My husband and I are moving from London to Manchester with our baby boy who will be around 1 this summer. This will stressfully coincide with the end of my maternity leave. I am a first-time mum and I’m very aware that childcare can be really difficult to sort out. In London I know that nurseries have huge waiting list and a lot of my friends signed up their children when they were still pregnant! Can anyone let me know if this is a similar case in the Manchester Area please? As we don’t know where we will be living or working yet we really can’t organise childcare As early as we would ideally like to. We plan to rent in the south Manchester area while we search for a family home. My family are in the Oeak District so we are looking for an easy commute into the city centre and out into the Peak District ( any locations great for young families would be greatly appreciated!) Could people also let me know what the average costs for childcare, nursery, childminders are as again I really don’t know how this compares to London.