by Sam | 14 Jul 2014 | Children and Families
The Parliamentary Inquiry into Childcare for Disabled Children has published a report revealing that disabled children are being denied educational and social opportunities. The Inquiry was co-chaired by Conservative MP Robert Buckland and Labour MP Pat Glass. The...
by Sam | 9 Jun 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
The Family and Childcare Trust has published a review of the Government’s 10-year childcare strategy, Next Steps for Early Learning and Childcare, published in 2004. The report concludes that the strategy is no longer fit for purpose and fails to address the needs of...
by Sam | 4 Apr 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
The flagship childcare policy set out by the SNP has been dealt a major blow after official figures revealed a significant shortfall in the tax revenues it had been forecast to bring. The Scottish Parliament Information Centre said there are not enough mothers in...
by Sam | 18 Mar 2014 | Children and Families
The Government have announced that a childcare subsidy of up to £2,000 per year will be available to working parents from autumn 2015. It will apply to all children up to age of 12 and could benefit as many as 1.9 million working families in Britain. Announcing the...
by Chris Rogers | 4 Mar 2014 | Children and Families
The Family and Childcare Trust has published a report that says a family with two children will spend over £7,500 each year on childcare, compared to just over £7,200 on their homes, provoking the headline that “the cost of childcare is now more than mortgage...
