Articles Tagged: 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.

Working mums rely on their team of 10 to get them through the week

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Sep 20, 2011

Researchers claim most modern mums who juggle home, work and children, have a 'team' of around 10 friends and family who they rely on to keep everything on track and stop them becoming totally frazzled by their commitments.

Are you a guilty parent? Time to ignore the endless bossy studies

By Marianne Kavanagh, Sep 16, 2011

Here’s the golden rule of being a parent: whatever you do is wrong.

8 out of 10 Britons think one parent should stay home with children

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Sep 15, 2011

New research by the Labour party has found that 8 in ten Britons think that one parent should stay at home with the children rather than go out to work.

Terrible Twos: Starting nursery, part two

By Pip Jones, Sep 14, 2011

So, after a settling in period at the end of last week, Ava has officially started nursery. Her life has changed tremendously in the space of a few days – and so has mine.

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?

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