I can't advise on childcare (no children partly because we knew we wouldn't be able to afford for one of us to stay at home or full time childcare) but you can get a certain number of weeks off unpaid for each child until it's a certain age (I think the age may have changed recently or be about to) to cover emergencies and illness. Reducing hours or working part of the week from home are options if appropriate to your job (obviously some jobs mean you have to be in the workplace). Check if your employers offer a childcare voucher scheme or have an arrangement with a local nursery. In my experience it's very unusual for a parent to be able to take all school holidays off as employers usually can't accomodate the additional workload to other staff (unless of course you work at a school).
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