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Press office
Welcome to the Family and Childcare Trust’s press office
If you are a journalist and have a media enquiry, please contact Mark Bou Mansour on 020 7940 7535 or by email at press@familyandchildcaretrust.org.
Outside office hours, call 07538 334 772.
For all other enquiries, please call 020 7940 7510 or email info@familyandchildcaretrust.org.
Our press releases
Children are less ready for school than five years ago, say school leaders
Eight out of ten school leaders report that many children arriving at primary school are not...
Plateauing holiday childcare costs remain high for working parents
Scottish parents now pay an average £124 for one week of holiday childcare.
Holiday childcare price hike and shortage increase double blow leaves parents on the ropes
Holiday childcare prices in England have gone up by five per cent since last summer.
Relief for Welsh parents as holiday childcare prices drop
Holiday childcare costs have dropped by five per cent in Wales since last summer.
Planned increase in academisation needs careful monitoring to protect quality and availability of early education, report warns
Primary academies are currently about as likely to achieve a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Ofsted...
Family and Childcare Trust appoints Chief Executive Ellen Broomé
Ellen’s appointment brings a strong commitment and new vigour to the charity’s work to make...
Our media spokespeople
Our spokespeople can talk about our work and give expert comment on a range of issues, including:
- childcare costs and childcare policies in the UK
- family life pressures and family policies in the UK
- work-life balance and flexible work practices
- local services for families
Get in touch with the press team to arrange an interview.
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