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Childcare prices surge at double rate of inflation
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New research highlights the impact of part time work on the gender pay gap
IFS estimate that if female employees worked as much in full time roles as their male...
Making sure that childcare investment reaches the children that need it most
New research from the London School of Economics shows that poorer children are more likely to...
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New childcare investment helping families - but high earning couples gain the most
23 April 2018
New evidence will be presented to Parliament today showing that single parents, and families...
Response to the Treasury Select Committee report
In response to the Treasury Select Committee report into childcare support, Ellen Broomé,...
New tool to help local authorities assess local childcare market
26 March 2018
The Family and Childcare Trust, supported by the Mayor of London, have developed a Childcare...
30 hours: winners and losers among London childcare providers
26 March 2018
In 58 per cent of boroughs, childcare providers are receiving less in funding to deliver free...
Childcare prices surge at double rate of inflation, undermining Government’s new investments
28 February 2018
New Government investment is welcome, but this year’s childcare price surge shows that without...
Part time nursery place in Wales tops £6000 per year
28 February 2018
The average price for a part time nursery place for a child under two is more than double what...
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