Work and childcare
Juggling work and bringing up your baby can be done but it takes plenty of planning. We can help. Our guide to work and childcare explains your maternity rights, helps you choose the right childcare for your little one, and gives you tips on being a working parent. We also have a directory of useful resources.
Articles
- Au pairs
- Back-up childcare plans
- Being a working parent
- Breastfeeding and working
- Care by a relative
- Child abuse - how to tell if something's wrong
- Childminders
- Childminders - how to spot a good one
- Cutting the cost of childcare
- Deciding whether to return to work
- Expressing and the working mum
- Finding a carer you can trust
- Flexible working
- How to work from home
- Interviewing nannies
- Legal responsibilities of employing a nanny
- Nannies: how to spot a good one
- Nannies: setting ground rules
- Nanny contracts
- Nanny sharing
- Nurseries
- Parental leave
- Preparing you and your child for childcare
- Pros and cons of au pairs
- Pros and cons of care by a relative
- Pros and cons of childminders
- Pros and cons of nannies
- Pros and cons of nurseries
- Relative care: setting groundrules
- Signs of a good nursery
- Summary of childcare choices
- Tax credits and benefits for parents
- The cost of childcare
- Using a babysitter
- What does a nanny do?
- When is your child too sick for nursery?
- When to start your childcare search
- Working at home
- Working in the office
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You asked our experts
- How can I function at work without enough sleep?
- I can't find the right childcare -- what should I do?
- I want to work from home. How do I avoid scams?
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