UK New Baby Admin Pack — Printable PDF

UK new-baby admin is its own job. Birth registration with a 42-day deadline (21 in Scotland), Child Benefit, parental leave split between your employer and HMRC, the NHS red book, health visitor visits, the 6-week postnatal check, the High Income Child Benefit Charge most parents trip over, 30-hour funded childcare from 9 months, nursery waiting lists — and you're doing all of it on three hours of sleep.

The UK New Baby Admin Pack is a 16-page printable PDF binder that holds the admin for you, from the first 42 days through to your baby's first birthday. Built specifically for UK admin — birth registration, Child Benefit, statutory parental pay, the NHS red book, the 2026 routine immunisation schedule — not adapted from a US template.

What's inside (16 pages):

• First 42 days admin master list — registration, GP, employer, vaccinations
• Birth registration checklist — by UK nation (42 days E/W/NI, 21 days Scotland), what to bring, certificate costs
• NHS timeline — midwife handover, Health Visitor first visit, 6-week mother check + 6–8 week baby check
• Red book companion — weight, length and milestone tracker that supplements the official NHS PCHR
• Routine childhood immunisations — the January 2026 schedule with MMRV and the new 6-in-1 slot flagged
• Child Benefit application walkthrough — 2026/27 rates (£27.05 / £17.90), plus the HICBC £60k–£80k taper and why you still claim if you'll repay it
• Parental leave tracker — SMP, paternity leave (a day-one right from April 2026 — SPP still needs 26 weeks' service), Shared Parental Leave, key dates for employer + HMRC
• Childcare planning — 30-hour funded childcare from 9 months, Tax-Free Childcare, nursery shortlist, termly deadlines
• Feeding + sleep logs (light-touch, six weeks)
• Visitor schedule + boundary script template
• Mum's recovery checklist — the 6-week check, pelvic floor, mental health, postnatal depression
• Baby expense tracker — with UK financial support (Sure Start, Best Start Grant, Healthy Start, Tax-Free Childcare)
• End of first year review

UK nation differences covered. 21-day registration in Scotland (any registration office). Bilingual Welsh-language registration in Wales. Scotland's universal Baby Box and Best Start Grant (£796.65 / £398.35). Welsh Flying Start. Northern Ireland's H&C number and the Childcare Subsidy Scheme. Sure Start Maternity Grant (£500, E/W/NI) and Healthy Start card rates (2026 uprate).

2026 changes flagged. Paternity leave became a day-one right on 6 April 2026, but Statutory Paternity Pay still needs 26 weeks' service — the pack explains what applies to you. The January 2026 immunisation schedule change is in the vaccination tracker: MMR is now MMRV (chickenpox added), and the 12-month Hib/MenC jab is replaced by a 6-in-1 booster at 18 months.

Format: A4 PDF, instant download. Print at home, fill in digitally, or both. Designed for standard home printers — black & white or colour.

Buying this as a gift for new parents? It's a useful one. Most new-parent gifts are kit (clothes, muslins, soft toys). This is the bit they actually need help with — the admin no one warns you about. Pair with a meal, milk, nappies, or just send the PDF on its own.

This pack is an admin organiser, not medical, legal or financial advice. UK rates and rules change every April — always check current figures at gov.uk and nhs.uk before applying. The red book companion supplements, it does not replace, your official NHS Personal Child Health Record. Edition 2026/27.

Made in Liverpool. Designed for the way UK households actually run.

— ReadyHomeUK