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One in five workers are putting parenthood plans on hold

Employees delay parenthood due to concerns over parental leave

The Learning Experience is "one of the most innovative brands in early childhood education"

Ad Feature Banana Moon nurseries acquired by The Learning Experience

More than one in 10 parents have no one to support them.

It takes a village to raise a child but one in 10 parents have no one

Kellogg’s free Football Camps are returning to Lancashire this summer.

Free football camps return to Lancashire this summer - this is when

A thriving & outstanding Lancashire nursery is told whether it can expand

A thriving & outstanding Lancashire nursery told whether it can expand

Nearly 700,000 UK workers are now caught in the £100,000 tax trap, facing up to 60% effective tax (Photos: Pexels/Investing Insiders)

700,000 UK workers now hit by 60% tax trap - how to reduce your losses

Nature Trail Nursery

Eight children's nurseries in Chorley taken over by Dutch company

Nursery and pre-school at Ribby Hall

Dozens of new places as this nursery & pre-school gets £180,000 boost

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Parents can now claim 30 funded childcare hours a week – how to apply

Seven out of 10 believe it’s easier for their male counterparts to continue playing as they get older

Only seven per cent of women play team sports, survey finds

Kids Planet has acquired Chorley's Early Birds Nursery.Credit: Pixabay

Kids Planet acquires an independent Chorley nursery

The Government says the new guidance will help parents save cash by preventing 'overcharging on childcare'

How much you could save on free childcare - as new 'protections' added

Half term can be a stressful time for parents but it doesn't have to be.

The nine ways that parents can beat the stress this half term

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Storm Eowyn school closures - your rights for emergency time off work

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Your workers rights if your child's school closes due to the weather

The 300 new nurseries in primary schools are just phase one of the government's plan (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Labour's plan for creating 300 new nurseries in just one year
The new state-funded nurseries will be a big help for parents who want to go back to work 🏫
Amber Allott

The average British child will ask their parents for snacks at least 11 times per day over summer.

Kids' sugar intake soars by 40% during summer holidays

Childcare costs have forced parents to reduce their working hours

Shamsa Sharawe, 29, a FGM/FGC survivor who was forced to flee to safety in the UK after being operated on against her parent's will

I'm a survivor of FGM - I was only 6 and the pain was unbearable

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How to save on summer holidays - as 50% of parents struggle with costs

There's a lot of different support available for struggling families during the school holidays too (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Three kinds of help available for families during the summer holidays

I’m the new manager at a popular nursery and I’m already expanding

An expert shares 8 top tips on how to get your kids to sleep this summer. (Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images)

8 tips on how to get your kids to sleep during the summer

Actress Charlotte Riley plays with children at Warner Bros Studios at The WonderWorks, the first dedicated childcare facility at a UK film or TV studio (Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

When free childcare will be extended to 30 hours - and how to apply

Hannah Butler-Bibby and Stoneyhouse (inset)

I reported my baby's nursery worker to the police - this is why

What you need to know about the new Universal Credit rules

Rebecca MacBain has won over £35k worth of prizes including cash, gift cards, holidays and tailored suits (Credit: William Lailey / SWNS)

I enter competitions for a living – I've won over £35k worth of prizes
The mum started entering competitions in 2016.
Sean Gleaves

Children aged two will recieve 15 hours of free childcare.

Breaking Free childcare scheme April roll out

Jill and Mark Henderson have turned £350 into a six-figure side hustle whilst juggling full time jobs and children.

Couple turn £350 into six-figure side hustle whilst juggling jobs&kids

New estimates suggest parents in Lancashire were paying £5.41 an hour in 2023 to have their two-year-olds looked after (Credit: PA)

New figures show cost of childcare for parents in Lancashire

There are some perks of being empty nesters

Who's The Daddy: Being empty nesters sometimes has its perks

Guy, Viki and Baby Leon, Landmatters Permaculture Community, Devon as the young couple talk about their journey to off grid living.

Couple quit rat race for a commune - and say they’d ‘never go back’

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with the red Budget Box as he leaves 11 Downing Street in central London on March 15, 2023, to present the government’s annual budget to Parliament. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Budget 2023: Living standards to fall by 6% - OBR

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced 30 hours of free childcare for one and two year olds

Breaking Budget 2023: Free childcare for under 5s explained

Katy Hunter is pictured.

Cost of living crisis: Nursery fees ‘forcing women to quit their jobs’

Tongue of a child with scarlet fever - strawberry tongue.

Back to school advice as scarlet fever and Covid cases remain high

Lancashire's early years providers receive the joint-lowest hourly rate for funding free childcare entitlements in the country

Lancashire childcare staff 'better off at Tesco', because of low funding rates, ...

Grab from Twitter showing a "stay home, save lives" poster which has been withdrawn by the Government following a backlash over its apparently sexist depiction of women

Sexist lockdown poster axed because it ‘does not reflect’ Government’s views

Don’t miss the HMRC Self Assessment tax return deadline - everything you need to...

Action has been taken after Preston's Covid case rate increased

'Preston can't relax': partial lockdown restrictions introduced to combat Covid ...

Penny Hickey of the Northern Nanny Agency, holding son Spencer.

Why more Lancashire families are choosing nannies to look after their children

This VW Campervan toy is worth thousands. (Photo: Childcare.co.uk)

The toys in your attic could be worth up to £120,000 - here are the most valuabl...

Thousands of grandparents don't realise they're missing out on the scheme (Photo: Shutterstock)

Grandparents are missing out on thousands in pension credits - here’s how to cla...

Children from lower income families are more likely to fall behind at school

100,000 children under five 'have never practiced learning activities at home'

Keeping children busy

Summer Holidays Childcare Challenge: Summer childcare costs families up to Â£800

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Summer Holidays Childcare Challenge: Support on offer for parents with childcare...

Underpaid and undervalued: the reality of childcare work in the UK

Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating sticker.

FOOD HYGIENE RATINGS 2018: Two star ratings in South Ribble

School holiday childcare costs parents nearly Â£3,500 every year

Many parents face juggling work with finding childcare.

'˜There needs to be a change to help families'

Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating sticker.

FOOD HYGIENE RATINGS 2017: Four star rated businesses in Wyre

Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating sticker.

FOOD HYGIENE RATINGS 2017: Five star rated businesses in Wyre

Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating sticker.

FOOD HYGIENE RATINGS 2017: Two star ratings in Chorley

Tax-Free Childcare is a new scheme from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

Tax-Free Childcare - 10 things every parent should know

Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating sticker.

Wyre food hygiene ratings: Four stars

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