Arguments in favour of government childcare support are often built on emotional pillars, pleading to one’s sense of righteousness – we should help parents with childcare because it is the fair thing to do, the nice thing to do. It is the fair and nice thing to do, but it is also...
Alongside the 15 and 30 hour schemes explained above, there are other forms of government childcare support available for families (that can also be used for wraparound care for your primary school age children should you need it). Tax-Free Childcare Eligible working families can use Tax-Free...
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Neil Leitch, chief executive of the alliance, said: “We have long been arguing that, without necessary financial support from the government, the childcare sector is at risk of collapse,” adding that “while an emergency cash injection would be a very welcome step, this could only ever be...
The Department for Education said its offer to parents meant they could save up to £7,500 on average when using the full 30 hours a week of government-funded childcare support, compared to if they were paying for it themselves.
If there’s one thing that a fragmented market offering high growth, government support and a safe investment will attract, it’s private equity interest. For private equity investors, the childcare sector offers the perfect opportunity to acquire companies and launch buy-and-build acquisition strate...
A MORI Social Research Institute survey of Britain's big employers published by Daycare Trust and BUPA Children@work for the start of the first National Childcare Month
HIGHLIGHTS COVID-19 has highlighted grandparents' key contributions to society as part of intergenerational support. In the UK, suspension of grandparents' informal childcare exposed gaps in formal childcare provision. In South Africa, grandparents maintained caregiving roles in multigenerational households,...