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More than 60 per cent of women who had an abortion were influenced by childcare costs

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Friday, July 8, 2022

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Six in 10 women who have had an abortion say childcare costs influenced their decision, reveals new research.

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

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Monday, September 5, 2022

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A union body is calling for universal free childcare as nursery bills ‘skyrocket’ to over £1,000 a month across England and with costs predicted to rise to £2,000 a month by 2026.

Children's centres move away from universal services to target poorest

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Friday, July 19, 2013

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The extent to which children's centres are changing in the face of local authority cuts and Coalition Government policy is highlighted in the latest report from the Evaluation of Children's Centres in England.

Play spaces not accessible to disabled children

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Monday, August 12, 2013

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Parental concerns and a lack of accessible facilities continue to prevent disabled children from playing inclusively, according to a new survey by the charity Kids.

The cost of a nursery place rises above inflation

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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

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The average cost of a part-time nursery place for a child under two has risen by 7 per cent, double the rate of inflation, according to the Family and Childcare Trust.

Parents face rising costs and holiday childcare shortages

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Thursday, July 20, 2017

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The right of parents to request that schools provide holiday childcare has had little impact on the availability of places this summer, the Family and Childcare Trust annual survey finds.

Parents facing a 'postcode lottery' for 30-hour places

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

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Parents in England are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ for 30-hour places as new data shows huge variations in the number of codes validated per local authority, says the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

| Nursery World

One in four UK parents has been forced to leave their job or stop studying because of the ‘rocketing cost of childcare’, according to a worldwide survey by global children’s charity Theirworld.

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

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Friday, December 2, 2022

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A new report calls for the UK’s ‘broken childcare’ system to be fixed, providing recommendations to tackle its ‘complexity, inflexibility’ and the ‘dysfunctional provider market’.

I CAN changes name to Speech and Language UK

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

| Nursery World

The speech and language charity I CAN is changing its name to reach more of the almost one in five children in the UK who have challenges with talking and understanding words.

Figures show children in poorer areas have lower access to funded childcare

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

| Nursery World

Official statistics show that affluent areas in England have the highest number of childcare places available to families, highlighting that children in the most deprived parts of the country are less likely to have access to Government funded places.

Spring Statement: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| Nursery World

The sector has expressed its disappointment over the Chancellor’s inaction on childcare and education funding.

Government names 75 local areas to operate family hubs

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Saturday, April 2, 2022

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The 75 local authorities chosen by the Department for Education as eligible for a share of £302 million to set up the Government’s ‘flagship’ family hubs in their areas have been named today (Saturday).

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

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Saturday, July 30, 2022

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Children’s mental health services are ‘buckling under pressure’ in the wake of the pandemic, says Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives, which calls on the two Conservative leadership candidates to pledge a £1 billion recovery package.

Current early years and childcare system 'not fit for purpose' - research

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

| Nursery World

Young children’s lives are increasingly marked by inequality and uncertainty, according to a new report published by the Nuffield Foundation, which calls for an 'ambitious' early childhood strategy

More than a third of low-income families struggling to access 'lifeline' early years support

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report finds that 35 per cent of lower income parents with children from birth to age five have struggled to access child development and parenting support in children’s centres and family hubs across England.

DfE survey of parents highlights need to make childcare more affordable

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Friday, August 26, 2022

| Nursery World

The DfE’s latest survey of parents reveals an increasing number want childcare to be made more affordable as families, particularly those on lower incomes, continue to find it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to meet the cost.

All council-run nurseries in Hillingdon to close

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Friday, August 26, 2022

| Nursery World

Hillingdon Council has announced it will close all three of its early years centres by the end of the year, leaving 102 children without nursery places.

Childcare a deciding factor for new mums returning to work

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Friday, November 28, 2014

| Nursery World

The quality and cost of childcare are main concerns for new mothers when deciding whether to return to work, shows new research.

Family charities call for improvement in new manifesto

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

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A coalition of 18 charities calling itself the Family Room is challenging the next Government to develop a new family strategy.

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More than 60 per cent of women who had an abortion were influenced by childcare costs

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

Children's centres move away from universal services to target poorest

Play spaces not accessible to disabled children

The cost of a nursery place rises above inflation

Parents face rising costs and holiday childcare shortages

Parents facing a 'postcode lottery' for 30-hour places

Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

I CAN changes name to Speech and Language UK

Figures show children in poorer areas have lower access to funded childcare

Spring Statement: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years

Government names 75 local areas to operate family hubs

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

Current early years and childcare system 'not fit for purpose' - research

More than a third of low-income families struggling to access 'lifeline' early years support

DfE survey of parents highlights need to make childcare more affordable

All council-run nurseries in Hillingdon to close

Childcare a deciding factor for new mums returning to work

Family charities call for improvement in new manifesto

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