Archivos del Autor: EmmaMurphy

What Eurostar’s published family policies say about babies and toddlers: free lap travel under 4, seats for children, passports, free folded pushchairs, luggage allowance and baby-changing facilities.

How Junior ISAs work for a new baby according to GOV.UK: the 2026 to 2027 limit, cash and stocks and shares types, who can open one, who can pay in, and what changes at 16 and 18.

A practical guide to returning to work after maternity leave in Great Britain: keeping in touch days, changing the return date, the right to the same job and how to make a flexible working request.

How to register a baby’s birth in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: the different deadlines, who can register, what to take and the first pieces of family admin that follow.

A practical guide to claiming Child Benefit for a new baby: the 2026 to 2027 weekly rates, the 48-hour rule, three-month backdating, National Insurance credits and how the High Income Child Benefit Charge works.

How approved childcare works, how to check a nursery or childminder is registered, and how 30 free hours and Tax-Free Childcare can help with costs in England.

What the Lullaby Trust says to look for in a baby sleeping bag: the BS EN 16781:2018 standard, sizing by weight, following the tog guide and avoiding weighted designs.

How families get free starter books: BookTrust’s Bookstart Baby pack in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Scottish Book Trust’s four Bookbug Bags in Scotland.

Up to two weeks of Paternity Leave, plus how Shared Parental Leave lets parents share up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of pay, with eligibility and notice rules.

How Statutory Maternity Leave and Pay work: 52 weeks of leave, 39 weeks of pay, the current weekly rate, who qualifies and the notice deadlines to diarise.