The analysis of official statistics – published at the annual Trades Union Congress women’s conference (8 March) – finds that more than 1.46 million women are unable to work alongside their family commitments, compared to around 230,000 men.
Read moreAnother debate on the affordability and availability of childcare took place in Parliament this week, spearheaded by Ruth Cadbury, Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth.
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The Education Select Committee, on 21 February, heard evidence from childcare providers from across England on the challenges facing the sector as part of their inquiry into ‘Support for Childcare and the Early Years’.
Read moreIf you work with families across the public, private and/or voluntary sectors and want to find out more about increasing the take up of Tax-Free Childcare, this webinar will help and equip you with ideas and tools that motivate parents to sign up, reduce their costs by using Tax Free Childcare to pay for their pre-school, out of school and holiday activities.
Read moreA debate on the future of early learning and childcare in Scotland, the Minister for Children and Young People Clare Haughey rejected claims from MSPs that the ELC sector was in crisis.
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NDNA is asking the nursery and early years sector across England, Scotland and Wales to fill in a short survey asking key questions to see the impact of rising costs on childcare businesses and charities.
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A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research think tank and Save the Children has called for universal childcare up to the end of primary school.
Read moreEconomic think tank Onward have published their new report on childcare, First Steps: Fixing our broken childcare system, alongside Siobhan Baillie, MP for Stroud.
Read moreEducation Watchdog Ofsted have published their newest batch of data on the Early Years sector for the last academic year September 2021 to 31 August 2022.
Read moreChancellor Jeremy Hunt gave his Autumn Statement in Parliament today announcing no sector-specific support for nursery businesses.
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