Hiring your own ‘Mary Poppins’ can do some serious damage to your bank balance.  With every family watching their pennies at the moment 'Nanny sharing' is becoming one of the most popular and cost effective means of childcare. 

Emergency Childcare  - An invaluable resource for parents in a crisis

You've probably heard in the news about the two female police officers who have been told they are breaking the law by looking after each other's children. Has it made you wonder where you stand?

Daycare Trust publish the eighth holiday childcare survey, which explores the issues of cost and availability of holiday childcare in Britain, sponsored by Imagine Co-operative Childcare.