Parent Champion Caerphilly becomes the first Welsh scheme to join the Parent Champions National Network
Welcoming our first Parent Champions scheme in Wales to join the National Network.
Childcare prices surge at double rate of inflation
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Making sure there is enough childcare and early years services in a rapidly growing and diverse inner London borough
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Latest news
Plateauing childcare prices spare Scottish parents from Britain wide price surge
28 February 2018
Scottish parents are offered some relief by a two per cent drop in childcare prices this year.
Over four million older people face local care shortages
16 November 2017
Just one in four local areas in the UK report having enough older people’s care, research from...
Parents from across the country highlight need for neglected early years services
31 October 2017
Parent researchers trained by the Family and Childcare Trust spoke to nearly 500 parents to...
Children are less ready for school than five years ago, say school leaders
5 September 2017
Eight out of ten school leaders report that many children arriving at primary school are not...
Plateauing holiday childcare costs remain high for working parents
20 July 2017
Scottish parents now pay an average £124 for one week of holiday childcare.
Holiday childcare price hike and shortage increase double blow leaves parents on the ropes
20 July 2017
Holiday childcare prices in England have gone up by five per cent since last summer.
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