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Our Friends & Partners
Nannyshare.co.uk aims to provide a service for parents seeking affordable and flexible childcare. It enables you to get in touch with families in your local area with complementary of similar childcare needs, so that together you can share, save money and get the childcare you need. www.nannyshare.co.uk
Tinies Childcare is the UK’s leading chain of childcare agents for parents and child carers. They have more branches & carers than anyone else. Tinies provide a wide range of services for parents and families who are looking for child care and for nannies and child carers who are looking for employment. They are able to offer advice on every aspect of childcare, including details of courses and qualifications, explanation of the different types of child carer; information on providing a permanent or mobile crèche, and a special line for legal issues and related information. www.tinies.com
Parents & Childcarers
Accor Services’ Childcare Voucher scheme is easy for everyone. Since introducing their Childcare Voucher scheme Accor Services have continued to develop their services to be as user friendly and straightforward as possible – for parents, employers and for childcare providers too. By keeping everything simple, they save time and hassle, making life/work better for everyone. www.childcarevouchers.co.uk
allaboutyou is a women's UK lifestyle website offering childcare advice and support. www.allaboutyou.com
BabyGROE is a charity and information service designed to help parents make informed and natural parenting choices. www.babygroe.co.uk
Baby Sense provides parents with sleep and calming solutions based on sensory integration principles. The gentle and baby-centric routine is the foundation parents need for a calm baby who sleeps well. With over 65 000 copies sold, Baby Sense, has introduced mothers worldwide to their baby’s sensory world and the tools to read babies’ signals. www.babysense.com
The Care Commission is the Scottish commission for the regulation of care. www.carecommission.com
Childcare Choice, from Sodexho Pass, is a simple online childcare voucher scheme which is very quick and easy to set up. www.childcarechoice.co.uk
Dad's Haven offers parenting information, product reviews, and lets you chat to other dads. www.dads-haven.co.uk
Disabled Parents Network is a membership organisation of and for disabled parents. They operate a Peer Support Register that is open to all disabled parents, circulate a Newsletter to members and run a Support Service which is operated by disabled parent volunteers. www.DisabledParentsNetwork.org.uk
Earlyarts is a network of practitioners and policy makers involved in developing creative practice for birth to fives. www.earlyarts.co.uk
Gems provide a service to commercial clients and private families throughout the North East and can supply childcarers on either a temporary or permanent basis, hours to suit your individual needs. www.gemsservices.co.uk
Gurgle is a new social networking site for parents from Mothercare. www.gurgle.com
The Inland Revenue - find information on working parent tax credits and lots of other information. Make sure you're not missing out. www.hmrc.gov.uk
Jo Jingles provides music and singing classes with an educational slant for babies and children aged from 6 months to 5 years of age (7 or 8 in some areas) in more than 500 centres around the country. The aim of a Jo Jingles class is to enhance a child's pre-school education by stimulating their interest and enjoyment of music using a series of varied and fun-themed musical programmes. www.jojingles.com
Little Actors Theatre Company specialises in drama for young people. They believe that drama is an excellent way for children to learn social, communication and literacy skills; to build confidence and to have fun. www.littleactorstheatre.com
Millennium Au Pairs agency is based in South London, and places au pairs UK-wide, but especially in London, the South East of England & the Home Counties. www.millenniumaupairs.co.uk
Mind Lab uses a wide range of board games from around the world to teach children thinking and social skills and how to apply these skills to life. Mind Lab will help your child think better, understand better and mix with others better, all while having fun! www.mindlabeurope.com
Mumsnet is 'By parents - for parents'. This site has a wealth of information and helpful advice on all aspects of parenting. Mumsnet is an online network of parents pooling their knowledge on everything from how to get a baby to sleep through the night to the best places to go on holiday with a five-year-old. Visit mumsnet for advice, tips and product recommendations from the people who know best, other parents. www.mumsnet.com
Ofsted is the governing and regulatory body for all nurseries and childminders in England and Wales. www.ofsted.gov.uk
Parents in Touch provides guidance through all stages of education and child development; advice by highly experienced professionals and answers to the questions that all parents ask; a forum for parents; resources for parents including worksheets, ‘SATS’ and other test and exam papers. www.parentsintouch.co.uk
Super Camps run 50 Summer camps across the UK, offering over 50 activities. They can be booked via the Out of School Care service. www.outofschoolcare.co.uk
Supernanny.co.uk is a parenting website which offers expert advice and articles on all aspects of family life, a thriving forum, competitions and a directory which is full of useful parenting contacts. www.supernanny.co.uk
TIPS was founded by Sharon Trotter, author of Breastfeeding: the essential guide. This site provides evidence based advice for parents on breastfeeding, baby skincare, cup feeding and lots more. www.tipslimited.com
Twins UK is dedicated to twins, triplets and multiple births families throughout pregnancy and early years right through to adulthood. www.twinsuk.co.uk
Shopping
Babylicious have created an award-winning range of frozen baby & kid’s food that tastes just like you made it yourself. Babylicious and Kiddylicious meals use high quality, wholesome ingredients like those you’d find in your own kitchen cupboard. No salt, sugar, additives or preservatives. www.babylicious.co.uk
BabyFish sell personalised embroidered baby gifts and personalised embroidered toddler gifts - embroidered with your child's name in pink for a girl or blue for a boy and then wonderfully gift-wrapped with your message. www.babyfish.co.uk
Born Gifted offer a wide selection of Christening gifts, baby gifts, personalised children’s gifts and toys with free UK delivery. www.borngifted.co.uk
Ethical Babe offers Organic, Natural & Fairtrade products for Babies & Children. www.ethicalbabe.com
Labels 4 Kids specialise in name labels and name tapes. Great labels for children big and small. Allergy labels, personalised gym bags, bag tags, and stickers. Everything you could need for starting school, day care nursery, or camp. www.labels4kids.com
Little Bundles Traditional Toys offer a range of quality traditional wooden toys, soft toys and educational toys, games and puzzles that have been carefully sourced for children from newborn upwards. www.littlebundles.co.uk
Monster Parties specialise in party supplies, balloons, banners, invitations, christening tableware, party bags and party bag fillers, art and craft products, party boxes, party games, hen and stag products, wedding supplies, candles, children's themed party supplies and much more. Delivered to your door. www.monsterparties.co.uk
Mumi sells a wide range of top brand cloth nappies and accessories. Friendly, impartial advice to help you choose which cloth nappy will best suit your baby, budget and lifestyle. www.mumi.co.uk
Tiny Feet Designs specialise in personalised baby cards and gifts that you will always treasure. www.tinyfeetdesigns.co.uk
Other Useful Sites
Jobs4mothers.com is an online jobs board for people looking for flexible part-time work in the South East. www.jobs4mothers.com
Work Life Balance Centre provides practical help for people feeling stressed out and trapped on the work treadmill. They help people take greater control of their lives and develop new ways of working and living. They work with individuals and groups, helping produce happier and healthier people, who are also more productive and efficient employees. www.worklifebalancecentre.org
