childcare

The Government says the new guidance will help parents save cash by preventing 'overcharging on childcare'

How much you could save on free childcare - as new 'protections' added

Half term can be a stressful time for parents but it doesn't have to be.

The nine ways that parents can beat the stress this half term

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Storm Eowyn school closures - your rights for emergency time off work

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Your workers rights if your child's school closes due to the weather

The 300 new nurseries in primary schools are just phase one of the government's plan (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Labour's plan for creating 300 new nurseries in just one year

Emma Fullwood of My Little Kingdom Day Nursery.

Almost £600,000 secured to boost free childcare spaces

The deadline is approaching for childcare funding for September.

Deadline approaching for childcare funding for September

The average British child will ask their parents for snacks at least 11 times per day over summer.

Kids' sugar intake soars by 40% during summer holidays

Childcare costs have forced parents to reduce their working hours

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How to save on summer holidays - as 50% of parents struggle with costs

There's a lot of different support available for struggling families during the school holidays too (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Three kinds of help available for families during the summer holidays
Summer doesn’t mean children relying on free school meals will have to go without 🥣
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An expert shares 8 top tips on how to get your kids to sleep this summer. (Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images)

8 tips on how to get your kids to sleep during the summer

Actress Charlotte Riley plays with children at Warner Bros Studios at The WonderWorks, the first dedicated childcare facility at a UK film or TV studio (Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

When free childcare will be extended to 30 hours - and how to apply

What you need to know about the new Universal Credit rules

Sam Neil, senior early years worker at Cubs & Kits Daycare Nursery, Berwick.

£1,000 golden hello for new childcare recruits in Northumberland

Children aged two will recieve 15 hours of free childcare.

Free childcare scheme April roll out

Guy, Viki and Baby Leon, Landmatters Permaculture Community, Devon as the young couple talk about their journey to off grid living.

Couple quit rat race for a commune - and say they’d ‘never go back’

Childcare has been thrown into the spotlight after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made it a central subject of his spring Budget.

Shortage of childcare places in Northumberland

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, at a nursery after announcing his childcare reforms.

Three children for every Northumberland childcare place

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with the red Budget Box as he leaves 11 Downing Street in central London on March 15, 2023, to present the government’s annual budget to Parliament. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2023: Living standards to fall by 6% - OBR

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced 30 hours of free childcare for one and two year olds

Budget 2023: Free childcare for under 5s explained

Katy Hunter is pictured.

Cost of living crisis: Nursery fees ‘forcing women to quit their jobs’

Tongue of a child with scarlet fever - strawberry tongue.

Back to school advice as scarlet fever and Covid cases remain high

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The Government has confirmed relatives will not be allowed to help with childcare under new restrictions for the North East

Call for rethink on childcare restrictions

This VW Campervan toy is worth thousands. (Photo: Childcare.co.uk)

The toys in your attic could be worth up to £120,000 - here are the most valuabl...

Thousands of grandparents don't realise they're missing out on the scheme (Photo: Shutterstock)

Grandparents are missing out on thousands in pension credits - here’s how to cla...

Underpaid and undervalued: the reality of childcare work in the UK By The Newsroom

School holiday childcare costs parents nearly Â£3,500 every year

Joanne Ure has made the bold move to invest in a new childcare setting which she hopes will become home to 22 children each day.

New nursery is child's play for Jo

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