Why free childcare isn’t as good as it sounds
Lack of funding for Jeremy Hunt’s pledge could leave children worse off and nurseries out of business.
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What to expect from Jeremy Hunt’s Budget
Announcements on childcare support and encouraging people back to work could represent the pinnacle of the Chancellor’s career.
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Childcare costs are failing mothers and the economy
New figures show the cost of full-time childcare has reached £15,000, which could be pushing thousands more women out of…
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Britain’s childcare crisis, with Stella Creasy
The Labour MP on how expensive childcare is fuelling the cost-of-living crisis.
Could childcare win Labour the next election?
A new report shows the UK loses 1% of GDP to a childcare shortage as Labour pledges to “reimagine” the…
There’s no breastfeeding crisis – there’s a childcare crisis
Mothers don’t need more pressure and judgement from the government.
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Pregnant Then Screwed’s Joeli Brearley: “I think motherhood radicalises you”
The activist on newly political mums, the idea of a women’s strike, and why Britain’s broken childcare system could decide…
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Joan Bakewell’s Diary: living with cancer, and the age of the grandparent
Medical progress is making us live longer – and grannies like me are being turned to for free childcare.
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The Policy Ask with Joeli Brearley: “If you’re not happy and you dread going to work, then leave”
The founder of Pregnant Then Screwed on toxic workplaces, the need for universal free childcare and Stella Creasy.
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When childcare is overpriced, everyone pays
Britain is being held back by one of the most expensive childcare systems in the developed world.
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Rishi Sunak can’t get away with neglecting childcare
The sector’s woes are more than an education issue, so the Prime Minister would be wise to heed his MPs’…
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The government’s concession on childcare shows how much the issue matters to voters
Britain has one of the most expensive childcare systems in the world, with a full-time nursery place costing an average…
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Don’t the Conservatives understand there is a childcare crisis?
If the Tories want growth, they need to acknowledge what is keeping so many women from working.
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Expensive childcare is forcing women back to the 1950s
Slowly but surely, women are being put back into the home.
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“Kids are not commodities”: For-profit children’s homes provide poorer care
Children’s care homes run by private money-making operators have lower Ofsted ratings than those run by councils.
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The Policy Ask with Helen Walker: “I’d make caring the tenth protected characteristic”
The chief executive of Carers UK on benefits, the right to take unpaid leave and following gut instincts when hiring.
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It’s the worst possible time to shun growth – but we do need to rethink it
Increases in GDP mean little if they don’t enhance living standards.
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The Conservatives have made childcare unavailable and unaffordable
Thousands of nurseries are closing while parents struggle with soaring prices.
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Relaxing nursery ratios is no answer to the cost-of-living crisis
The government’s proposal will do little, if anything, to reduce the cost of early years places for parents.
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Don’t invite us to bring our babies to work, give us proper maternity leave
Getting back to the office as quickly as possible after giving birth shouldn’t be normalised.
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