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

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...

Family and Childcare Trust responds to the High Court’s ruling on the Revised Benefit Cap

We welcome the High Court’s recognition that childcare challenges can make it impossible for...

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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