I am currently looking for a nursery. Do you have any points/suggestions on things to look out for or ask them when I got to check out the place?

Does anyone have a nanny and use the free childcare with them? The gov website says this can be used for ofsted registered Nanny’s, but my sons nanny doesn’t know anything about this and when I look at the nannytax website it says it can’t be used with them?! I’m so confused as because the gov website says this we t...

Hi! I’m going to visit a nursery tomorrow, can you give me any ideas for questions to ask? First time mum so not a clue!

I have a five year-old in kindergarten who is currently struggling with speech delay and I’m trying to find a school that have cameras in the classrooms in case of incidents or just to check on him throughout the day. Does anybody have any suggestions on where I can contact to get that information or any locations? ...

Thinking of opening a nursery in my house for children aged 0-4. How difficult is it to register in the UK to do this and for those who do it, how do you find it? Looking for some good point of views :)

Might be a stupid question but when are you meant to buy or put up baby gates? Never really thought about it until now

Hiya, So I reconfirmed my details for the 15 hours free childcare. It has been stopped and I have had to do the review. Me and my partner made under 100k a year and I make over £183 a week. On the message they said it was because I was not likely to make the amount I need to make to qualify the for free childcare. I...

Are there any good daycare centers for 3 yr olds in Hamburg? We're looking for a daycare that's closer to home and would love to get some recommendations! TIA🩷

So my oldest (2.5 year old) has been going to this in-home daycare since she was 1, and I really like/trust them, etc. My youngest is only 13 weeks and I’m really not ready to send her to daycare yet… but the daycare has been subtly pressuring me to start sending her or at least start paying to secure her spot. I’m ...

Hey all, I know it still far away but when does our babies start school? When do we need to apply for them?

Can anyone help? Applying for a preschool place (already) for January 2026. It asks which funded hours scheme I will use, but there’s two to choose from (see picture). I currently receive the 15 hours for working parents. Would I choose the universal 30 hours? Or the 30 hours for working parents? He won’t be going f...

How do you and the other parent both work full time jobs without daycare or family to help? I suggest we find job with opposite schedules and just go with that but he insists it’s just not going to work. I don’t really understand but I’m open for suggestions? How do you make it work?

How are we all dealing with the anxiety about starting daycare? 😭 FTM and my little starts on Monday 😭

Hey mamas, So I’m quite embarrassed to write about this as we don’t have enough money for the desire I’m about to express but I’d love to send my child to private school, especially for the first years of school like from age of 4 to 7 , is there any way of getting help from the government to do that if we can’t aff...

My LB is due to start primary school next September (he turns 4 July ‘25) and I was hoping for some primary school recommendations?