Childcare in general Reviews

I have to work and have no choice but to use childcare. My eldest child is three and went to Nursery aged 15 months she began in the January and ended in that September and all I can say is it was the longest 8 months of my life the nursery was to into routine and order for us it wasn't the right environment. In September she began ...  Read the complete review

Childcare is big business. I live in a small town but even I can name three nurseries within a short drive and half a dozen at least in the area and my youngest is 17 years old so way beyond the nursery stage. Childcare is also expensive, even with vouchers, which are money saving as you can pay for them out of your gross salary. My two ...  Read the complete review

As every parent knows, the formative years of our children's lives, are when we need to protect them most, the years when they have neither the understanding nor the means to fully protect themselves from the everyday dangers that face us all and in particular, the issue of skin cancer and suncream. Now like me, you have all probably ...  Read the complete review

My husband has a good(ish) job, but we could always do with a bit of extra cash, especially at the end of the month, so that is why I looked into getting a job, but the cost of getting my daughter cared for by a proffesional is more than we can afford, and it really wouldn't be worth me working. In my area (Derbyshire) the government ...  Read the complete review

Eavesdrop on two working moms at lunch, on a plane, even in a boardroom between meetings. Chances are they'll be comparing notes on child care. At a time when 40 percent of women in the workforce have children under the age of eighteen and more mothers of young children work than don't, the need for good, dependable day care is critical. ...  Read the complete review

I have just been to a Children’s Fun Day, organised by the Blackpool Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership and held at the local sports centre. Apart from having a really fun time with the children, Clowns, Face painting, Decorating biscuits and cakes, Drawing, Circus Skills, and the rest, I have found some useful information I ...  Read the complete review

If you have children under the age of 5 then a one o’ clock club might be the place for you. The “clubs” are situated in various parks and are run by the local council and best of all they are free (although some may charge a small fee). The club is decorated inside with all the children’s work and throughout the year ...  Read the complete review

To start with, a little background. I have been working with children since I was 15. I have been a gymnastics coach, a kindergarten assistant, a play scheme leader, a babysitter, an English teacher and an au pair, the latter of which I'm now going to bore you with details about. I wanted to spend last summer working abroad, and since ...  Read the complete review

Deciding on childcare for my daughter is one of the hardest things I have ever done, and I am not here to preach about how I got it right, in fact I got it wrong, but at least you can learn from my mistakes. My first decision was whether to actually go back to work. I have always been very career minded, especially as I was told children ...  Read the complete review

I'm a Nursery Nurse. I went to college for two years to gat this qualification, yet whenever I tell people that I work with children they make comments along the lines of " Oh , so you get paid to play with children all day", which I can't deny that some of the time is what I do! The fact is that child carers have one of the most ...  Read the complete review

Did everybody forget about nannies? There are so many useful opinions here about childminders and nurseries, so I thought it was time to put the case for employing a nanny to care for your children. First of all I must admit a strong bias. I have worked as a nanny myself for several years and loved it! But personal feelings aside, I hope ...  Read the complete review

As already discussed by others in this topic area, there are a number of childcare options open to working parents. Firstly, mothers/mother-in-laws or other close family member. My mother was not fit enough to look after my daughter full-time. There are a number of considerations with this option. OLDER RELATIVES Are they ...  Read the complete review

I am returning to work tomorrow after six months and was worried about who would have my children I dont trust nannys so i needed someone who I knew ,and who my children knew. I will be working on an evening and my partner(yes I have one)works shifts which makes it awkward,after careful consideration, I decided my partner would have them one week ...  Read the complete review

Hi! I'm the mother of four perfect children, all walking by nine months, all potty trained by their second birthday, all able to read and write by three. Huh!! No way! We all know this is a fantasy, things are never that easy and each child is an individual. Yes, I do have four children, three girls and a boy, currently aged aklmost ...  Read the complete review

At the age of 2 years I decided that my daughter was ready for playschool.We paid £2.50 for 2 and half hours and that included a drink and buiscuit.My daughter throughly enjoyed herself and it was a nice break for me although i did miss her dearly.We also used to go to parent and toddlers 3 times a week and this meant there was something everyday ...  Read the complete review

If you don't feel comfortable join them. I have read some opinions in this area already and they tackle good and bad experiences with childcare and whether you should leave your children or not. I'll add another twist. When I'm not surfing the net I'm a Senior Development Officer. It is my job to promote ...  Read the complete review

I have been a single parent and now I am on the other side of the coin. I now have two children and I work part-time and live with my partner. We are now at a crossroads in our childminding status. I earn just £4.91 an hour doing a tedious horrible job I hate. If I wanted to pay a childminder I would have to pay £2.80 an hour to pay for ...  Read the complete review