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Practical, honest guidance on choosing care and paying for it — written to be useful whether or not you ever become a client.
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Child care · 8 min
How to choose a nursery in London
Every nursery tour looks lovely. Here is how to see past the display boards and work out whether your child would actually be happy there.
Read the guide Child care · 6 minChildminder or nursery?
Neither is better. They suit different children, different families and often the same child at different ages.
Read the guideThe two most useful pages on this site
Almost every family arrives confused about funding rather than about care. These two guides are the most detailed things we have written.
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