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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.
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Holding on or moving up? Supporting carers and parents in employment
This report explores the challenges faced by parents and carers in work.
Improving information on childcare for children with SEND
This report summarises learning from the latest NAFIS project and sits alongside the self-...
Childcare and early education funding in London
This report looks at funding of early education in London around the time of the introduction...
Experiences of childminders in London
We spoke with former childminders in London about why they left the profession and whether the...
Older People’s Care Survey 2017
The second installment of the annual Older People's Care Survey reveals that 4.2 million...
The Future of Family Services
Four groups of parent researchers from across the country spoke to nearly 500 parents to...
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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...
London families now face annual childcare bill of £8,600
26 February 2020
Parents in London now pay an average of £165.47 per week, or £8,600 per year, for a part-time...
Scottish families face rising childcare costs, with annual bill of almost £5,800
26 February 2020
Scottish parents are paying 2% more for childcare for the under-twos than they were one year...
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