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Paid childcare

From childminders to au pairs, join the conversation for advice & shared experiences of paid childcare. See also government information and support.

Best tracker for LO to wear?
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Settling in nightmare with childminder
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Experiences with younger babies in nursery please (under 9 months)
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Long term sick leave UC childcare money.
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Childminder charging for travel time to school?
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FREE CHILDCARE FUNDING TAKEN AWAY FROM ME AS I WORK IN EDUCATION
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How do you ever learn to fully trust your childminder (or nursery)?
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Applying for tax free childcare
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A tiny bit suspicious of nanny references
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Childcare for twins or children with small age gap in the early years
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Breaking up with my childminder…
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How much is your nanny?
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Norland nanny or otherwise for a medically challenging child?
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Should childminder settling in sessions involve a nap time?
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Entitlement confusion?
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Uc have paid way under the 85% back on childcare.
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Child Maintenance DEO and continued abuse?
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My childminer doesn't allow parents inside at settling sessions. Is this normal?
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Moving on from nanny
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Help please - childcare hours
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Are weekend childminders in demand?
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Child burnt at a forest preschool
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What would you do if you were me
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Child care whilst in university
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Demanding more time from DH
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What’s the going rate for babysitting please?
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Absolutely love the first nanny we interviewed!
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Live in mothers help / nanny (info on extra costs)
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Get Your 30 Free Childcare Hours: What You Need to Know Before September
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Nursery in Barnes SW London
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Childminder asking me to drop her daughter to work
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30 hours free childcare
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30 hours working parents funding and new job
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When to register for nursery
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Do I still qualify for free childcare?
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Am being a bit thick here maybe…can someone tell me if I will be more able to cover school holidays if I drop from 4 days to 3 days a week at work?
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Csa
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After school nannies
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Top up fees refund
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Do you have a nanny?
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Au Pair Advice
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Horrifying experience with bubble app - please share!
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Housekeeper / nanny planning advice for when terminally ill mum moves into granny annexe
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Funded hours and redundancy
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Advice on looking for nanny in East London
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Free nursery
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What do people do?
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Shift working
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Search for a childminder in Oxford
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Universal credit childcare element
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