在过去的20年中，英国家庭生活和家庭结构发生了巨大的变化，在很多情况下传统的模式已经不复存在了。最显著的变化是由离婚引起的，现在有多达三分之二的婚姻都以离婚收场。同样，职业母亲的数量也大幅增加，这就导致了托儿所的增加，但这些机构很昂贵并且在很多地方也很难找

The past 20 years have seen enormous changes in the lives and structures of families in Britain, and the traditional model is no longer true in many cases. The biggest change has been caused by divorce. As many as 2 out of 3 marriages now end in divorce. There has also been a huge rise in the number of mothers who work. This has caused an increase in childcare facilities, though they are very expensive and can be difficult to find in many areas.