Hatching Dragons – the UK’s first bilingual Mandarin-English early years provision – will be opening it’s flagship nursery in the Barbican in the coming month. Think it would be amazing if your child could be fluent in Chinese by the age of 5? We do too. And with Hatching Dragons they will. Please get in touch to register your interest for a visit of their wonderful space on one of…
Childcare is the most important issues for parents no matter where they live, but in London this issues is even more important. The government are encouraging parents in London to check if their child is entitled to 15 hours of free childcare from this September, when the number of eligible children is estimated to double compared to last year.
Around 42,500 children in London will now be entitled…
Setting consistent bedtimes and creating a night time ritual isn’t always enough to ensure that children (and parents!) can get a great night of sleep. The foundation for a solid rest starts during the day time. Working with your spouse, your childcare provider, and yourself to make sure that your child gets a full night’s rest is imperative to keeping babies and parents happy.
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The wedding season is almost upon us! Regardless of how detailed your wedding planning is, there is one thing you cannot control. And no, I do not mean the weather, because umbrellas can take care of that – I’m referring to having children at weddings. Some brides plan separate games for kids in order to keep them occupied, while some opt out of inviting them all together. Here are my top…
Are we surprised about the rising cost of childcare year on year? I often give interviews to media about this topic which is the single most important issue for families in Britain and I say that mothers (or dads in turns) often decide to stay at home as they cannot afford childcare costs while our European counterparts only pay between the equivalent of £250 to £500 per month per full time…
The London Men in Childcare Network is a voluntary organisation with more than 70 members as childcare professionals that launched last year with the help of social enterprise, London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), with the aim to encourage more men into what is traditionally considered a female profession.
To mark the launch last year, LEYF published research that suggested the Jimmy…
Finding the right childcare is a rollercoaster ride, it changes direction every few years as your child grows up, or a sibling comes along, and you have to rethink your childcare needs as different childcare is needed at different milestones in your child’s life.
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When you have a baby, it can be incredibly daunting. Many families don’t have family close by, like they used to in…
Childcare is the single biggest issue for parents. Here are some great pointers on how childcare should look like. kidsunlimited offers children ‘naturally inspiring childcare’, but what is this?
We believe that childhood is a special time and that early childhood, from birth to five years old is the most special time of all. That’s why we take our job so seriously. We want to provide your…
Now that the Liberal Democrats have come out against increasing childcare ratios, I hope the government will stop and think very carefully about their proposals to increase staff: children ratios in nurseries across the country. Saving money at this crucial stage in our children’s development could have grave consequences not only for our children’s lives but for society as a whole.
Under the…
How to avoid the high cost, and the first meeting disappointment…
“…the background checks were superb and the nanny agency said the nanny will be suitable for our family….Yet; it all went wrong on meeting the nanny…”
London mums have either heard of, or may be personally familiar with, the problem of a new nanny recruitment falling apart even before the London Nanny is employed or…