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Coram Family and Childcare responds to the Chancellor’s Budget 2023
Investment of this scale is great news for families struggling currently with childcare bills of over £14,000 a year for a one-year old and a game changing commitment to support families.
Response to Labour’s ‘breaking down the barriers to opportunity’ speech
A well designed and functioning childcare system can be a key tool in tackling this disadvantage and narrowing the gap that opens up before children even start school. We have set out how the childcare system can be redesigned to better serve the children who stand to benefit the most.
Parent Champions Awards 2023
The annual Parent Champions Awards are an opportunity to recognise our volunteers’ achievements and valuable contributions.
Recognising the achievements of Family Information Services
Last week, we hosted the annual NAFIS Conference, and we closed the conference with the NAFIS Awards.
On the Outside: Enabling parents from migrant backgrounds to access childcare provisions could help address existing inequalities
Many families struggle to meet childcare costs and more support is needed. This is particularly true for families from a migrant background who live and work in communities across the country but are not eligible for much of the available childcare support.
Meeting the childcare needs of children with SEND
Our 22nd annual Childcare Survey revealed that only 18% of local authorities have enough childcare for disabled children. With this in shocking statistic in mind, we knew we had to make children with SEND the focus of this year’s Childcare Survey panel event.
Understanding the take-up of early education entitlements
Why do some children miss out on early education, and what can be done to help? This is the question that a new study, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and delivered by the Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Coram Family and Childcare and UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities with Ivana La Valle seeks to answer.
The Spring Budget: reasons for celebration and caution
What a huge week for childcare. The £4bn investment in the childcare and early education system is welcomed by parents crippled by the current huge costs of childcare - over £14,000 per year for a full time place on average.
Coram Family and Childcare responds to the Chancellor’s Budget
Parent Champions Conference 2023
On 16 and 17 May we held our annual Parent Champions Conference and Awards. Our annual conference is a chance to come together as a network to reflect, connect and look ahead to the future.