Research by Coram Family and Childcare

Holiday Childcare Survey 2026

Coram Family and Childcare's 21st annual Holiday Childcare Survey reveals that holiday club costs across Great Britain have risen by 5% in the last year, leaving parents facing an average bill of £191 per child per week – or £1,145 for the six-week summer holiday.

Parenting in the Digital Age

New research explores how parents use digital devices while caring for babies and young children

Childcare Survey 2026

In our Childcare Survey 2026, we look back over 25 years of data collection on the cost of childcare since the first survey in 2001.

Effective hybrid work and childcare

Hybrid work has increased amongst parents since the pandemic – but are all families experiencing positive effects for work-family balance, health and wellbeing?

Early education entitlements – the disadvantage gap

Holiday Childcare Survey 2025

In its 20th annual survey, Coram Family and Childcare finds that summer holiday childcare costs in Great Britain have risen by 4% in the last year, with working parents now facing an average bill of £179 per child per week – £1,075 for the six-week break.

Launch Event October 2024: Early education for disadvantaged children

Understanding the take-up of early education entitlements

This research study was funded by the Nuffield Foundation and was undertaken by the Centre for Evidence and Implementation, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities and Coram Family and Childcare with Ivana La Valle.