Childcare

Government’s £4bn childcare plan will ‘leave disadvantaged kids behind’, charities warn
Childcare

Government’s £4bn childcare plan will ‘leave disadvantaged kids behind’, charities warn

A new report from Coram and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has found that the government’s childcare plans will benefit middle-income families while disadvantaged kids are trapped in a cycle of poverty

How to get free childcare, tax-free childcare and childcare vouchers to help with Easter holidays costs in 2023
Children

How to get free childcare, tax-free childcare and childcare vouchers to help with Easter holidays costs in 2023

This is everything you need to know about finding free and affordable childcare, financial support from the government and whether you’ll be able to work flexibly over the school holidays

Will Jeremy Hunt’s ‘back to work’ budget be on the money?
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Will Jeremy Hunt’s ‘back to work’ budget be on the money?

Since the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Brits have dropped out of the labour market. Here’s how the government hopes to get them back to work.

5 reasons a four-day working week is the future, according to the largest ever trial
Four-day working week

5 reasons a four-day working week is the future, according to the largest ever trial

Spain is considering giving single parents double parental leave. Will the UK follow suit?
Global solutions

Spain is considering giving single parents double parental leave. Will the UK follow suit?

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Lack of flexibility in low paid-work means people are having to go part-time, study finds
Flexible working

Lack of flexibility in low paid-work means people are having to go part-time, study finds

Meet the mums calling for immediate reform of childcare and flexible working
Childcare crisis

Meet the mums calling for immediate reform of childcare and flexible working

March of the Mummies: Why mums across the UK are protesting in Halloween fancy dress
Childcare crisis

March of the Mummies: Why mums across the UK are protesting in Halloween fancy dress

Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England
Childcare

Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England

No more distractions: The next prime minister must tackle the childcare crisis
Megan Jarvie

No more distractions: The next prime minister must tackle the childcare crisis

Poorest parents spend three times more on childcare than the richest
Childcare

Poorest parents spend three times more on childcare than the richest

Half of UK parents can’t afford childcare over the summer holidays
Childcare

Half of UK parents can’t afford childcare over the summer holidays

6 in 10 women say the cost of childcare was a reason they had an abortion
Childcare

6 in 10 women say the cost of childcare was a reason they had an abortion

Rising childcare costs are limiting parents’ ability to work, says Labour
Employment

Rising childcare costs are limiting parents’ ability to work, says Labour

How London Early Years Foundation has supported children and families through the pandemic
Changemakers 2022

How London Early Years Foundation has supported children and families through the pandemic

The number of children awaiting adoption is double the number of adopters
Social Justice

The number of children awaiting adoption is double the number of adopters

Nurseries in poorer areas are at crisis point, councils warn
Social Justice

Nurseries in poorer areas are at crisis point, councils warn

The free childcare offer is driving nurseries to closure, claims report
Social Justice

The free childcare offer is driving nurseries to closure, claims report

Jeremy Corbyn explains £5.3 billion cost of Labour’s childcare plan
Social Justice

Jeremy Corbyn explains £5.3 billion cost of Labour’s childcare plan