Shazia Mustafa founded London-based Third Door last year to combine workspace for freelancers and self employed parents with on-site childcare, and has received over 30 requests from parents across the country asking for a Third Door branch to be opened in their area. The majority of requests have come from North Londoners and those in the Home Counties, with requests coming in from Scotland, Northern England and the Midlands too.
“We have been inundated with new membership requests recently as parents look for a …

Name of Business:  East Midlands Night Nanny & Babysitter
Your Name and Age:  Elizabeth Stokes, 32
Tell us about your family:  Married since May 2008, one son born January 2010

UK higher and additional rate tax-payers have just 39 days left to act before they could miss out on thousands of pounds in savings on registered childcare, warns leading childcare voucher provider Computershare Voucher Services (CVS).
The Government is reducing the level of tax relief on childcare vouchers for higher and additional rate tax-payers who sign up to the scheme after 5 April. This means some working parents could lose up to 50% of the available tax and NI savings if they don’t act now – which could amount to as …

You may have seen the debate that was featured on BBC Breakfast this morning about the dilemma which confronts most parents at some point: at what age can you safely leave your children at home with no parental supervision? Here’s the link to the BBC Breakfast clip and watch the video below for more.

Name of Business:
Third Door
Your Name and Age:
Shazia Mustafa, 34
Tell us about your family:
I am married to Yusuf Chadun (35), and have two children, Esha’al (2), and Isak (10 months). We live in the Borough of Wandsworth although we have four weeks to find somewhere to live and move which is a slightly unneeded problem right now!

Parents are missing out on thousands of pounds of savings for after school and holiday childcare, according to a leading childcare vouchers provider.

A new survey has found that one third of parents consider giving up work because of childcare costs to stay home instead.

Today’s guest is Helen Lindop of BusinessPlusBaby.com, a blog dedicated to helping mums of babies and toddlers start family-friendly businesses, and co-author of the “Start A Family Friendly Business” book with Antonia Chitty.
Helen, why did you start Business Plus Baby?
I was a trainer when my daughter was born in 2008. When she was a few months old I realised I didn’t want

40% of mothers feel that the cost of childcare is preventing them from returning to work.