Author Archives: EmmaMurphy

How to order extra copies of your baby’s birth certificate: GRO fees and timings in England and Wales, and Scotland’s People fees and timings.

Heathrow’s family guide: step-free routes, children free on Heathrow Express, wider parking bays, baby changing, Stay and Play areas and paid help with bags.

Wales’ Childcare Offer: up to 30 hours of nursery education and childcare for 3 and 4 year olds, income limit, holiday weeks and how to apply.

Scotland’s funded early learning and childcare: up to 1,140 hours a year, when a child can start and how two-year-old places work.

Student parents in England: the Childcare Grant covers up to 85% of childcare costs and Parents’ Learning Allowance adds up to 2,024 pounds a year.

How maternity leave affects a workplace pension and State Pension record: contributions on paid and unpaid leave, National Insurance credits and the Child Benefit link, based on GOV.UK guidance.

A guide to the extended redundancy protection for pregnancy, maternity, adoption and shared parental leave in Great Britain: when it starts and ends and how priority for suitable alternative vacancies works.

What English Heritage’s own facilities pages say about pushchairs, slings and baby changing at Audley End, Osborne, Kenwood, Tintagel, Dover Castle and more, so a family can plan a day out with a baby.

How annual leave works around maternity leave in Great Britain: holiday keeps accruing, bank holidays included, carry-over rules, and the planning options that Acas sets out.

A buying guide to baby changing units and pads: what the BS EN 12221 standard covers, the March 2026 revision, and practical checks from Trading Standards for a nursery changing station.