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Holiday childcare costs up with fewer places available, survey finds

Fewer than a quarter of local authorities in England have enough holiday childcare provision for parents working full-time and costs have risen across Great Britain since last year, new research has found. Six weeks of summer childcare for each ...

18 Jul 2023 at 08:29

Holiday childcare costs up with fewer places available, survey finds

18 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Life

Family-friendly gardens to visit during the school holidays

If you want to venture further than your local park with your children during the school holidays, there are some glorious gardens to visit this summer, which don’t have to cost a fortune. Children go free at the majority of National ...

16 Jul 2024 at 08:30

Scheme offering free meals and activities to poorer pupils in holidays extended

Government funding for a programme which offers children from low-income families free meals and activities during the school holidays will be extended. The Department for Education (DfE) has said working families on free school ...

28 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Life

Mike Tindall wants to share a safety message for families enjoying the outdoors this Easter

Mike Tindall has teamed up with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) on a campaign urging the public to stay safe while out and about over the Easter holidays. The former rugby union star – who has three children with wife Zara ...

03 Apr 2023 at 12:58

Analysis finds ‘surprising’ destinations are cheapest for a summer break

Many of the cheapest European summer holidays available to book are in “surprising” destinations, according to new analysis. Consumer group Which? said its analysis of more than 4,500 package holidays found the least ...

18 Apr 2024 at 00:01

England’s school summer holidays should be cut to four weeks, report to say

Thought should be given to cutting the school summer holidays in England to try to help pupils, parents and teachers, a report is to suggest. A four-week summer holiday instead of a six-week break could be part of ...

26 Feb 2024 at 17:30

Derry Now

Almost 9,000 emergency food parcels distributed in Foyle in last year

The Foyle Network Foundation (FNF) provided emergency food parcels to 8,843 people here facing hardship in the past year. Of these, 3,835 went to families with children. The organisation, part of a network of ...

13 Nov 2024 at 15:33

Life

8 budget-friendly ways to juggle childcare and work during holidays

Idyllic images of happy children playing in sunny gardens during the summer holidays aren’t so easy to turn into a reality when you’re a working parent. Instead of wondering how full to fill the paddling ...

04 Jul 2023 at 08:00

Former Welsh FM launches furious attack on government minister

A former first minister has made a startling attack on the Welsh Government’s decision to delay changes to school holidays. Mark Drakeford, who was the leader of the Welsh government until March, ...

04 Jun 2024 at 18:13

Schools in Wales could have summer holidays cut by a week

School summer holidays in Wales could be cut by a week after the Welsh Government drew up plans it said would benefit both teachers and students. Under the proposals a week would be taken from ...

21 Nov 2023 at 08:08

Congestion warning as nearly 13m summer getaway trips expected

Drivers are being warned over severe road congestion this weekend as nearly 13 million leisure trips are expected across the UK. The RAC said it estimates 12.6 million people will embark on ...

18 Jul 2023 at 09:13

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