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Research by Coram Family and Childcare
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.
Covid and ChildCare
Implications of COVID for Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in England
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Childcare Survey 2025 webinar
Join us at our webinar to discuss the key findings of our annual Childcare Survey 2025, the...
Childcare Survey 2025
Childcare entitlement expansion sees childcare costs for under-threes in England more than...
Holiday Childcare Survey 2024
Working parents now facing an average holiday childcare bill of £175 per child per week – over...
Expansion of funded early education places – an update
Following the April 2024 expansion, we surveyed local authorities about the expansion to...
Our Manifesto
Now is the time for reform. Our Manifesto sets out the problems facing the early years sector...
Childcare Survey 2024 Webinar
Coram Family and Childcare hosted a webinar to discuss the key findings of our annual...
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Childcare entitlement expansion sees childcare costs for under-threes in England more than halve, whilst prices in Scotland and Wales continue to rise
20 March
Working parents of children under three in England now pay less than half of last year’s cost...
Families facing holiday childcare costs of up to £1,000 this summer, whilst shortages continue to grow
19 July 2024
Holiday childcare costs in Great Britain have risen by 6% since last summer, with working...
Our Manifesto
27/06/2024
Now is the time for reform. Our Manifesto sets out the problems facing the early years sector...
Councils concerned about shortages of places ahead of next phase of childcare expansion
27/06/2024
Councils across England have raised concerns about having enough places to meet demand,...
Response to the Conservatives' childcare plan
21/06/2024
In response to the Conservatives' manifesto on early years and childcare, Lydia Hodges,...
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