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Thousands sign up to campaign to raise childcare voucher limit

Thursday, February 14, 2013

| Nursery World

An e-petition set up to urge the Government to raise the weekly allowance for childcare vouchers for working parents has attracted more than 17,500 signatures since March 2012.

Online childcare payment system proposed

News

Friday, March 1, 2013

| Nursery World

Denise Burke, director of social enterprise United for All Ages, called on the Government yesterday to introduce an online account for all parents to pay for registered childcare.

30-hour childcare to be extended to foster carers next year

News

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Foster carers will be able to access 30 hours funded childcare for the children in their care, the Government has confirmed.

Low-earners’ bad deal

Opinion

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Natalie Perera looks at the detail behind the Government's much-quoted £6 billion childcare spending figure

Tax-Free Childcare goes live

News

Monday, April 24, 2017

| Nursery World

From today, working parents of children under four can start using Tax-Free Childcare, as well as sign up ahead of the 30-hour September roll-out.

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

News

Thursday, November 17, 2016

| Nursery World

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents 92,000 businesses, wants a universal childcare entitlement up until school entry to help firms retain staff and working parents to progress.

Positive couple relationships 'crucial' for children

News

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Parental conflict is damaging to children’s future life-chances and relationships and investment is needed, researchers have warned.

Government lobbied to keep vouchers to save on childcare costs

News

Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Parents should continue to have the option of using childcare vouchers, say campaigners, who are calling on the Government to scrap plans to stop new users from being able to register for them.

Disadvantaged children will miss out on childcare expansion plans, unless support is targeted – report

News

Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Government plans to increase childcare will mean that a low-income parent stands to take home just £4 an hour after childcare costs and changes to universal credit are taken into account, according to research by two major charities.