Settling Baby Into Nursery: What Actually Helps (From Someone Who's Done It Twice) Nursery The end of maternity leave brings up such mixed emotions. There's dread (even when you love your job) tangled up with real excitement, for both of you. Settling baby into nursery is a big transition, and it's meant to feel like one. You're not doing anything wrong if it feels hard. Why Nursery Feels Like Such a Big Step Nursery isn't home, and that's actually the point. Your baby is learning that they...

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New nursery safe sleep guidance has just landed in the UK, and if your baby is in, or heading to, an early years setting in England, it's worth knowing what's changed. What's New In April 2026, the Department for Education and The Lullaby Trust published updated safer sleep guidance for every early years setting in England. It's being written into the EYFS framework this September, but nurseries are expected to follow it now. The Headlines: Babies under 12 months must sleep in a cot —...