Families risk being left behind by rising childcare costs
Finding affordable childcare remains an uphill struggle. The Childcare Survey 2019 finds that...
Holiday Childcare Survey 2019
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Latest blogs
Celebrating Parent Champions volunteers
We were proud to celebrate Parent Champions volunteers for their hard work and dedication at...
Older people and their families will struggle to find suitable care in later life
The third instalment of the annual Older People's Care Survey reveals that four in five...
Latest news
Scottish families face rising tide of childcare costs as prices rise again
28 February 2019
Scottish parents now pay an average of £111 per week, or almost £5,800 per year, for just a...
Four in five older people at risk of struggle to find social care
13 December 2018
4.3 million people aged 75 or over are living in areas without enough care, research from...
Workers at risk of losing income to manage caring responsibilities – and women bearing heaviest burden
19 September 2018
Parents and people with caring responsibilities need better support to help them to stay in...
Response to Damian Hind's speech on social mobility
31st July 2018
In response to the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hind’s, speech on social mobility...
Family and Childcare Trust join the Coram Group to become Coram Family and Childcare
25 July 2018
Coram and the Family and Childcare Trust are pleased to announce that the Family and Childcare...
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...
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