‘Free childcare benefits wealthier parents most’
Free pre-school education is disproportionately benefiting children from higher income... read more
The Working Mums childcare archive provides working parents with useful guides and tips on the types of childcare available, what you should consider when making a choice, plus the latest news on legislation and benefits to support parents.
Free pre-school education is disproportionately benefiting children from higher income... read more
A quarter of the childcare workforce in England is considering quitting the sector as a... read more
Parents are likely to see an ongoing increase in childcare costs as a result of government... read more
Last weekend saw thousands march through London to support the TUC’s call for... read more
The family-friendly policies introduced by Nordic countries over the past 50 years and... read more
Small childcare providers are struggling to make ends meet, with some considering closing... read more
There are a range of benefit changes coming into effect in the next months which it is... read more
As many as 1,000 Sure Start centres across the country have closed since 2009 – twice as... read more
As more parents find themselves also looking after elderly relatives organisations... read more
The Easter holidays are here, perhaps sooner than anticipated this year, so what do you do... read more
The Government should increase the amount it pays to childcare providers to provide the 30... read more
Top-down approaches such as gender quotas for women on boards will only be successful if... read more
Forty per cent of parents say they have not been helped by new UK policies on childcare... read more
There are significant regional variations in the take-up of the 30 hours free childcare... read more
Childcare vouchers will stay open to new starters for an extra six months after the... read more
If you are thinking of becoming a childminder, you need a comprehensive guide to training,... read more
Qualified staff are leaving nurseries because of underfunding and endemic low pay in the... read more
The average price for a part-time nursery place for a child under two has risen by seven... read more
Nearly two thirds of children in single parent families likely to be in poverty by 2021,... read more
Employers still harbour very negative opinions about women in the workplace and 46%... read more
For many of us, half term has hit the house like a sledgehammer to an ice block. One... read more