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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.
Childcare shortages across the country, with the most disadvantaged children missing out
Coram Family and Childcare’s 22nd annual Childcare Survey published today reveals a sharp drop in childcare availability across England over the past year, with only half of local areas reporting sufficient childcare for children under two, a decrease of 7% on 2022, and under half (48%) reporting enough childcare for parents working full-time, a decrease of 11% on last year.
Childcare Survey 2023: why it shows system reform is needed
Calls for change for our childcare system are coming thick and fast and from an increasingly broad range of people.
Childcare and the budget: what should we hope for
On Saturday, the front page of The Guardian read Tories plot childcare giveaway in budget with the story giving detail about the various expansions to the funded early education entitlements being looked at by the Department for Education ahead of the budget.
New survey reveals how cost of living crisis 72% of local authorities have seen providers in their areas increase prices and 48% have seen staff numbers reduced
A new survey of local authorities across Britain published today by Coram Family and Childcare (CFC) reveals the significant challenges facing childcare providers and the steps they’re taking in response to the cost of living crisis.
Holiday childcare prices jump by 5%, amid cost of living crisis, as parents working full time struggle to find the childcare they need
Families across Britain are bracing themselves for a difficult summer as a sharp rise in holiday childcare prices and patchy availability of places hits working parents, Coram Family and Childcare’s 17th annual Holiday Childcare Survey reveals today.
Parent Champions Awards 2021
The Parent Champions Awards ceremony is a major highlight of every year at Coram Family and Childcare.