Daycare Trust

Guide to Childcare for Parents

Take a look at our essential guide that's packed with useful information on choosing the best childcare for your family.


Getting good quality and affordable childcare may seem impossible, but it can be done!

Starting or going back to work can feel like a job in itself when you’re a parent – finding the right childcare where your child will be safe and happy, that doesn’t take too big a chunk of the family budget, can be a daunting task.

Choosing the right childcare is an important decision - that’s why we’ve teamed up with the Daycare Trust to develop a guide to childcare. We know childcare can have a big impact on family finances and our Essential Guide to Childcare for Parents provides you with useful information on how to choose the best childcare for your family.

For over 125 years The Children’s Mutual has been helping people make financial provision for their families.

Daycare Trust is the national childcare charity which campaigns for high quality, accessible, affordable childcare for all, raising the voices of children, parents and carers.  They provide invaluable information to parents and carers and advise providers, employers, trade unions and policymakers on childcare issues.