Hunt’s £4bn childcare boost welcomed but fears remain for struggling sector Campaigners call for fully funded system saying free 30 hours of support would take years to filter through The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023
Kate ‘absolutely determined’ to change attitudes to early years development Her awareness-raising campaign, ‘highlighting the critical importance’ of a person’s first five years in shaping their adult life, launches this week. The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023
Tory childcare plans branded 'simply laughable' as Liz Truss eyes reforms Liz Truss is eyeing an overhaul of the childcare system to get more parents back to work as part of her plans to kickstart economic growth Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022
‘I’ve never been so low’: the childcare providers facing closure over rising costs Disadvantaged children expected to lose out as energy bills rise and staff shortages bite The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022
‘This is a crisis’: 6 in 10 women who had abortion say childcare costs put them off pregnancy ‘If I had continued my pregnancy of a much-wanted child I would have had to quit my job to care for them. This would have meant we had to sell our home,’ mother-of-one says The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
The Tories have decimated children’s futures. Now, they want more nursery cuts Years of brutalism have stunted early years care. After this latest plan to cut more staff, many children may never catch up, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2022