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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

Grant and Jaye Hutchison outside Aeble, Anstruther

'Lovely' bar and shop in Scottish seaside town has shut down

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

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

2025 MA starts at Fife College's Rosyth Campus.

Record year for Modern Apprenticeships at Fife College

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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

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 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

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

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

What you need to know about the new Universal Credit rules
The new Universal Credit rules will impact over 180,000 claimants.
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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

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St Andrew's RC High School senior award winners 2021/22

A degree qualification – mainly studied online – is achievable within two years

Ad Feature New degree course in childcare at Fife College

Not only are these short courses free of charge, but most of them are online, and several of them are flexible too

Ad Feature Funded courses at Fife College can help work chances

Falkirk parents missing out on up to £2,000 a year tax-free childcare

Fife parents missing out on up to £2,000 a year tax-free childcare

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

How will the new tiered restrictions in Scotland affect schools, universities and childcare?

What do the new lockdown tiers mean for Scottish education and childcare?
Nicola Sturgeon has announced a new five level ‘framework’ for the type of restrictions which will be in place for different parts of Scotland over the winter.
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The grants are intended to offset costs such as increased cleaning and additional outdoor equipment. Pic: Pixabay

Funding available for Scotland’s childcare providers

The Tax Free Childcare scheme can be used to pay for nurseries, childminders and nannies

Rise in Fife parents using government childcare scheme

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...

Pictured are, from left, Sheila Boyd, director of Care, Social Sciences and Education at Fife College, Steph Rook and Dr Andy Dalziell.

Scholarship helps Fife student take her studies to the next level

A Job And A Joy is to visit Kirkcaldy (Pic by Lenny Warren / Warren Media)

Early learning roadshow to visit Kirkcaldy

Katy Pollock and her son Craig both enjoy rewarding careers in childcare.

It’s a job filled with joy working with children

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

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

From left: Minister for Childcare Mark McDonald, Mona and Magnus with dad Patrick and Leanne Young.

Winning design for unique Baby Box revealed

Mark McDonald, minister for Childcare and Early Years.

Childcare consultation - have your say

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