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Coram Family and Childcare has released its annual Childcare Survey on sufficency of places and childcare costs, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

Provision
The NDNA fears that many nurseries already struggling to survive will close amid rising costs PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Average nursery loses £32,000 a year by subsidising 15-hour childcare

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Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has pledged to reform childcare PHOTO Twitter
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Labour analysis shows growing cost of childcare for parents

30 Hours Free Childcare
London is England’s ‘childcare affordability blackspot’, according to the Nesta analysis PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Parents could be spending up to 80 per cent of take-home pay on childcare – study

Provision
The report from Barnardo's reveals the ways in which families are having to make cutbacks due to the cost-of-living crisis, PHOTO: Barnardo's
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Cost-of-living crisis forces families to share beds and forgo proper meals

Families
Delegates at the Nursery World Business Summit at America Square Conference Centre in London on 7 March, 2023
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Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

Families
The CPP are calling for childcare to be regarded as vital infrastructure to allow 'borrowing for investment', PHOTO: CPP
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Lack of affordable, accessible childcare is costing the economy billions in lost earnings – report

Families
The Women's Budget Group wants the Chancellor to commit to adequately fund childcare, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

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LEYF has set out its green approach in a new sustainability strategy PHOTO LEYF
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LEYF publishes sustainability strategy and encourages early years settings to get involved

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SEND improvement plan – sector response

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The Government has pledged provision to support all families and children with SEND, regardless of where they live PHOTO Adobe Stock
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SEND improvement plan: Government pledges to end postcode lottery for families and fund training for 5,000 early years SENCos

SEND
The survey revealed how some parents are having to reduce their working hours due to childcare costs or availability, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Parents claim it doesn't make 'financial sense' to work due to childcare costs - survey

Childcare Costs
Barnado's chief executive and actress Michelle Collins have handed the petition to No.10 Downing Street, PHOTO: Barnardo's
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Petition calling for free school meals for all primary children to be delivered to 10 Downing Street

Families
Plum Money app have written a letter to the Prime Minister to ask for more support for early education, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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PM told to 'prioritise' childcare and deliver more support for early education

Provision
Edelweiss Childcare is a Rutland member
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Agency's ‘ineffective’ grade puts childminders on alert

Analysis
YMCA operates more than 80 nurseries and pre-schools in England PHOTO YMCA
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YMCA warns of nursery closures amid rising costs and below-inflation funding rates

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