It’s been revealed this week that rising food prices have led to beef being removed from school dinner menus in the UK.
The news comes as the cost of living continues to rise which has caused school catering companies to rethink staple ingredients such as meat and potatoes as they are getting too expensive.
Although the government has increased spending to provide free meals...
From soothing babies to sleep to helping them relax after a sensory session, parents often reach for music to settle their newborns. But what artists are parents go-tos’s when it comes to creating the perfect sleep time playlist?
Following a 50% increase in searches for the term ‘best Spotify playlist for babies’ between April and May 2022¹, eco-friendly nappy providers, The Nappy...
Package of measures will increase childcare support for parents, boost the number of childminders and drive take up of childcare offers, to address rising costs The government has today announced ambitious new plans to improve the cost, choice and availability of childcare that will benefit hundreds of thousands of parents across the country.
The UK has some of the highest-quality childcare...
The government has claimed that changing the maximum number of two-year-olds per adult in nurseries and pre-schools in England from four to five could result in savings of 15% or £40 per week for parents of two-year-olds.
This is based on the following calculation:
Staff costs account for 74% of overall costs in early years settings. Moving from a ratio for 1:4 to 1:5 for two-year-...
New research from The Family Vacation Guide reveals the top 10 safest holiday destinations for families with kids by looking at a range of variables such as overall safety, family-friendly accommodations, child-friendly restaurants and family activities.
You can view the full research here .
The 10 safest family-friendly vacation destinations in the world: Rank Country...
Young Living, the world leader in essential oils, has just released a new range for your little ones, its KidScents® Roll-On Collection. This has been carefully created with your kids in mind, featuring pure essential oils to encourage feelings of positivity wherever your child may be whether it’s at home, school or even in the playground.
Leading membership organisation the Early Years Alliance has today launched a new campaign to recognise those working in the early years as educational professionals.
The #WeAreEducators campaign aims to help those working in the early years sector highlight to parents, local communities and policymakers the unique importance of the early years and the role the early years workforce...
Will look at how government supports growth of trust sector, helping trusts improve schools
The Department for Education has today, Wednesday 29 June, launched a review of how it works with academy trusts, helping make sure the children in schools within trusts get the right support to fulfil their potential.
The review will look at the standards trusts are held to, and the...
Parenting Brand of the Year 2022 'The Positive Birth Company' has today released a free workshop 'Navigating pregnancy as a LGBT+ person’.
The free workshop is hosted by Laura-Rose, Founder of LGBT Mummies, an organisation that provides education, training and consultancy to establishments including the NHS to help better support the LGBT+ community through healthcare, workplace and...
Families can use Tax-Free Childcare to help pay for childcare costs this summer.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding thousands of parents and families not to miss out on financial support that can help pay for childcare during the summer holidays.
Through Tax-Free Childcare, families can receive up to £2,000 a year per child – or £4,000 if their child is disabled – to put...
