West Midlands mayor Andy Street visits Wolverhampton Parent Champions
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Latest blogs
Here comes the sun: a lack of holiday childcare can dash hopes of relaxation for parents this summer
Only a third of areas in England have enough holiday childcare for working families, and high...
Limited opportunities – families in London lack access to school age childcare
Many families in London will struggle to find or afford a childcare place for their school age...
Latest news
Rapid rise in Welsh holiday childcare prices leaves parents hot and bothered
18 July 2018
Holiday childcare costs have risen by four per cent in Wales since last summer, bringing the...
Scottish families facing holiday childcare bill of over £700 – more than double the cost of term time childcare
16 July 2019
Holiday childcare costs have risen by one per cent in Scotland since last summer, bringing the...
Working parents facing holiday childcare bill of up to £800 – more than double the cost of term time childcare
16 July 2019
Holiday childcare prices have risen by percent in Britain since last summer
Rising childcare costs and patchy availability lock London parents out of full-time work
6 June 2019
Nearly two in three local authorities in London do not have enough childcare for children aged...
Families face rising tide of childcare costs as prices rise again
28 February 2019
Parents now pay an average of £127 per week, or over £6,600 per year, for just a part time...
Welsh families face rising tide of childcare costs as prices rise again
28 February 2019
Welsh parents now pay an average of £117 per week, or over £6,000 per year, for just a part...
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