Childcare

Choosing childcare: Which childcare option is best for your child

By Eleanor Tucker, Oct 11, 2011

The different childcare options and the pros and cons of nursery, nanny, childminder, au pair and family.

Two thirds of stay at home mums employ childcare to recharge their batteries

By Liz Stansfield, Oct 6, 2011

A massive 63 per cent of stay-at-home mums actually employ childcare to have time away from their children to recharge or catch up on household chores.

Au pairs

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Sep 27, 2011

If you think having an au pair is all very bourgeois and middle class, think again - it's actually a surprisingly good value childcare option.

When is the best time for your child to start nursery?

By Kyrsty Hazell, Sep 12, 2011

Take a look at this video created by BritMums, where mums discuss the when is the 'right' time for children to start nursery. Where do your views lie?

Parents spend third of income on childcare - more than any other country

By Liz Stansfield, Sep 7, 2011

Research from Save the Children and Daycare Trust shows we're spending almost a THIRD of our income just on childcare, making Britain the most expensive country to be a working parent.

Can you ever really share childcare equally?

By Hazel Davis, Jun 30, 2011

I have it all planned out. My first baby will be born this month. My partner has four weeks paternity leave, supplemented by saved-up holiday. Then he will have Mondays and Tuesdays off work while I carry on working (from home) and he looks after the baby.

Summer camps

By Ursula Hirschkorn, Jun 27, 2011

The summer holidays are looming large and if you are at a loss as to how to keep the children entertained then it might be worth considering a US style summer camp.