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Childcare Survey 2021
Our work
We work to make the UK a better place for families, focusing on childcare and the early years to make a difference to families’ lives now and in the long term.
Research
Our research provides definitive data on the issues families face and holds government to account.
Parent-led programmes
Our parent-led programmes support families to achieve their potential and services to meet families’ needs.
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We make change happen by bringing together what we learn from our research and programmes to campaign for solutions that parents need.
Childcare guides for parents
Our guides can help you find, choose and afford childcare near you.
Our policy goals
Many parents in the UK are frozen out of work by the high cost and low availability of childcare. We need to make childcare work for all of us.
Latest blogs
Potential childcare shortages should cause concern for all
Our research has found that the end of Covid funding could lead to childcare providers closing...
The NAFIS Awards 2020
We hosted the first ever NAFIS Awards ceremony at the conference on Monday 16 November
Latest news
Statement from Coram Family and Childcare: Nursery closures
18th March 2020
In response to the recent announcement about nursery closures, Coram Family and Childcare have...
Childcare costs surge at over double the rate of inflation
26 February
Britain’s parents are paying 5% more for childcare for the under-twos than they were one year...
London families now face annual childcare bill of £8,600
26 February 2020
Parents in London now pay an average of £165.47 per week, or £8,600 per year, for a part-time...
Scottish families face rising childcare costs, with annual bill of almost £5,800
26 February 2020
Scottish parents are paying 2% more for childcare for the under-twos than they were one year...
Over half of parents with young children feel lonely, with those on lowest incomes twice as likely to be affected
27 November 2019
New research published today by Coram Family and Childcare has found that over half (56%) of...
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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