Schooling

Home Alone – It’s not who you are but what you do that makes the difference to your child’s home learning

Home Learning became a big issue during our first lockdown. The importance of connecting with children and families, the offer of teaching support and the nurturing of friendships was a surprisingly powerful wake up call for so many. This lockdown is a bit different because nurseries are still available for anyone who wants to use them. However, there were some lessons that we learnt during…
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Schooling

Preparing your child for their return to nursery – and a new normal

Being a parent is great fun but also full of challenges and anxieties. The rise of social media and easy access to everyone’s opinion cannot help as it’s difficult to extract fact from opinion. Never was this more alive than during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. It was compounded by the Government guidance continually changing as they discovered new information. We have…
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Childcare

Childcare Costs Soar by 19% in 12 months

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…
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