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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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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...
Older People’s Care Survey 2018
The third instalment of the annual Older People's Care Survey reveals that four in five...

Holding on or moving up? Supporting carers and parents in employment
This report explores the challenges faced by parents and carers in work.
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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...
Scottish families facing holiday childcare bill of over £700 – more than double the cost of term time childcare
16 July 2019
Holiday childcare costs have risen by one per cent in Scotland since last summer, bringing the...
Working parents facing holiday childcare bill of up to £800 – more than double the cost of term time childcare
16 July 2019
Holiday childcare prices have risen by percent in Britain since last summer
Rising childcare costs and patchy availability lock London parents out of full-time work
6 June 2019
Nearly two in three local authorities in London do not have enough childcare for children aged...
Families face rising tide of childcare costs as prices rise again
28 February 2019
Parents now pay an average of £127 per week, or over £6,600 per year, for just a part time...

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