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Elvira Grob, a parent from London, says she is 'close to burnout', spending £975 a month on childcare and taking on extra work to afford nursery fees PHOTO Theirworld
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Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

Policy & Politics
Campaigners are calling for a rise in the value of Healthy Start vouchers, which give low-income families access to fresh fruit and vegetables PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

Child Poverty
The reforms further shift the benefits to working parents PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

Analysis
New analysis of Government figures by the Child Poverty Action Group reveals a growing number of children falling into poverty, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Around 350,000 more children 'pulled into' poverty, suggests new analysis

Families
HRH The Princess of Wales has partnered with businesses to provide advice on early childhood, PHOTO: Kensington Palace
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Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

Birth to Threes
Opinion

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

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Oliver Steeper tragically died in 2001 after choking at nursery, PHOTO: @TOSFOUNDATIONUK
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Budget 2023: Steeper family vow to overturn the relaxation of ratios

Families
Opinion

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Viewpoint
Labour says it will consult on plans to bring in a report card for schools rather than Ofsted grades, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Labour outlines plans to reform Ofsted

Inspection
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
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

30 Hours Free Childcare
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

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