Family and Childcare Trust urges next government to make childcare work for families
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Response to decision to hold a general election on 8 June 2017
"This is the moment for all political parties to step up for parents and children."
Family and Childcare Trust appoints joint Chief Executives
Julia Margo and Ellen Broomé have been appointed as joint Chief Executives at the Family and...
One in ten nursery workers paid below the minimum wage
New analysis finds that 20,000 nursery workers are being paid below the minimum wage.
Hard working parents torpedoed by stubbornly high childcare costs
British parents now pay an eye-watering average of £116 per week for a part time nursery place...
Sky high London childcare costs are a third more than national average
Inner London parents now pay an back-breaking average of £154 per week for a part time nursery...
Latest blogs
It's time to put early education on equal footing with school education
We want to see childcare places made a legal entitlement and childcare funding matched with...
To make childcare work, we must champion childcare professionals
Childcare professionals are helping the next generation to learn vital life skills while being...
The business case for making childcare work for families
The costs of under-utilising women’s skills is estimated to be between £15 billion and £23...