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Childcare
Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?
Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?
The Women's Budget Group has done the sums and warn that a financial shortfall will leave childcare providers struggling to survive
The UK has a fertility crisis – here's how we solve it
The UK has a fertility crisis – here's how we solve it
Letters: Labour are all things to all people in the worst kind of way
Letters: Labour are all things to all people in the worst kind of way
Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: 'It makes me feel sick'
Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: 'It makes me feel sick'
'I was dying in silence': How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families
'I was dying in silence': How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families
Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
Government is 'excluding' disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty
Government is 'excluding' disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty
Domestic abuse survivor had 'no chance' of reuniting with kids as council flat was too small
Domestic abuse survivor had 'no chance' of reuniting with kids as council flat was too small
How to save money on childcare over the summer holidays
How to save money on childcare over the summer holidays
Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: 'Stressed out to the max'
Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: 'Stressed out to the max'
Sunak's flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing 'crisis'
Sunak's flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing 'crisis'
Parents can now get 15 hours free childcare for two-year-olds. Here's how
Parents can now get 15 hours free childcare for two-year-olds. Here's how
Kate Garraway's 'huge debts' from husband's care shows reality of a social care system in crisis
Kate Garraway's 'huge debts' from husband's care shows reality of a social care system in crisis
'Utterly dire situation': Childcare costs surge to 'eye-watering' £158 per week
'Utterly dire situation': Childcare costs surge to 'eye-watering' £158 per week
Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there's a major problem
Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there's a major problem
Mum fears telling DWP she's pregnant due to 'cruel' two-child benefit cap: 'Bills are just too much'
Mum fears telling DWP she's pregnant due to 'cruel' two-child benefit cap: 'Bills are just too much'
30 hours free childcare: Who is eligible and how do I apply in 2024?
30 hours free childcare: Who is eligible and how do I apply in 2024?
Tax-free childcare: How does it work, how much can you save and how can you apply?
Tax-free childcare: How does it work, how much can you save and how can you apply?
How to get help with childcare if you are on universal credit
How to get help with childcare if you are on universal credit
All the ways the government's childcare plans will help richer parents and hurt the poor
All the ways the government's childcare plans will help richer parents and hurt the poor
We grilled new children's minister about UK kids living in destitution. It didn't go well
We grilled new children's minister about UK kids living in destitution. It didn't go well
One in 10 councils face effective bankruptcy as cost of placing children in care soars
One in 10 councils face effective bankruptcy as cost of placing children in care soars
Single mum on universal credit feels 'penalised' because she can't find work around childcare
Single mum on universal credit feels 'penalised' because she can't find work around childcare
Parents will 'suffer' balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis
Parents will 'suffer' balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis
This is how much summer holiday childcare will set families back in the cost of living crisis
