REPORTS
The NetMums survey of working mums: Highlights: 88% of mums working full time would rather work part time or stay at home with their children, and the great division between ‘housewives’ and ‘working mums’ is a media-created myth.
Department for Education and Skills reports: Highlights: Children who have care outside the home are intellectually ahead of [...]

Resources and tools
1. How do you find a school near you? – With this handy online tool
2. How does our chosen school rate with Ofsted? – Get the government agency report of schools you’re considering
3. Where is your school in the top school rankings? – The Sunday Times’ list of top schools, from primary [...]

Helping with the housework has never appealed to kids more than with this rideable vacuum cleaner by  Kristina Andersson. Wonderful minimalist design that won’t look out of place in even the most modern home interiors.Too bad it doesn’t have a an automatic shutoff for when the child dismounts – but if your child is hankering after [...]

Whatever have they not thought of? A favourite brand in surfer circles, Reef has come up with this fantastic solution for (almost) all your surf-related storage problems: available for both adults and children, the flipflop has a secret compartment in which to stash cash, keys and ID. And as if all that wasn’t enough, they’re donating a [...]

The Klick Desk by P’kolino is a compact desk and chair set that will suit even the more contemporary of home interiors. Desk features ample working surface and hidden under the seat storage space. The closed set is compact and discrete allowing parents to maintain a modern, uncluttered aesthetic.
Made from bent Plywood with premium vinyl [...]

A growing number of British couples are undergoing procedures at clinics overseas to determine the gender of their babies. It is possible to almost guarantee the sex of a baby using IVF and a type of embryos screening called Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD).
In many countries, though, PGD is illegal except when used for medical reasons [...]

If you have a three or four year old child, you need to start thinking NOW about applying for primary schools. Even though it can seem like a complicated and very, very confusing process.
Choosing a primary school is probably one of the scariest decisions you’ve so far had to make in your life as a [...]

Crafted entirely of sustainable wood and painted with non-toxic stains, this beautiful and sturdy walker has two little woodpeckers perched at the front cheerfully pecking away to make a clacking sound when pushed.
There’s a knob to adjust the speed of the rear wheels allowing for appropriate mobility tailored to each tot’s walking skills. Put your [...]