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What do the childcare reforms mean for families?

Jeremy Hunt has promised up to 30 hours a week of free childcare for working parents in England with children as young as nine months. The Chancellor hopes that the phased policy, which will be fully introduced by September 2025, will encourage more ...

15 Mar 2023 at 18:23

Parents who want free childcare may be left ‘disappointed’ if shortages remain

Parents who expect funded childcare places to be available could be left “disappointed” unless proper infrastructure is put in place, early years leaders have warned. Jeremy Hunt has pledged to expand childcare support to working parents in England ...

15 Mar 2023 at 19:36

More families struggling to find childcare places and face ‘eye watering bills’

More families across England are struggling to find childcare places and are facing higher prices, leaving disadvantaged children “at risk of missing out”, a charity has warned. Fewer than one in five (18%) local authorities in England report ...

09 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Councils face challenges in offering parents wraparound childcare – charity

Councils face significant challenges in making sure parents can access childcare that meets their needs before and after school, a study suggests. A report by the Coram Family and Childcare charity – commissioned by the Local Government ...

18 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Nursery costs rise by 7% while spaces drop, survey suggests

A part-time nursery place for a child under two now costs an average of £158 per week while only a third of English council areas have sufficient childcare for full-time parents, the latest annual survey of the Coram Family and ...

19 Mar 2024 at 00:01

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Six weeks of holiday childcare costs nearly £890 on average, report finds

Six weeks’ worth of holiday childcare could cost working parents nearly £500 more per child typically than the same period during school term time, a report has found. Parents across Britain face paying around £148 per week ...

19 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Government’s childcare reforms ‘risk worsening outcomes’ for poorer children

The Government’s reforms to the childcare system “risk worsening outcomes” for disadvantaged children, charities have warned. Plans to expand free childcare for working parents in England do not support poorer children or ...

25 May 2023 at 00:01

Half of local authorities not confident on September childcare rollout – report

More than half of local authorities are not confident their area will be ready for the next phase of the childcare rollout from September, according to a report. The major concern about being able to deliver the funded ...

27 Jun 2024 at 00:01

Two-tier childcare system is ‘stigmatising’ for disadvantaged families – report

A two-tier system of childcare provision is emerging which is “stigmatising” for disadvantaged families with young children, a report has warned. It has become “common practice” for early years settings in England to ...

18 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Personal Finance

Families face summer holiday childcare shortages as bill rises to over £1,000

The cost of childcare over the school summer holidays is now more than £1,000 per child on average, a survey has suggested. Fewer than a fifth of local authorities in England have enough holiday childcare provision ...

19 Jul 2024 at 00:01

King sends message of support to help drive up allergy awareness in schools

The King has sent a message of support for a new programme aimed at driving up allergy awareness in schools. The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation – set up in memory of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, who died ...

11 Feb 2025 at 00:01

Families face £1,076 bill per child for summer holiday childcare

Families paying for childcare over the six-week summer holiday now face a bill of £1,076 per child on average – a rise of 4% on last year, a report has found. Councils have reported a shortage of holiday ...

17 Jul 2025 at 00:01

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