Childcare
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
This is everything you need to know about applying for 15 hours free childcare for your two-year-old and other support available
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
Kate Garraway has been saddled with ‘huge debts’ by the cost of caring for her husband – as experts warn that most carers ‘are not surviving’
‘Utterly dire situation’: Childcare costs surge to ‘eye-watering’ £158 per week
‘Utterly dire situation’: Childcare costs surge to ‘eye-watering’ £158 per week
Coram Family and Childcare’s new annual survey has revealed that families are facing extortionate childcare costs. The government has a plan to fix it with the expansion of free childcare, but there are too few nursery spaces to meet demand
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
Mum fears telling DWP she’s pregnant due to ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap: ‘Bills are just too much’
Mum fears telling DWP she’s pregnant due to ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap: ‘Bills are just too much’
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
How to get free childcare, tax-free childcare and childcare vouchers to help with Easter holidays costs in 2023
Will Jeremy Hunt’s ‘back to work’ budget be on the money?
Will Jeremy Hunt’s ‘back to work’ budget be on the money?
5 reasons a four-day working week is the future, according to the largest ever trial
5 reasons a four-day working week is the future, according to the largest ever trial
Spain is considering giving single parents double parental leave. Will the UK follow suit?
Spain is considering giving single parents double parental leave. Will the UK follow suit?
Lack of flexibility in low paid-work means people are having to go part-time, study finds
Lack of flexibility in low paid-work means people are having to go part-time, study finds
March of the Mummies: Why mums across the UK are protesting in Halloween fancy dress
March of the Mummies: Why mums across the UK are protesting in Halloween fancy dress
Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England
Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England
No more distractions: The next prime minister must tackle the childcare crisis
No more distractions: The next prime minister must tackle the childcare crisis
Poorest parents spend three times more on childcare than the richest
