After December, the month of excess, January and February sees us flocking to the gym in droves and looking for ways for us and our families to be healthier in the coming year. As a Dad with a young son, it’s a huge priority of mine to ensure that he is eating healthily. To make [...]

According to Workingmums.co.uk’s most recent annual survey, 16% of mums pay over £500 a month. Many are looking to cut back as a result of tax credit cuts. Grandparents are a favoured option. Some 43% of working mums make use of grandparents for childcare needs and pay nothing for childcare. However, many parents don’t live [...]

Our partnership with Honeypot enabled three children to go on their first respite break at Honeypot House in the New Forest. Rhiannon* went for her visit during the Easter holidays; in this blog Clare Holloway, Children’s Services Manager at Honeypot, gives us an update of what Rhiannon got up to and what it means to [...]

No doubt you’ll have seen in the press this week that George Osborne has announced the axing of child benefits for higher and additional rate tax payers from 2013; affecting approximately 1.2 million families in the UK. The move, which Mr Osbourn describes as ‘tough but fair’ comes as part of an effort to reduce [...]

I was alarmed to discover that more than one in three parents have considered giving up work because they feel unable to cope with childcare costs. Our recent survey of 1000 working parents showed that 36% considered staying at home instead; a clear indication of the financial pressure that many new parents feel. Many parents [...]