Childcare

latest childcare news and features

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  The value of a mother

  I made a choice when my children were born to take time out of going out to work to become a stay...

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  Elite nannies learn martial arts to foil kidnap threats to wealthy children

  May 8th, 2013

  If you thought the school run was fraught with perils, spare a thought for the kids of the rich and...

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  Spying on your childminder or nanny

  Nanny Debbie is 'rough and rude' with the little boy in her care. She sits on benches chatting with...

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  Speak for yourself, Liz Truss, says this stay-at-home mother

  Apr 24th, 2013

  Oh no. Liz Truss is at it again with unsolicited advice for families. Not content with deriding...

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  Are competitive nurseries a step too far?

  Mar 28th, 2013

  The strain on the nursery worker's face was palpable as I dropped my two–year-son off for his...

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  Would you put your toddler into a Night Nursery?

  Mar 21st, 2013

  For some British parents, the idea of putting their children into daycare fills them with dread....

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  Is Supernanny Jo Frost 'unasseptable' to today's parents?

  Is it time for Jo Frost to throw in the towel? As the 42-year-old Queen of the Naughty Step...

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  Parents can claim back £1200 or 20 per cent of childcare costs, says Government

  Mar 19th, 2013

  A new tax-free childcare scheme is to be rolled out by the Government.

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  How to make a nanny share work

  How is it that in the middle of a recession, when most families are watching their pennies, nannies...

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