Research by Family and Childcare Trust

Our research and advocacy focuses on making the UK a better place for families, and on holding government to account for doing all it can to remove barriers for families.

Childcare Survey and Holiday Childcare Survey

Our annual Childcare Survey and Holiday Childcare Survey are the definitive reports on childcare costs and availability in the UK.

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No shortcuts: quality and the free childcare extension

From September 2017, working parents of three and four year olds in England will be able to...

Academisation and early years education

This report focuses on the impact of the government's academisation programme, and how it...

International childcare comparisons

This report looks at innovative approaches to childcare from across the world.

Childcare for all: the role of the Local Offer

This report looks at the quality of information about childcare for children with special...

Starting out right: early education and looked after children

This report finds that looked after children are falling well behind children in the general...

Older People's Care Survey 2016

The Older People’s Care Survey gathers data from local authorities about local care costs and...

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Planned increase in academisation needs careful monitoring to protect quality and availability of early education, report warns

Primary academies are currently about as likely to achieve a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Ofsted...

Family and Childcare Trust appoints Chief Executive Ellen Broomé

Ellen’s appointment brings a strong commitment and new vigour to the charity’s work to make...

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