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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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Childcare Survey 2021
Coram Family and Childcare have found that childcare usage had dropped in the vast majority of...

Childcare Survey 2020
The average price for 25 hours of nursery childcare for a child under two has risen by 5 per...

Over half of parents with children under five feel lonely
Our brand new research shows that 56% of parents with children under five feel lonely but the...

What influences mothers' decisions about returning to work?
We looked at women in the UK from the year before they had a baby to up to three years...
School age childcare in London
Coram Family and Childcare's report School age childcare in London covers the results of...
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Over half of local authorities in England anticipate permanent closure of childcare providers after Covid funding ends
21 December
Over half of local authorities in England anticipate permanent closure of childcare providers...

Response to Early Years Alliance report finding that one in six childcare providers could close by Christmas
30 October
New research conducted by the Early Years Alliance has found that one in six nurseries and...

Many childcare providers face big financial problems as a result of the pandemic
4 September 2020
The loss of income from parent-paid fees since March will mean that many providers face a...
Response to Children's Commissioner's 'Best Beginnings'
17 July 2020
In response to the Children's Commissioner for England's call on Government to make...
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...

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