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How Home Visits Can Help Settle Your Child into Nursery
Home Visits When Settling Into Nursery Helen Gration is a leading childcare expert with over 30 years of experience in early childhood education and nursery management. Specializing in easing children’s transitions into nursery, Helen is known for her practical, empathetic approach, including her advocacy for home visits to help children settle. Her insights into child…
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How to choose Childcare for your Family
How to choose Childcare for your Family This is often an emotional, if not agonising, stage you reach with your child. But with extended maternity leave, shared parental leave options, paternity leave, flexible working conditions, and child care funding, you may find returning to work more accessible for your child and you. If you are…
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Hiring A Nanny – What To Ask
Expert Tips for Hiring a Nanny: Everything You Need to Know About Hayley Anderson-Richardson Hayley Anderson-Richardson is a working mum and family lifestyle writer with years of experience navigating the challenges of balancing career and family life. Passionate about helping parents make informed decisions, she shares practical advice and tips based on real-world experiences. As…
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Settling Your Child Into Nursery Top Tips And Advice
By York Montessori & Moortown Nursery Owner Helen Gration Having chosen the right early years nursery school which is a calm, safe, welcoming and loving childcare provider, you make plans for your child’s first day and first time in nursery! So how can you help in settling your child into nursery? Settling your child into…
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Balancing work around childcare
I absolutely don’t have all the answers but here is what has worked for me on balancing work and home – a lone mum of an 8 year old and just-turned 6 year old, working pretty much full time. Most parents feel guilt about their children already spending more time on screens than experts would…
School
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School Closures and Employment Rights
School Closures and Employment Rights. It’s currently an anxious time for everyone and with the recent announcement that schools will close for an unspecified period of time many parents are concerned about their employment rights if they are suddenly required for childcare. There are some protections for employees where childcare has broken down for a…
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The Balancing Act of Work and School
As a working parent it can often feel like you overcome one obstacle only to be met with another. The start of the new school year brings with it the challenge of fitting the school run in to an already full working day. The average school day is between 9am until 3pm, give or take…
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Can I take time off if the school is closed?
By Jodie Hill Many parents can relate to that feeling. You wake up on a regular morning, and everything is covered in snow. Many thoughts start spiralling. Will I have to travel in the snow? How delayed is public transport? Is my child’s school closed? The snow can be amazing but not when you are…