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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 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...
Older People’s Care Survey 2018
The third instalment of the annual Older People's Care Survey reveals that four in five...
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Families face growing holiday childcare shortages this summer
18 July 2023
Britain’s parents are paying 3% more for holiday childcare than they were a year ago.
Response to Labour's 'breaking down the barriers to opportunity' speech
6 July 2023
In response to Keir Starmer's speech on Labour's fifth Mission, Megan Jarvie, Head...
Response to the childcare announcements in the Chancellor's Budget
15 March 2023
In response to the Chancellor's announcements on childcare in today's Budget, Megan...
Childcare shortages across the country, with the most disadvantaged children missing out
9 March
Britain’s parents are paying 5% more for childcare for the under-twos than they were one year...
New survey reveals how cost of living crisis is hitting childcare sector - 72% of local authorities have seen providers in their areas increase prices and 48% have seen staff numbers reduced
30 Jan 2023
New survey reveals how cost of living crisis is hitting childcare sector - 72% of local...
Chancellor urged to use the budget to help parents hit by rising childcare costs and a sharp drop in availability of places
26 February
Britain’s parents are paying 5% more for childcare for the under-twos than they were one year...
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