Home & Family

Shared planning, childcare decisions, and a contingency plan, practical, not overwhelming.

Joint Budget & Leave

A shared overview for you and your partner, helps avoid surprises and keeps things fair.

Joint Discussion Prompts

Talking points for an honest conversation with your partner, skip anything that doesn't apply.

Childcare Comparison

Compare up to three options side by side. Take this with you to visits.

Childcare Options at a Glance

Nursery, childminder, nanny, and other options, costs and trade-offs

Questions to Ask a Provider

You don't need to ask everything, pick what matters most to you.

Managing Illness, Yours or Theirs

You have a statutory right to reasonable unpaid time off to deal with a genuine emergency involving a dependant, a child falling ill, childcare suddenly falling through, from your very first day of employment. It's not a fixed number of days; "reasonable" depends on the situation. This covers emergencies, not planned appointments (annual leave covers those).

Who can collect or take emergency leave if needed? What does your employer offer beyond the statutory minimum? How will you let your manager know if you need to leave unexpectedly?

Emergency Plan Overview

Fill in a scenario or two at a time, you don't need every row done at once.