universal childcare Articles

Families are under enormous pressure in Britain. Real incomes are falling while the cost of essentials rises. Family time is increasingly squeezed between work and caring for children or elderly relatives. In the past, the centre-left has often relied on financial...

With the pound in people’s pockets likely to be a hot topic of the general election in 2015 and the cost of childcare escalating, the availability of  childcare and  childcare costs are issues being taken seriously by all political parties. The last Labour government...

Whether or not the Labour party can win the argument on how best Britain can meet the growing challenge of providing high-quality care for both the youngest and oldest members of our society is a question only the party itself can answer. It is certainly in the...

The muddle and chaos on childcare policy just get worse. On Monday the children and families bill had its second reading. Like the curate’s egg, the bill is good in parts, with noble aims on parental contact, adoption and warm words on special educational needs. But...