Childcare
Letters: Labour are all things to all people in the worst kind of way

Letters: Labour are all things to all people in the worst kind of way
A reader bemoans the UK’s rudderless leadership
Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’

Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’
Parents are taking unpaid leave from work and “racking up debts” as a result of high childcare costs over the summer holidays
‘I was dying in silence’: How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families

‘I was dying in silence’: How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families
Migrant families without indefinite leave to remain become trapped in a cycle of poverty and disadvantage, because they lack access to affordable childcare
Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty
Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty
Domestic abuse survivor had ‘no chance’ of reuniting with kids as council flat was too small

Domestic abuse survivor had ‘no chance’ of reuniting with kids as council flat was too small
How to save money on childcare over the summer holidays

How to save money on childcare over the summer holidays
Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: ‘Stressed out to the max’

Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: ‘Stressed out to the max’
Sunak’s flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing ‘crisis’

Sunak’s flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing ‘crisis’
Parents can now get 15 hours free childcare for two-year-olds. Here’s how

Parents can now get 15 hours free childcare for two-year-olds. Here’s how
Kate Garraway’s ‘huge debts’ from husband’s care shows reality of a social care system in crisis

Kate Garraway’s ‘huge debts’ from husband’s care shows reality of a social care system in crisis
‘Utterly dire situation’: Childcare costs surge to ‘eye-watering’ £158 per week

‘Utterly dire situation’: Childcare costs surge to ‘eye-watering’ £158 per week
Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there’s a major problem

Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there’s a major problem
30 hours free childcare: Who is eligible and how do I apply in 2024?

30 hours free childcare: Who is eligible and how do I apply in 2024?
Tax-free childcare: How does it work, how much can you save and how can you apply?

Tax-free childcare: How does it work, how much can you save and how can you apply?
How to get help with childcare if you are on universal credit

How to get help with childcare if you are on universal credit
All the ways the government’s childcare plans will help richer parents and hurt the poor

All the ways the government’s childcare plans will help richer parents and hurt the poor
We grilled new children’s minister about UK kids living in destitution. It didn’t go well

We grilled new children’s minister about UK kids living in destitution. It didn’t go well
One in 10 councils face effective bankruptcy as cost of placing children in care soars

One in 10 councils face effective bankruptcy as cost of placing children in care soars
Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare

Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare
Parents will ‘suffer’ balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis

Parents will ‘suffer’ balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis
It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work

It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work
‘I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up’

‘I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up’
Government’s £4bn childcare plan will ‘leave disadvantaged kids behind’, charities warn

Government’s £4bn childcare plan will ‘leave disadvantaged kids behind’, charities warn
How to get free childcare, tax-free childcare and childcare vouchers to help with Easter holidays costs in 2023
